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The first ever Indo – USA endeavor to create awareness for better Fragile X care in India by The Fragile X Society, India in association with UC DAVIS MIND Institute, USA ; organized together with NIMHANS Bangalore; Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore; and Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore; held the second leg of […]

CitiusTech, a provider of healthcare technology services and solutions announced the opening of its new technology center in Rochester, MN – a city recognized for world-class healthcare. The new technology center follows closely on the heels of opening new centers in Mumbai, India and Dubai, UAE. “Considering the strategic importance of the US market, CitiusTech […]

Lenovo Health, North Carolina-based health IT company and Orbita, Boston-based connected home healthcare company joined together to launch a breakthrough virtual home care solution at HIMSS 2017  based on two recently unveiled products, Lenovo Smart Assistant™ and Orbita Voice™. Lenovo’s Smart Assistant is a voice-controlled speaker for the home that combines the power of the Amazon […]

On behalf of the medical fraternity Delhi based National Medical Forum released a statement condemning the remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at phoolpur public meeting where he condemed the medical profession as a whole. The press release issued last evening said that the medical profession would like to congratulate the government for unprecedented activity […]

Bangalore-based start-up, Cardiotrack, which provides predictive diagnosis for cardiovascular diseases, announced that it inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Grupo Seara, one of the largest entrepreneurial healthcare services companies in Mexico. Founded by Eduardo Serna Barragan, Grupo Seara will adopt advanced patient-centric technologies from Cardiotrack to deliver high-level operational efficiency and quality diagnostics for […]

While the healthcare industry is undergoing a seismic shift, vying to move from volume-centric to value-based care, effective technological enablement will play a key role in this transition. In the current scenario, the industry is grappling with a considerable shortage of nurses to cater to a high demand market. A World Health organization study titled, […]

Every year 500,000 Indians need an organ transplant. A good number of these patients require liver transplants to treat several liver diseases which are increasing at a fast pace. The need for offering affordable and high quality liver transplants with good clinical outcomes is more pronounced than it ever has been.       To address this need Fortis hospital, Bannerghatta Road […]

Narayana Health City in Bengaluru – one of India’s most preferred centre for referral and treatment of children born with congenital heart defects today launched a nation-wide awareness campaign to observe ‘Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week’. This is aimed at not only creating awareness among the general populace but also among the referring physicians. Most […]

In a first in the state, doctors at VPS Lakeshore successfully performed 3D ArmorCoat System total knee replacement surgery on a 66-year-old patient, Radhamani Bhaskaran, a native of Chengannur in Alappuzha. The surgery was performed by a medical team under Dr. Jacob Varghese and Dr. Bibin Theruvil. According to the doctors, 3D Knee ArmorCoat system […]

Clinical laboratory automation is growing in India, however, its impact on patient care is yet to be felt fully as only a small percentage of laboratories are fully automated. How will this field shape-up in the coming years? Will automation be a key factor in the survival of clinical laboratories as they compete for their […]