India needs long strides for affordable healthcare: US
The US asked India on November 25 to take steps to aid affordable healthcare by looking beyond intellectual property rights […]
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Google makes $130m investment in healthcare tech
Internet search giant Google is making serious headway in the healthcare technology market by investing US$130m in Flatiron Health, an […]
Indian-American Doctors Plan Healthcare Solutions for India
A leading Indian American doctor has proposed four major projects to transform India’s healthcare system with US expertise. Navin Shah, […]
GE to help Iraq in healthcare infrastructure
GE Healthcare will help Iraq provide high quality health care at lower costs, company officials said recently. The company said […]
Researchers Modify iPhone for High-Quality Medical Imaging
The Optical Society of America recently announced that University of California-Davis researchers have modified Apple’s iPhone and transformed it into […]
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american elderly accessING internet for healthcareResearchers Mary Schmeida, PhD and Ramona McNeal, PhD reported their findings in the Journal of […]
‘Excellence in Inter-American Public Health’ award to Dr Poonawallah
Dr Cyrus S Poonawalla, chairman and managing director of Serum Institute of India has become the first Indian to receive the Award for ‘Excellence in Inter-American Public Health’ by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF).
400 Vaccines In Development to Fight Infectious Diseases
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. More than 9.5 million people worldwide die each year from infectious diseases. Of particular concern today are virulent forms of ‘super bugs’ that have mutated and grown resistant to available antibiotics.
Health spending is rising in OECD
Expenses on heath in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has kept on growing faster than countries’ economies. OECD Health Data 2007 also notes that a growing share of the economy is devoted to health across OECD countries. Per capita health spending increased by more than 80% in real terms between 1990 and 2005 on an average in OECD countries, outpacing the 37% growth in GDP per capita.
“We need ethics and equity in the health sector” : Dr Ajay Singla, Additional Secretary-Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi, India
Dr Ajay Singla, Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi and CEO, Aapka Swasthya Bima Yojana is one of the most dynamic healthcare leaders and visionaries in the country.
Rotary International Recognizes PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO John J. Castellani issued the following statement today on receiving recognition from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
Sex addiction as a genuine mental disorder
American Psychiatric Association (APA) is going to include Sex addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the as a genuine mental disorder.
