Fortis to give Punjab its first cancer hospital
Fortis Health Care Limited has submitted a detailed plan to the Punjab government to set up a Cancer Institute and Research Centre on a plot close to the company
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Computer aided knee replacement surgery
Computer aided knee replacement(also known as computer assisted knee replacement surgery or computer aided knee arthroplasty) is attracting a large number of medical tourist to hospitals in India.
SaskTel and Alcatel-Lucent launch remote monitoring
French-based Alcatel-Lucent and SaskTel have launched LifeStat Remote Monitoring and Health Management, a service that records and transmits daily blood glucose and blood pressure readings, automatically creating confidential, easy-to-use reports that can be viewed online by the client, their caregivers and the client
Max India, BUPA to set up health insurance co in India
India’s leading healthcare services provider Max India Ltd said it has partnered with UK’s BUPA Finance Plc for setting up a health insurance company in India.
ESI Corp to set up 28 medical colleges
The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Corporation that provides healthcare facilities to industrial workers has decided to step into the field of medical education. In an innovative move, it will set up 28 medical colleges and start post graduation courses by the next academic session.
Biotech sector grows by 20 pc
Fledgling biotechnology sector posted USD 2.56 billion (INR 103 billion) in revenue during 2007-08, registering 20 per cent growth over the previous fiscal at USD 2.1 billion, an industry survey revealed.
GE Healthcare, Gujarat Imaging expand facilities
GE Healthcare and Gujarat Imaging Centre (GIC), which launched the State
KLE Society bags Kolhapur health city project
Belgaum-based Karnataka Legal Education (KLE) Society has bagged the INR 500 crore
iSoft introduces LabCentre in Netherlands
iSoft has announced that its LabCentre laboratory information system is to be introduced in the Netherlands.
Omaxe Foundation teams up with Maitri in labour health initiative
Omaxe Foundation the philanthropic arm of Omaxe Ltd, fast growing and diversifying Indian realty major with a pan-Indian presence officially launched Project:
Europe aims for interoperable EHRs by 2015
The European Commission has published new draft of interoperability guidelines setting out a roadmap to achieve interoperable electronic health records across the continent by the middle of the next decade.
For Indian doctors, PG now a long and rustic journey
Doctors will have to have a rural stint for a year before getting their masters degree in medicine. Beginning next academic session, doctors will have to undergo a mandatory additional one-year rural internship as part of their post graduate (PG) degree in medicine. At present, PG in medicine is a three-year course, which most doctors pursue to specialise in niche areas.
ICRI forays into healthcare management
Riding on the healthcare boom in India, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), India
