WHO cites TB threat
World Health Organization and Global Fund cite tuberculosis threat Urgent need for US$ 1.6 billion a year in international […]
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Stolen health data increasingly sought after for commercial ventures
Hackers generally go after healthcare information they can use in identity theft and other fraud schemes, that data increasingly is […]
Essential drug makers can no longer quit without informing govt
Pharma companies can no longer quit making essential drugs at will, citing non-viability, without informing the government. Drug makers will […]
When Innovation Meets Care
Rajesh Srivastava, Chairman, Rockland Hospital speaks about technology as an enabler in healthcare. He speaks to Sharmila Das, ENN about […]
Chinese hackers targeting the healthcare industry
Cyberespionage is gathering momentum and becoming everyday norm. It’s no surprise that the healthcare and medical industry would come up […]
Drug prices continue to remain out of control
The proposed drug pricing policy is riddled with a host of anomalies. Extending price control to all “essential” medicines will […]
Children with eye cancer can avoid chemotherapy
India has 30% of worlds total eye cancer patients CFS launches first National Referral Centre for Ocular Oncology In what […]
World’s most promising malaria shot fails test
The world’s most advanced potential malaria vaccine, which looked effective enough to hit the market by 2015, has failed to […]
WIPRO wins $ 200 mn contract from US healthcare chain
Wipro was awarded a $200 million contract by Catholic Health Initiatives, the biggest healthcare outsourcing order for Indias third-largest software […]
India to delink health from wealth
India is on course to becoming the first country to dissociate healthcare from wealth, the founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital […]
Include hospital names in GPS of PCR vans: HC to govt.
The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the city government to feed the names of hospitals in the GPS of PCR […]
Fifth attempt on telehealth bill passage introduced in the Senate
A telemedicine bill aimed at expanding remote patient monitoring technology in rural and underserved communities was re-introduced in the Senate […]
Movable cellphone towers exploit policy loophole
Telecom companies have placed cellphone towers on trailers or carts with wheels to keep the structures mobile ” a trick […]
