Fresenius Medical introduced Home Hemodialysis in India

Fresenius Medical Care, a leading name in dialysis equipments and services has introduced ‘Home Heamodialysis concept’ in India, for the first time, it claimed. The announcement was made at the 13th annual PDSI Conference organised by Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India held at St John National Academy of Health and Sciences, Bangalore recently as the conference is dedicated to the various developments and evolutions taking place in peritoneal dialysis with famous nephrologists presenting their papers.

Accenture and ICRI enter strategic partnership, launch programme in Pharmacovigilance

Accenture and the Institute of Clinical Research in India (ICRI) had announced jointly to develop a Pharmacovigilance and clinical research programme customised to meet the growing industry requirements of the thriving sector.

Bangalore based Yos Technologies to tap smaller cities in Karnataka

Bangalore based Yos Technologies Pvt Ltd (Yos), a Healthcare Software Products and Solutions company, has announced its plans to tap Tier II & Tier III cities in Karnataka for its unique Hospital Management Solutions & Services that substantially improves operational efficiencies and quality of healthcare in hospitals.

Mediclaim cashless facility in turbo

The insurance supported mediclaim policy that entitles the user to avail cashless facilities, will no longer be available at high-end hospitals like Apollo, Fortis, Ganga Ram, Max or Medicity in Delhi, the national capital region (NCR) and the metros of Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.

Nephrolife performs 2000 Dialysis in six months, targets widespread reach through GPRS

Recently launched neighbourhood Renal Disease Management Centre Nephrolife announced completing 2000 Dialysis since its inception of few months, in its technologically equipped centre located in Bangalore.

Nova Medical Centers-Establishing Concept of Day Care Surgeries

[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Day care surgery or Ambulatory Surgery is a concept that is heralding change in ways of thinking and performing surgeries in the field of medicine.

Online Revolution – Delivering Healthcare at the Doorstep

[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Couth Infotech partners with pinkWhale Healthcare to develop an integrated personalised online healthcare solution platform www.pinkwhalehealthcare.com divya chawla explores.

Equipped with technology, BGS Global Hospitals successfully performs 3rd liver transplant

BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore today announced one more successful liver transplant surgery, on a hepatitis B +ve patient who had end-stage liver disease with multiple complications.

NOVA Medical Centres launches new centre

Nova Medical Centres, the specialised day care surgery centre, has recently opened its second centre at Sadashivnagar, Bangalore.

Microfluidic chips useful in cheaper, speedier medical tests

Microfluidic chips have been developed for carrying out cheaper, speedier medical tests by an MIT alumnus Dhananjaya Dendukuri.

EVENTS DIARY

[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Event Diary- March 2010

30,000 bed capacity in Hrudalaya hospital in 5 years

Narayana Hrudayalaya, the Bangalore-based heart care hospital, will increase its bed capacity to 30,000 in five years across all its hospitals across India.

Biocon plunges into profit in the third quarter

Bangalore based biotechnology major Biocon has recorded a profit of 81 crores this quarter.