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Biocon sees larger licensing income from pharma

Biocon , India’s top-listed biotechnology company, expects to generate larger licensing income from pharmaceuticals business, its Chairman and Managing Director said. The Bangalore-based drugmaker earlier said consolidated net profit fell 15.8 percent in December quarter, while revenue rose 3 percent. The sales growth in the fiscal third quarter ended December 31 was flat on lower…

Two top Kolkata doctors arrested for AMRI fire

Two eminent doctors attached with Kolkata’s AMRI Hospital in different capacities were arrested in connection with the country’s worst-ever hospital fire that claimed 93 lives on December 9. The doctors — Mani Chhetri and Pranab Dasgupta — were earlier questioned by police and were arrested from their residences here on Friday morning, Joint Commissioner of…

VA Expands its fleet of telehealth-equipped mobile health centers

The Department of Veterans Affairs has added 20 more vehicles to its fleet of telehealth-equipped mobile health centers, bringing the total number of vehicles to 70, NextGov reports. The mobile health vehicles travel to rural areas to help veterans connect with health care providers through videoconferencing technology. Alfonso Batres — chief of VA’s Readjustment Counseling…

St Jude Medical launches Accent MRI Pacemaker in India

St Jude Medical, Inc. a global medical device company, announced the launch of the Accent MRI™ pacemaker and Tendril MRI™ lead. The new pacemaker and lead allow patients to undergo full-body, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to accommodate patients’ current and future medical needs. MRI scans are important because they can provide imaging information…

Investments in Indian healthcare to grow slowly in 2012, says Fitch

Fitch Ratings has come out with its report on Indian healthcare sector. In a recent report, the agency has classified the outlook for the sector for 2012 as stable. According to the rating agency some level of consolidation in the highly fragmented healthcare industry along with improved occupancy rates and average revenues per operating bed…

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At the Forefront of Diagnostics

The improved techniques in radiology have dramatically increased the range and the scope of diagnostic information By Dhirendra Pratap Singh and Shally Makin Radiology is the key diagnostic tool for many diseases. It plays an important role in monitoring treatment and predicting outcome. It…