Dec 15,2024 New Delhi: The country’s first diabetes biobank, a repository of population-based biological samples aimed at supporting scientific research, has been established in Chennai by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with the Madras Diabetes Research…

Dec 11,2024 Mumbai: Metropolis Healthcare Limited, a pathology laboratory chain, has announced its approval to acquire Delhi NCR-based Core Diagnostics. Led by Ameera Shah, this acquisition aims to strengthen Metropolis’ advanced cancer testing capabilities, expand its presence in Northern and…

Dec 04,2024 Mumbai: Kotak Pre IPO Opportunities Fund is in advanced discussions to acquire an about 15% stake in Neuberg Diagnostics, a diagnostics chain owned by serial healthcare entrepreneur GSK Velu, said people aware of the development. In this pre-IPO…

Dec 12,2024 Lucknow: A CME programme was conducted by the department of ophthalmology at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Wednesday. The event aimed to raise awareness…

Dec 11,2024 New Delhi: Delhi AIIMS on Tuesday announced a new formal mechanism to gather patients’ feedback on the hospital’s therapeutic and general diets given in their wards, which will come into operation before December 31. This initiative is expected…

Dec 13,2024 Dakar: Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be used on children, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday.…

Dec 13,2024 New Delhi: In the widely expanding weight loss segment in India, a medical device maker Boston Scientific, is all set to test its fortunes with the launch of Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and Intragastric Balloon System (IBS) driven…

Dec 13,2024 Patna: The Bihar government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Coimbatore-based entity for the construction of a super speciality eye hospital here. The MoU was inked between R V Ramani, founder and managing trustee…

Dec 13,2024 The Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association Apollo Hospitals ‘ founder-chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy with ‘Man of the Millennial’ award at the 4th National Health Summit held in the city. The event celebrated Dr Reddy’s contributions to…

Dec 14,2024 New Delhi: Around 15 million people in India suffer from epilepsy – a common brain disorder that causes seizures – and about 20%-30% among them are drug resistant. The Neuroscience Centre at AIIMS, Delhi, has devised a unique…