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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 […]

Max Healthcare (MHC), Max India’s flagship operating company, reported Gross Revenues of Rs. 639 Cr. in Q3 FY2017 for its network of owned and managed hospitals, growing 16% over the corresponding period last year. MHC, which is an equal joint venture with South Africa-based Life Healthcare, reported a 17% growth in network EBITDA to Rs. […]

SigTuple, healthcare start-up, working in the field of artificial intelligence for diagnosis, announced series A funding of US$5.8 million. This is the largest investment in a healthcare AI startup out of India. It will help SigTuple scale up and go global. This round of funding was led by Accel Partners with participation from IDG Ventures, […]

Parents of the baby born with two pairs of lower limbs and two sets of genitals breathe a sigh of relief after a successful corrective surgery at Narayana Health City in Bengaluru. The boy baby born to a couple from Puladinni Village was delivered at a primary health centre in Raichur. Sighting the abnormality, the […]

Teleradiology Solutions and Wipro GE Healthcare today announced a partnership that combines GE Healthcare’s medical technology leadership and wide reach across the country with Teleradiology’s proprietary Radiology Workflow Solution – RadSpa to make Remote Radiology Reporting Services available to healthcare providers across India, especially in Tier 2 and beyond markets.   The partnership will provide […]

On the second day of the dual conference-India Pharma 2017 & India Medical Devices 2017, key industry representatives discussed the regulatory and investment framework in India viz-a-viz globally. To highlight the need for improvement and harmonised regulatory practices, prominent speakers from the key pharma bodies across countries including USA, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Europe, Japan […]