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Omron Healthcare starts construction of manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

The new manufacturing unit is expected to start functioning by March 2025

PharmEasy to raise Rs 2,400 cr, Manipal Group likely to invest Rs 1,000 cr

The fundraising will be done via a rights issue where the stock will be sold at a 90 per cent discount at Rs 5 per share

Financial irregularities found at Mojocare after review, say investors

Investors in the Bengaluru-based firm in a statement said that they have found financial irregularities and also said that the business model is not sustainable

No plans to sell stake in consumer healthcare biz: Sanofi India MD Hrosz

'Our insulin portfolio today offers best-in-class insulin for better diabetes management'

Sanofi consumer brands get a shot in the arm on demerger decision

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India is expected to be listed on both the BSE and NSE, the company said in an exchange notification

Apollo opens genomic institute in Chennai, to open three more in 2023

Facility will offer services genetic evaluation, clinical diagnostics, obstetric genetics, cancer genomics and other services

Hospitals raise tech bet as India emerges as hub for complex surgeries

Experts say corporate hospitals are estimated to spend anything from 5 to 8 per cent of their top line on acquiring and upgrading technology

G20 meet in Goa to focus on health emergencies, prevention, preparedness

The second meeting of the G20 health working group (HWG) in Goa beginning on Monday will leverage the advocacy power of the forum for consolidation of all the existing initiatives in health emergencies, prevention and preparedness, an official said. There will also be focus on the response arena to plug critical gaps in global health architecture, he said. Apart from India, delegates from 19 G20 member states, 10 countries and 22 international organisations will be participating in the second HWG meeting, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Additional Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a press conference here on Sunday. He said health priorities were introduced in the first HWG meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram in January. The group in principle agreed for three proposed priorities, including mapping ongoing initiatives in health emergencies, prevention, preparedness and response and promoted convergence in global health architecture, he said. The HWG has also proposed ...

World Health Day 2023: Here's a look at govt healthcare schemes for all

From the Universal Immunisation Programme to the setting up of National tele-mental health centers, here is a look at some of the initiatives undertaken by the government of India to ensure health for

Morepen Labs zooms 18% on USFDA nod with NIL observations for HP facility

Earlier this month, the company had incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, Morepen RX.

India was world's No. 1 in handling Covid: Apollo Hospitals founder

In a Q&A, Prathap Chandra Reddy talks about the need to focus on medical tourism and medical education to meet the demand of 18 million professionals in the sector by 2030

Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration: Union Health ministry

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has taken up for consideration the healthcare sector's long-standing demand to frame guidelines for determining medical negligence cases, a reply to an RTI query revealed. Though there is no guideline at present, the matter is under consideration, the ministry said in response to an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on behalf of PTI. "So far, no guidelines have been framed. It is under consideration," said Sunil Kumar Gupta, undersecretary in the ministry's medical education policy section. Gupta, who is also the central public information officer, gave a written response to PTI when asked to provide information on "if the Union Health Ministry has framed any guidelines to handle cases of medical negligence in the country". It has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in the Jacob Mathew case in 2005, directed the Centre to frame statutory rules in consultation with the-then medic

Need equitable access to digital innovations for women, girls: WHO

On the eve of International Women's Day on Tuesday, the WHO called for intensified action in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world to ensure that every woman and girl has equitable access to digital innovations that can support health and well-being. For both women and men, digital innovations and technologies hold immense potential to increase access to essential health services and improve health and well-being, said Poonam Khetrapal Singh, World Health Organisation's Regional Director for South-East Asia. However, gender inequality constrains the ability of women and girls to benefit, compounding existing inequities in health outcomes, she said. An estimated 61 per cent of women in the Asia Pacific use the internet, compared to 75 per cent of men. Women are about 12 per cent less likely to own mobile phones than men, and among those who don't own mobile phones, women outnumber men by 39 per cent, Singh said in a statement. Women are under-represented in technology sector jobs

