Healthcare

Mumbai-based Vytalyou has raised Rs 8-10 crore at a valuation of around Rs 33 crore to expand its network in Mumbai and enter other major Indian cities in 2027

Industry bodies back greater scrutiny of medical device pricing but differ on how gaps between hospital procurement costs and prices charged to patients should be assessed

Fortis challenges forensic audit order in Supreme Court over alleged asset erosion during Daiichi Sankyo enforcement proceedings

State-level platform will unite government, private healthcare, academia and innovators to test affordable solutions and expand interventions that show measurable impact

Fortis challenges forensic audit order in Supreme Court over alleged asset erosion during Daiichi Sankyo enforcement proceedings

Fortis challenges forensic audit order in Supreme Court over alleged asset erosion during Daiichi Sankyo enforcement proceedings

Hospitals are using AI mainly for operational gains, but the next phase of adoption will require stronger digital infrastructure, workflow integration and clinical oversight, finds new report

Healthcare-focused VC fund plans to deploy seed capital exclusively through a company creation model, targeting eight to 10 startups over a four-year investment period

Diagnostics chain plans to sweat existing lab infrastructure, expand company-owned centres from 750 to 1,000

India's large hospital chains are investing ₹40,000 crore to add beds, but the expansion will meet only a fraction of the country's healthcare needs

The Silent Syndicate examines how private equity and global finance are reshaping India's healthcare system, raising questions over ownership, regulation and patient welfare

In this session, Mr. K. Chandrasekhar, Founder & CEO, Forus Health talks about the evolution of healthcare and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday described preventive healthcare as the "future model" of the healthcare system, citing changing disease patterns, rising treatment costs and India's ageing population as key reasons for shifting the focus towards early detection and prevention. Addressing the inauguration of a Mahajan Imaging and Labs facility here, Singh said non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, kidney failure and mental health disorders were increasingly becoming major health concerns. "These diseases do not develop in a day. They develop gradually in the body over years. High sugar, high cholesterol, fatty liver and borderline blood pressure are all warning signs. The future of healthcare lies in identifying these warning signs in time," he said. Singh said preventive healthcare also made economic sense as treating advanced diseases could cost lakhs of rupees, while annual health check-ups, lifestyle counselling, early screenin

Healthcare stakeholders say linking private hospital room rates to three-star hotel tariffs could hurt investment, capacity expansion and the financial sustainability of quality care

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The panel has recommended that basic hospital room tariffs should not exceed average room rates at three-star hotels in the peripheral area or vicinity of the facility

A parliamentary panel has proposed a 3-star hotel rate benchmark for pvt hospital rooms in metros, citing wide cost gaps between public and private healthcare, calling for greater billing transparency

Flaws in US vaccine policy could make it impossible to leverage technology in optimal ways to advance medical science

Providers say delayed payments, unexplained claim rejections and below-cost reimbursement for some cancer drugs are straining finances despite recently revised CGHS rates

KKR will acquire Medicover India's hospital business in a €1.2 billion deal, strengthening its healthcare portfolio and expanding its footprint across southern and western India