Pioneer behind Polio vaccine dies at 96
Dr Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his […]
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Delhi High Court seeks Glenmark’s response by May 22
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Indian pharmaceutical company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on an appeal by the US […]
New device to detect GI cancers
A prototype of an advanced multi-bending cholangioscope (which allows visual diagnosis) developed jointly by Indian and Japanese healthcare researchers is […]
National Safe Motherhood Day – April 11, 2013
Factfile India ranks 75 out of 77 middle income countries on the […]
Verifying Software Safety In Surgical Robots
Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines […]
Risk posed by lung nodules identified by new software
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a […]
Eight In Ten Doctors Are Concerned Online Medical Records Will Increase Workload, MPS Survey Reveals
A survey by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) reveals that 84% of doctors think that online records will mean spending […]
EU introduces a black symbol to identify medicines undergoing additional monitoring
An inverted triangle will shortly appear on the inside leaflet of certain medicinal products on the EU market, following a […]
What will the next 5 years bring for health IT?
Three health IT prognosticators, who in 2005 foresaw widespread adoption of electronic health records, recently published their latest predictions for […]
AYUSH warns homoeopathy colleges to shape up or shut down
Shape up or close down — that is the stern warning issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family […]
Dr.Reddy’s to set up R & D centre in New Jersey
Dr. Reddys Laboratories (DRL) has announced plans to establish a research and development centre in Princeton, New Jersey. DRL has […]
Cadila Pharma to build plant at Astrakhan
Eyeing a presence in the lucrative and growing Russian market, Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals is looking at investing up to […]
Merck files appeal against Delhi high court’s interim order
US pharmaceutical major Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) has filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging its single […]
