Mineral rich Odisha lacks pharma industry, totally depends on other states for medicines and vaccines
Although commendable industry-friendly initiatives have been introduced by the central government to encourage entrepreneurship among the skilled young generation of India, no significant effort is taken either by the state…
Nod to proposal for round-the-year air quality study
NEW DELHI: The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday cleared the department of environment’s proposal to carry out a real-time source apportionment study in Delhi, which will be done through the year…
IHH Healthcare submits fresh bid for Fortis
NEW DELHI: Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Berhad on Tuesday said it has made a fresh binding offer to the board of Fortis Healthcare. The binding offer is valid till July 16,…
Padmashree Dr Mahipal Sachdeva, ace eye specialist, turns Vishisht Chikitsa Ratan
New Delhi: As is his motto –every eye deserves the best- Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev, a renowned eye specialist and Chairman, Centre for Sight chain of Eye Care, always deserved the…
Are you a healthtech startup looking to file patents? Here’s what you should know
In healthcare startups, patents can act as the core assets at least specifically in the early years of the business lifecycle. Globally, medtech is one of the most active sectors…
Doctors operate on 237kg Delhi boy, world’s heaviest teen
NEW DELHI: The normal body mass index (BMI) – a person’s weight-to-height ratio – is 22.5 kg/m2. At 32.5, a person is considered obese and surgery may be suggested. A…
Online pharmacy PillPack soon be acquired by Amazon
Amazon.com Inc shared the information that it would takeover medications-by-mail company PillPack for an undisclosed amount, sending shares of drug distributors and drug retailers down. This news already shaken up…
Kozhikode and Malappuram declared temporarily nipah-free
KOZHIKODE: Health minister K K Shailaja here on Sunday declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts are free from Nipah virus infection. A declaration in this regard was made at a function…
Scientist’s research results are very close to deliver Insulin In a Pill
Researchers are working hard for decades to find a holy grail of drug delivery: a way to give protein and peptide drugs like insulin through mouth, instead of the painful…
A New Heat-stable drug to control post-childbirth bleeding- World Health Organization
Postpartum hemorrhage or high post-childbirth bleeding causes millions of death worldwide and Oxytocin is widely used for this purpose. A study co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed a…
