Govt approves first India-made dissolvable stent
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has given its nod to the first India-made thin strut fully dissolvable stent […]
Karnataka private hospitals told to pay Rs 40,000 to junior doctors
The Labour Department of Karnataka has directed private hospitals and nursing homes in the state to pay a minimum salary […]
New bills seek scrapping of homoeopathy, ayurveda bodies
The Government of India’s policy think-tank Niti Aayog is working on two new bills that seek to replace the Central […]
Britain’s CDC Group, Manipal to launch healthcare fund
A Rs 500-crore investment fund will soon be launched jointly by the UK government’s CDC Group and Manipal Education and […]
Govt warns firms creating artificial shortage of stents
The government has warned stringent action against companies that are trying to create an artificial shortage of life-saving coronary stents […]
VIVO Healthcare gets ICCO funding to expand its global footprint
India’s leading healthcare training and education company VIVO Healthcare has received a strategic investment from ICCO Investments, the investment arm […]
AiMeD, Invest India join hands to boost medical devices manufacturing
The Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) and Invest India have joined forces to source technology and boost manufacturing […]
Stent makers withdraw devices for re-labelling
Most hospitals in cities like Mumbai are running out of the latest generation of cardiac stents, as their makers and distributors […]
TPG seeks to combine Fortis, Manipal in ‘biggest healthcare deal’
American investment company TPG Capital is seeking to close the biggest M&A deal in the Indian healthcare industry by a […]
MUrgency receives fresh funding from Wipro’s Rishad Premji
Pharmatech start up MUrgency, a mobile application which connects people who need emergency response with their family and friends and […]
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 […]
