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Uttar Pradesh based healthcare chain, Regency Healthcare raised approximately US$ 14 million from a consortium of leading global investors, IFC, Healthquad and KOIS. The healthcare chain will utilize this corpus to fund its expansion in the state and offer quality healthcare services at an affordable price. This is possibly the first investment by any private […]

AstraZeneca announced results of the first large real-world evidence study of its kind evaluating the risk of hospitalisation for heart failure and death from any cause in patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) receiving treatment with a newer class of diabetes medicines, SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i).1 The CVD-REAL study assessed data from more than 300,000 patients across […]

With a rapid increase in swallowing disorders worldwide due to stroke, head and neck cancers and neurological problems a precise analysis by a skilled doctor with the flexible fiberoptic endoscopic examination of the process is necessary said Dr. Norbert Stasche, Professor of ENT, head and neck surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany while inaugurating a hands-on […]

Xcode Life Sciences, a global genomics company, announced its partnership with Medall, provider of diagnostic testing services where the company will offer non-invasive general and targeted genetic testing packages. As part of Medall’s Master Health Check, Xcode will provide a non-invasive genetic testing package along with blood tests, priced at a discounted rate of Rs. […]

Dr. Kishore Kumar, Chairman and Neonatologist, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals who inaugurated the new unit said, “This facility is a reflection of Cloudnine Group of Hospitals’ commitment to the city of Pune and a promise to residents here that they will continue to have access to world-class maternal and childcare services.” Cloudnine Group of Hospitals […]

Navya and Tata Memorial Centre begin a randomized controlled trial to assess the Navya Patient Preference Tool. An online decision aid to help women with breast cancer choose between clinically equivalent treatments of mastectomy (complete removal of breast) and breast conservation therapy. Navya, a Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bangalore, India based clinical informatics and patient services […]

Bangalore based MedGenome, genomics based research and diagnostics company, announced the launch of “ONCOTRACK” a liquid biopsy based non-invasive screening test that is set to transform the way physicians in India identify genetic alterations, interpret, assess and treat various forms of cancer. “Management of cancer will undergo a massive transformation in India with NGS based […]

Kovai Medical Center and Hospital launched Asia’s first innovative new Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) designed to bring time-critical stroke care to patients on the way to the hospital. This will be the world’s most comprehensive mobile stroke unit that is capable of conducting and producing advanced quality imaging for stroke diagnosis and non-invasive CT-angiography. Receiving […]

Ramaiah Memorial Hospital was recently awarded the prestigious ‘ Quality beyond accreditation’ Award at AHPI Global Conclave 2017 organized by Association of Health Care Providers of India(AHPI) at Chennai. Dr.Naresh Shetty, President of Ramaiah Memorial Hospital received the Award. The hospital has also been recognized for Nursing Excellence by NABH with a Certificate of Nursing […]

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) inaugurated the Newborn Eye Health Alliance (NEHA)at their Bhubaneswar centre – the Shri Mithu Tulsi Chanrai campus.  Blindness and vision impairment in newborns and young children are on a rapid rise in India owing to improved newborn care and swift socio-economic development. Amongst the various eye disorders in neonates, […]