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RBL Bank launches free mobile healthcare vans for support, domestic workers

Through the initiative, RBL Bank aims to address the healthcare requirements of the underprivileged in an easily accessible way

Smoking killing 1.3 million in 7 countries including India annually: Lancet

Over 1.3 million lives are lost every year to cancers caused by smoking tobacco across seven countries, including India, according to a study published in The Lancet's eClinicalMedicine journal. Researchers found that together, the seven countries -- India, China, the UK, Brazil, Russia, the US and South Africa -- represented more than half of the global burden of cancer deaths every year. They noted that smoking, as well as three other preventable risk factors -- alcohol, obesity, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections -- caused almost two million deaths combined. The study, carried out by researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Kings College London, UK, also analysed the years of life lost to cancer. The researchers concluded that the four preventable risk factors resulted in over 30 million years of life lost each year. Smoking tobacco had by far the biggest impact - leading to 20.8 million years of l

50% surge in diabetes in individuals under 40 yrs of age, say experts

India is often dubbed as the diabetic capital of the world where nearly 11 per cent of the population is grappling with the disease

Karnataka aims to attract Rs 40,000 cr, generate 80,000 jobs in new city

The new investment region will be spread over 2,000 acres within 60 km from Bengaluru and developed in a phased manner

Air emergency: Health advisory for schools call for use of public transport

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) pegged the city's overall AQI at 398 at 10.30 am on Friday

Philips ramps up investments in India with new innovation hub in Bengaluru

The latest centre of Philips in Bengaluru marks a significant landmark in the company's global footprint, alongside, playing a vital role in "revolutionising" healthcare in India and beyond

Imaging satellites to AI healthcare: Nasscom recognises India's tech cos

The aim of these deep tech startups is to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges and address critical global issues

Max Healthcare Q2 results: Net profit falls 39.5%; revenue up 19%

International patient revenue also grew by 25 per cent Y-o-Y

Deaths due to zoonotic infections expected to increase 12 times in 2050

Animal-to-human infections, or zoonotic diseases, have been increasing at an "exponential rate" and in 2050, are predicted to kill 12 times as many people as they did in 2020, researchers have warned in a new British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health study. Animal-to-human infections, also called 'spillover' infections, have been the cause of most modern epidemics, including COVID-19, the researchers from Ginkgo Bioworks, an American biotechnology company founded in 2008, said. Analysing 60 years of historical epidemiological data, the researchers detected a general pattern of increasingly larger and more frequent spillover events, even as their analysis did not include the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Climate and land use changes are predicted to drive the frequency of spillover events, facilitated by population density and connectivity, the researchers explained. However, the researchers said that the implications of these findings for future global health are difficult to ...

Zydus Lifesciences acquires UK-based LiqMeds Group for 68 million pounds

Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it has acquired UK-based LiqMeds Group for GBP 68 million (around Rs 689 crore). The Ahmedabad-based group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zydus Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, will also pay yearly earn-outs until 2026 depending on the achievement of certain agreed milestones towards the acquisition. LiqMeds Group of companies specialises in the development, manufacturing and supply of oral liquid products for global markets. The group's subsidiary LM Manufacturing Ltd has an oral liquids manufacturing site at Weedon, Northampton, UK, which supplies products to the US and UK markets. "Zydus will pay an upfront consideration of GBP 68 million and yearly earn-outs until 2026 depending on the achievement of certain agreed milestones towards the acquisition of the LiqMeds Group of companies," the company said in a regulatory filing. The transaction will be EPS accretive for Zydus from the first year of acquisition, it added. "We believe that liquid ora

Jhunjhunwala family-backed IKS Health acquires US tech firm for $200 mn

The combined company is forecast to have an annual revenue of over US$ 330 million (Rs 2,748 crore), as well as a global workforce of over 14,000 employees

Healthcare and pharma sector sees surge in high-value deals: Report

The Private Equity (PE) sector experienced a decline in both values and volumes compared to the previous quarter

India's healthcare ecosystem undergoing change: KPMG India co-head

KPMG-FICCI study suggests more than 20 new healthcare models emerging in India

Practo aims to turn profitable in FY24, targets 50% revenue growth

Practo's co-founder and chief executive officer Shashank ND said that they have been focusing on profitability and so far in FY24, they have been cash flow positive

Private hospitals in Jalna rue pending dues under Maharashtra health scheme

The pending dues of 22 hospitals offering medical services in Maharashtra's Jalna district under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) have touched nearly Rs 10 crore, an official said on Wednesday. MJPJAY is a flagship cashless health insurance scheme of the Maharashtra government and covers a comprehensive range of 996 diseases. According to Avinash Markad, the Jalna coordinator of MJPJAY, the pending dues of 22 private hospitals from the district empanelled under the scheme had touched nearly Rs 10 crore since June of which Rs 1.5 crore has already been released, he said. Private hospitals in Jalna district, however, have expressed concerns over the pending dues. If we don't get the dues, we might be forced to shut down services under MJPJAY, said the director of a hospital in Jalna city requesting not to be identified. Markad said they are working towards clearing the remaining dues. Meanwhile, the district health department has issued 2.1 golden cards under the

Breast cancer strikes younger Indian women at an alarming rate: Study

A striking 25 per cent of breast cancer cases among Indian women occurred at the age of 39 years or younger

All Wipro solutions will be AI-powered in 6 months: MD & CEO Delaporte

Wipro is seeing rapid adoption of AI in sectors like healthcare, consumer, and financial services, with hi-tech and utilities following closely

2,350 acres set aside for pharma and medical parks in Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has envisioned increasing the state's contribution to the pharma industry from 2 per cent to 10-12 per cent

Bidding for Blue Jet Healthcare IPO sale set to open on October 25

Bidding for the Initial Public Offering (IPO), which is entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 2.42 crore shares by promoters -- Akshay Bansarilal Arora and Shiven Akshay Arora -- will conclude on Oct 27

Centre planning enhanced zoonotic disease surveillance: Health secretary

75 per cent of new infectious diseases are zoonotic in nature, said Health Secy