Need for emergency medical services in rural India : Manish Sacheti

Healthcare is a foremost requirement for the citizenry of every nation, unfortunately, when it comes to medical services, particularly in rural areas, several countries including India lag considerably. Providing quality…

Brinton pharma in talks with VCs to raise up to Rs 150 crore

MUMBAI: Tata Capital Healthcare Fund-backed Brinton Pharma is looking to raise Rs 120-150 crore in a follow on round and is in talks with venture capital funds to raise cash…

Free cosmetic breast surgery at govt hospital

CHENNAI: The world of cosmetic surgery, particularly breast reduction or augmentation, will no longer be limited to celebrities and the wealthy in Tamil Nadu. The state health department on Wednesday…

Hope to see Indian healthcare sector becoming HIPAA complaint soon: Winmagic’s COO

New Delhi: “We hope India, like everywhere else, will soon follow the HIPAA compliance as data protection is an opportunity for everybody,” said Mark Hickman, COO, Winmagic. With growing adoption…

Parents lie to swap their baby girl with boy; DNA test reveals truth

CUTTACK: The DNA test of the infant girl, whose parents had refused to accept her claiming the woman had given birth to a son, has found the couple to be…

World’s largest brain tumour removed in Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, In a rare and complicated surgery, doctors at a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospital have successfully extricated a brain tumour from a 31-year-old blind man from Uttar Pradesh. The…

Private hospitals making up to 1,737% profit on drugs, finds NPPA study

NEW DELHI: An analysis of bills from four reputed private hospitals in Delhi and NCR by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revealed that they are making profits of…

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…