Ayushman Bharat to create over 100,000 long-term jobs, says CEO Indu Bhushan

New Delhi: The central government’s ambitious public health insurance scheme would create more than 100,000 ‘long-term’ jobs in the next four years, the programme’s Chief Executive Officer Indu Bhushan said,…

Roche buys US Foundation Medicine for $2.4 bn

Geneva: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to purchase the remaining shares of US lab Foundation Medicine, of which it already holds a majority stake,…

9 out of 10 AIIMS toppers from Kota, girls secure top 3 ranks

JAIPUR: Kota repeated its success story by securing nine ranks in the top 10 when All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) entrance results were announced on Monday. Kota claimed…

Hyderabad : Medicine inventory management system for ECHS launched

HYDERABAD: A new system called ‘medicine inventory management system for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ESHS), launched was launched on Monday. General Officer Commanding (GOC), Telangana Andhra Sub Area, (TASA), Maj…

Type 2 diabetes may be an indication of pancreatic cancer

Washington D.C. [USA] Jun 19(ANI): Turns out, a recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early expression of pancreatic cancer. A new study published by Oxford University Press indicated that the…

New subtype of prostate cancer discovered

Washington, Jun 17 : New subtype of prostate cancer discovered Scientists have identified a new subtype of prostate cancer that occurs in about seven per cent of patients with advanced…

Mumbai: Telecom executive gets kidney from poor nephew, thanks to DNA match

MUMBAI: A DNA report came to the rescue of a 64-year-old top telecom executive, whose plea to receive a kidney from his poor nephew, was rejected in March on suspicion…

Scientist launches hunt for Loch Ness ‘monster DNA’

Inverness, United Kingdom, June 17, 2018 -Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years — and one…

‘Gujarat’s brain stroke trend worrying’

AHMEDABAD: Like Gujarat’s reputation as capital of cardio-vascular complications in India, experts are pointing at another direction where the trend can be worrisome – brain stroke which can have implications…

DCGI issued instructions to put a rack for generic drugs in a Private Chemist Shops

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), in a favor to promote generic medicines has issued instructions to all Indian states drug controllers to ensure that every private retail chemist…