Becton, Dickinson & company (BD) introduces new technique for Cervical Cancer Screening
New Delhi: Pap smear test for detection of Cervical Cancer may be passé as a new technique called ‘BD SurePath™’ promises lot more accuracy. Given the surging numbers of Cervical…
‘Modicare’ inspires Aster DM Healthcare to go for pan India expansion
New Delhi: Aster DM Healthcare eyes ‘Modicare’ as a huge opportunity to serve poor patients in India. Hence, it has decided on an ambitious plan for a pan India expansion…
Delhi hospital gears up to help male rape survivors
NEW DELHI: Sexual assault should be seen as a gender neutral term as such cases do not necessarily always involve girls or women. Many men, particularly young boys, are also…
Heart-attack patients likelier to survive if the doctor’s away
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that those who had a heart attack when their cardiologists were away at big cardiology conferences fared…
NGO fundraiser for kids afflicted with cancer on March 22
MUMBAI: NGO Cherish Life India Foundation is back with its annual fundraiser to support the treatment of cancer-afflicted children at the civic-run Sion Hospital. Musicians Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy will…
Man dies during treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, kin stage protest
BHUBANESWAR: Kin of a patient, who died in AIIMS Bhubaneswar early on Sunday morning, staged demonstration in front of the hospital here demanding action against the doctors and other hospital…
Madurai : Pulse polio vaccination drive begins, 3L kids to be covered
Madurai: As many as 3.08 lakh children are to be covered under the second phase of pulse polio vaccination drive at Madurai city as the vaccination drive commenced on Sunday.…
ChrysCap backs Curatio in latest pharma bet
Mumbai: ChrysCapital will buy a significant minority stake in Curatio Healthcare, an emerging dermatology products maker, marking its tenth investment in the Indian pharmaceutical sector. The country’s largest private equity…
Translumina eyes 25% of stents market by 2018-end
New Delhi: Domestic medical devices maker Translumina Therapeutics is eyeing a 25 per cent share in the Indian stents market by the 2018-end as it expands manufacturing capacity to cater…
Neuberg Diagnostics to invest Rs 300 cr for expansion
Mumbai: Neuberg Diagnostics, an alliance of five leading pathology laboratories from India, South Africa and the UAE, is planning to invest Rs 300 crore in India, the Middle East and…
