Healthcare

India and the US have a "huge potential" for collaboration in healthcare across segments such as AI and technology, drug development and medical hardware, world-renowned cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan said. "We are now in a stage where I think the time has come... It's India's time. I'm gung-ho myself, I would say that anybody... looking at India should move, don't waste anymore time because the opportunities are huge," Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta and a Padma Bhushan awardee, said during a conversation here last week. The event was hosted by the Consulate General of India in New York here last week titled 'Healthcare in a Developed India 2047'. The Consulate said that the key highlights of the event included a vision to make high quality healthcare universally accessible and affordable; India's rising corps of highly trained medical and allied-health professionals. Strong emphasis on pharma innovation and research; transformative ro

Industry says earmarking funds for public health at par with national security will help channel revenue for public health infra

The Medical Council had exonerated Dr Agarwal of negligence. But the Consumer Commission held him guilty because he was an allopathic doctor who had prescribed an ayurvedic drug

The deal marks Healthify's first such partnership with a drugmaker, and it hopes similar agreements will boost its paid subscriber base

Can HIV spread through hugs or mosquitoes? Can herbal remedies cure it? In this episode of our fact-check series, an infectious disease specialist debunks common myths about HIV transmission

GCC healthcare ecosystem projected to require over 50,000 additional nurses by 2027, says BorderPlus CEO

ASG Eye Hospital will invest Rs 2,000 crore to expand from 175-plus centres to 600-700 by 2030, using acquisitions, new hospitals and district centres, backed by investors

Approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the treatment offers to slow disease progression and promote cartilage maintenance for patients with Grade II and III knee OA

The Yogi Adityanath government is pitching UP as a major GCC hub, with Lucknow, Noida, Kanpur and Agra at the core of its pitch

Apollo Pharmacy has crossed the 7,000-store milestone and now plans to open two new outlets every day for five years, expanding its reach through physical stores and its Apollo 24|7 digital platform

Do screens permanently damage eyesight? Can carrots reduce your spectacle number? Are cataracts only for older people?

Inflexor Ventures-led round backs robotic microtomy and high-throughput imaging systems as the startup accelerates global expansion and regulatory approvals

Apollo Hospitals has inaugurated its newest quaternary care centre in Pune, expanding its western India network with advanced specialties, digital systems, and high-acuity services

Country's share in global TB burden narrowed from 27% in 2015 to 25% in 2024 but it still has the most cases in the world

Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups. In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage. The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement. In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks. New projects have long gestational periods requiring flexible mid-term ...

Pune-based Biorad Medisys is developing an implantable vagus nerve stimulation device that aims to improve insulin balance, regulate hunger, and support obesity care without drugs or chemical compound

Eureka Forbes Ltd, a health and hygiene product maker, on Thursday reported an increase of 31.77 per cent in its consolidated net profit to Rs 62.92 crore in the September quarter of FY26. The company had a net profit of Rs 47.74 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by the firm, now controlled by private equity firm Advent International. Revenue from operations was up 14.7 per cent to Rs 772.07 crore during the September quarter of FY26. It stood at Rs 673.13 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. This is the "eighth successive quarter of double digit growth", said Eureka Forbes in its earnings presentation. Eureka Forbes' total expenses increased 12.55 per cent to Rs 693.0 crore in the September quarter on a year-on-year basis. Commenting on the results MD and CEO Pratik Pota said: "In an uncertain and evolving external environment, Q2 FY26 was an exciting milestone quarter for us. We delivered a strong revenue growth of 14.9 pe

After reporting an 80% revenue jump and EBITDA positivity in Q2FY26, Medikabazaar plans 40% annual growth over the next three years, even as it navigates a high-profile boardroom dispute

Narayana Health's founder Devi Shetty says UK acquisition of Practice Plus Group will help integrate technology-driven efficiency into global healthcare, as the group prepares its next growth phase

Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II has deployed nearly all of its $130 million corpus, benefiting 8.3 million people and driving job creation and gender diversity across India's healthcare ecosystem