New committee to examine safety, rationality of over 300 drugs banned since 2016
NEW DELHI: Over 300 combination medicines banned by the government for being “irrational” or unsafe for consumption will now be examined by a sub-committee under the Drugs Technical Advisory Board…
New Drug Controller of India (DCGI) takes over
New Delhi: Dr Eshwar Reddy is the new Drug Controller of India (DCGI). He takes over the charge from Dr G.N. Singh. Dr Reddy bucks the trend in the sense…
Apollo Hospital ditched Death by bringing Dead man alive
New Delhi: A heart would rarely revive to beat again after stopping for one hour. Even if it does, brain would not be alive by then and allow him to…
RK Damani’s Derive Investments buys 26.5 lakh shares of Fortis Healthcare
NEW DELHI: RK Damani’s Derive Investments on Monday bought 26.5 lakh shares of Fortis Healthcare. The firm bought 26,58,843 shares of Fortis Healthcare at Rs 144.50 apiece in a bulk…
The new healthcare policy mandates a minimum of 2 beds per 1000: Sumeet Aggarwal
In an interview with ETHealthworld, Sumeet Aggarwal, Managing Director, Midmark India, talks about the trends and challenges in hospital bed industry in India. Edited excerpts: Where do you think India…
Knowledge of NCD can save many lives
According to WHO, 40 million people died just because of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development is the recognition of NCDs as it kills 70%…
NITI Aayog revealed the vacancy of specialists in Rajasthan
Rajasthan, one of the largest state in India experiences the lack of adequate healthcare services as 45% of specialist doctors’ posts lying vacant in the state. So, we all can…
Patna High Court said yes to use spirit In Homeo clinics
In the hearing of four petitions, Patna HC’s division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay has removed ‘denatured spirit’ from the intoxicant category. and allowed…
Cord-Blood Stem Cell Cryopreservation “Treatment is better than cure”
Discovery of new principals, advancement of technology and better understanding of stem-cell has led to the sophisticated yet effective treatment for life-threatening lifestyle/genes/age related disorders using the cord blood stem…
Heart rending story of a poor man’s Stent nipped in the bud
New Delhi: Late APJ Abdul Kalam was perhaps the first man whose heart bled to see exorbitant stents’ deep wounds on hapless heart patients. But the greedy triad of Multinational…
