Aurobindo Pharma inks 135-mn deal to buy Portugal’s Generis
Hyderabad-based Indian pharmaceutical major Aurobindo Pharma has signed a 135-million euro deal to buy Generis Farmaceutica SA, a company that […]
Rajasthan govt puts retirement of doctors on hold
Facing shortage of specialist doctors, the Rajasthan government has decided to put on hold retirement of doctors from government service […]
TPG offers Rs 3,000 cr for controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare
American private equity firm TPG Capital has offered to pay Rs 3,000 crore for a controlling stake in Indian super […]
Healthcare tycoons to divest management control in key businesses
Indian healthcare tycoons Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh are set to divest management control in all their key businesses ranging […]
Practo introduces digital consent forms on its Ray Tab
Leading digital healthcare platform Practo has announced the integration of various consent forms into the Practo Ray Tab — a […]
Soon, central law to prevent attacks on doctors
With growing incidences of patients’ relatives or attendants violently attacking doctors holding them directly responsible for ‘negligence’, the government may […]
Will technology eventually replace human touch in healthcare?
Technology awareness has become essential for the doctor of today. Can gadgets, telemedicine and an IoT of healthcare automate treatment […]
Rising to the challenge: Successful digital health in India
In a country where nearly 70 per cent of the population lives in rural communities, e-health initiatives under Digital India […]
Telangana’s ‘Pharma City’ to commence operations by end of 2018: Minister
The first phase of the proposed “Pharma City” in Telangana is expected to be operational by the end of 2018, […]
Lupin gets USFDA nod for hypertension drug
Lupin, one of the top pharmaceutical companies globally, has received a tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration […]
US researchers develop world’s first chikungunya vaccine
Researchers in the US have developed the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya fever, which has been derived from an insect-specific […]
Jayalalithaas illness highlights ECMO
The advances in critical care and improvements in life support systems such as mechanical ventilator and hemodialysis have resulted in […]
Govt makes cardiac stents less expensive
The cost of all categories of cardiac stents is likely to come down soon with the government notifying these life-saving […]
