Roche launches new lung, bladder cancer drug in India
New Delhi: Global pharma major Roche today said it has launched monoclonal antibody atezolizumab under the brand name Tecentriq in India for treatment of lung and bladder cancer. Tecentriq has…
Want to reach more patients: Roche India MD
Mumbai: Roche, the world’s largest biotech company with blockbusters like cancer drug Herceptin and haemophilia medicine Hemlibra, has drawn up a blueprint for the Indian market that includes collaboration with…
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala questions Fortis deal with Manipal
NEW DELHI: Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala questioned the recent deal struck by TPG-backed Manipal Hospitals to acquire control of Fortis Healthcare’s hospitals and its SRL Diagnostics unit, giving public expression…
Man misdiagnosed with HIV sues hospital, receives 1 lakh in compensation
KOLKATA: A court in West Bengal ordered a private hospital to give a compensation of one lakh rupees to Swapan Sahu (name changed) after an error wrongfully diagnosed him with…
Chennai: Apollo hospital gets clean bill of health
CHENNAI: Nearly a week after six patients at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital in Nandanam tested positive for cholera, the health department has ruled out the centre being the source of…
U’khand spent Rs 71.5 lakh on salaries of 4 doctors from WB aid
Dehradun: In January 2017 World Bank had approved a loan worth $100 million to scale up medical facilities in Uttarakhand and in the past one year, Rs 4 crore has…
With 1:921, India has healthy doctor-patient ratio
Bengaluru: India has one doctor for every 921 people, as of December 2017, which is way ahead of the doctor-population ratio of 1:1000 prescribed by the World Health Organisation. The…
Close shave for patients, kin as hospital basement catches fire
Aurangabad: A fire in Manik hospital at Jawahar Nagar witnessed a huge rescue operation on Monday with fire brigade personnel and locals bringing out patients from the wards through whatever…
C-sections high due to 2nd pregnancies, claims govt
HYDERABAD: The KCR government has claimed to bring down the number of Caesarian deliveries in government hospitals since the launch of the KCR Kits scheme, but the percentage of C-sections…
IT can win in healthcare only when it can really impact patients, doctors in a big way: Madhubala Radhakrishnan
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Madhubala Radhakrishnan, Founder and President, mCURA, Gurgaon, to understand the need and impact of IT in healthcare. Edited excerpts:, Do you think healthcare industry…