Facebook co-founder's VC firm B Capital closes health fund, commits $500 mn

Technological advancements in biology, artificial intelligence, and automation are transforming the healthcare industry, with business models seeing the convergence of traditional players in novel way

US-based healthtech firm Nomad Health lays off 17% of its workforce

US-based Nomad Health, a healthcare staffing start-up, has laid off 17 per cent of its workforce this week, amid tough macroeconomic conditions

Prime Minister Trudeau says Canadian healthcare isn't living up to promise

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada's health care system isn't living up to its promise, and he plans to add billions more in funding. Trudeau said wait times in emergency departments have become dangerously long, people are waiting too long for essential surgeries and millions of Canadians are without a family doctor. "For generations, public health care has been a core part of what it means to be Canadian. It's built on a promise that no matter where you live, or what you earn, you will always be able to get the medical care you need. But right now, our health care system isn't living up to that promise," Trudeau said. "Canadians deserve better," he said. Trudeau's Liberal Party government has presented a new health care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift Canadian Dollar 196 billion (USD 146 billion) over the next 10 years to the provinces and territories, which oversee health care in the country. The government has set conditions for the extra

Diarrhoea cases in Himachal villages cross 1,200-mark in last three days

Diarrhoea cases in villages of Hamirpur district's Nadaun sub-division are estimated to have crossed 1,200 in the last three days, Health department officials said on Tuesday. The exact figure will be available later in the day, they said. According to government data, 868 cases were reported till Monday night. Of the total, one patient is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Nadaun is the assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Preliminary tests of water samples have not indicated any contamination, Jal Shakti department officials said. Neeraj Bhogal, a superintending engineer in the department, said water samples of all schemes on Kunah khad would be taken daily and sent to a laboratory in Chandigarh. The Chandigarh lab is better equipped for such tests. Until the water quality is ascertained, it will not be supplied, he said. Water to the affected villages is supplied from nearby khads under various schemes of the Jal Shakti ...

Scientists develop new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously

Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and that could be used to repair the damage to cardiac tissue resulting from a heart attack. The researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, also provided proof of concept in a rodent model that the biomaterial could be beneficial to patients with traumatic brain injury and pulmonary arterial hypertension, the study said. The biomaterial was tested and proven effective in treating tissue damage caused by heart attacks in both rodent and large animal models, according to the study. "This biomaterial allows for treating damaged tissue from the inside out," said Karen Christman, a professor at UC San Diego, and the lead researcher on the team that developed the material. "It's a new approach to regenerative engineering," said Christman. A study on the safety and efficacy of the biomaterial in human subjects could start within one to two years, Christman .

Covid still a global health emergency but nearing 'inflection' point: WHO

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an inflexion point where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO's annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is no doubt that we're in a far better situation now than a year ago when the highly transmissible Omicron variant was at its peak. But Tedros warned that in the last eight weeks, at least 1,70,000 people have died around the world in connection with the coronavirus. He called for at-risk groups to be fully vaccinated, an increase in testing and early use of antivirals, an expansion of lab networks, and a fight against misinformation about the pandemic. "We remain hopeful that in the coming year, the world will transition to a new phase in which we reduce hospitalizations and deaths to the lowest possible level, he ...

New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 3.5 yrs before diagnosis: Scientists

Scientists have developed a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis. The research, published in the journal Brain, supports the idea that components in the human blood can modulate the formation of new brain cells, a process termed neurogenesis. Neurogenesis occurs in an important part of the brain called the hippocampus that is involved in learning and memory. While Alzheimer's disease affects the formation of new brain cells in the hippocampus during the early stages of the disease, previous studies have only been able to study neurogenesis in its later stages through autopsies. To understand the early changes, researchers collected blood samples over several years from 56 individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition where someone will begin to experience a worsening of their memory or cognitive ability. While not everyone experiencing MCI goes on to develop Alzheimer's disease, tho