Diagnostic center for poor to be built under PSU, costing Rs 6.20 crores
GURUGRAM: In a bid to provide affordable healthcare to the people, the district administration will soon set up a diagnostic centre in sector 39. The center will be part of…
Driven by ‘Make in India’ spirit, World is her Oyster
New Delhi: As her 7 year old daughter Aadya is raring to do, Punita Sharma Arora, Co-Founder, Translumina Therapeutics, did not as such want to be a pilot to fly…
Role of stainless steel in hospitals highlighted in new study
VIJAYAWADA: The vital role played by stainless steel in maintaining the sanitary environment of operating theatres and hospitals has been highlighted in a new study by World Steel Association, or…
Once go-to for dignitaries and CMs, government hospitals now not fit, says HC
HYDERABAD: Lamenting that government hospitals, which used to be the choice of chief ministers and other dignitaries for treatment four decades ago, are not fit enough to perform that role…
Supreme Court’s verdict on passive euthanasia today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Friday on a plea seeking legal sanction for passive euthanasia under which a person suffering from a terminal disease and…
Landmark ruling: Supreme Court says passive euthanasia is permissible
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday gave legal sanction to passive euthanasia, permitting a person to draft a living will clarifying that he should not be given…
Lupin signs research pact with CSIR-NCL, Dept of Science &Tech
Mumbai: Pharma major Lupin has signed an agreement with CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL, Pune) and Department of Science and Technology, (DST, Delhi) for conducting research on a continuous purification process…
Par panel anguished over under-utilised beds at Safdarjung hospital
New Delhi: Anguished over 800 beds at the new super-speciality building of Safdarjung hospital remaining under-utilised, a parliamentary panel today recommended the government to consider a proposal to transfer the…
‘Advanced cervical cancer needs chemo-radiotherapy, not surgery’
MUMBAI: An eleven-year-long trial by the Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) has established that women with advanced cervical cancer should not be treated with surgery, which is widely offered the world…
Breast cancer screening guidelines may lead to delayed diagnosis in non-white women
The current guidelines for mammographic breast cancer screening, which are based on data from primarily white populations, may lead to delayed diagnosis in nonwhite women, according to a report published…
