Syringes Sale-Purchase Ban: Treatment far worse than the disease
New Delhi/ Bhatinda/ Ferozepur : Syringe manufacturers and public health epidemiologists have viewed Punjab administrations’ orders banning sale and purchase of syringes in medical stores and chemists’ shops without doctor’s…
Untreatable infections caused 2 of 3 newborn deaths in big city hospital
NEW DELHI: In a grim reminder of the threat posed by antibiotic resistance, data released by one of Delhi’s biggest children’s hospitals, Chacha Nehru Baal Chikitsalaya (CNBC), reveals that two…
TPG to acquire 40% in Sai Life for Rs 900 crore
Mumbai: TPG has pipped rival private equity investors to acquire a stake of slightly over 40% in Sai Life Sciences — a Hyderabad-based provider of drug discovery, development and manufacturing…
40% of the global burden of Lymphatic Filariasis is shared by India : Prof. Dr Suma Krishnasastry
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Prof. Dr Suma Krishnasastry, Prof. of Internal Medicine, Government T D Medical College Hospital, Kerala to know more about India’s participation in Global Programme…
Bhatinda : Chemists directed not to sell syringes without doctors’ prescription
BATHINDA: Given the rampant drug addiction and a score of drug injecting users (IDUs) dying of overdose, districts of Punjab have directed the chemists and medical stores not to sell…
One year old Tanzanian boy leapt to life, thanks to Indraprastha Apollo
New Delhi: Surgery was the only option and chance of survival of one year old boy from Tanzania was 50/50. It took the nerve of the surgeon of Indraprastha Apollo…
Bihar: 141 private hospitals in 20 districts face closure
PATNA: The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has issued “proposed closure notices” to 141 private hospitals in 20 districts across the state for flouting environmental norms and discharging untreated…
Once I develop confidence in my patients, I ensure that they rely me: Dr Ajit Golwilkar
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Ajit Golwilkar, CEO & MD, AG Diagnostics, Pune, to figure out the transition and trends in pathological labs today. Clinical Chemistry- Colorimetry to…
Ramifications of rationalizing trade margins of medical devices from landed cost will have a catastrophic impact on Indian export
New Delhi: Prominent public health experts and industry insiders are of the opinion, if India isn’t cautious in the method of calculating trade margin rationalisation, it may face implications on…
Unsealed lawsuit: Opioid firm placed profits over people
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A newly unsealed lawsuit by Tennessee’s attorney general says the maker of the world’s top-selling painkiller directed its salesforce to target the highest prescribers, many with limited…
