Max Healthcare's Abhay Soi discusses the economics of hospital care, regulatory scrutiny of medicine mark-ups and reforms needed to improve affordability and expand healthcare capacity
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to constitute a committee to examine statutory regulations on pharmaceutical marketing, including gifts and incentives offered to doctors
The Supreme Court asks the Centre and amicus curiae to propose a permanent corpus for SMA patients, funded through CSR contributions and government grants to ensure treatment support
UK health science firm partners with Kynora Life Sciences to launch DNA and epigenetics testing kits priced between ₹25,000 and ₹85,000, targeting personalised wellness in India
Google has launched the Fitbit Air in India at Rs 13,999. The screenless fitness tracker offers heart rate, sleep and SpO2 monitoring, up to seven days of battery life and AI-powered health insights
According to reports, the Supreme Court flagged concerns over the wide gap between the price-to-retailer and maximum retail price of essential medicines.
IHH says India remains a key strategic market as it plans to deepen its Fortis investment, despite a Supreme Court-ordered forensic audit into past transactions
PFRDA's NPS Swasthya combines healthcare withdrawals with a super top-up cover, while Irdai proposes tighter commissions and expense limits to curb mis-selling and lower distribution costs
In the first half of September, healthcare saw FPI inflows of ₹2,114 crore, the highest among all sectors, adding to the ₹5,931 crore and ₹7,755 crore buying seen in August and July, respectively.
The quick commerce platform plans to expand its Delhi-NCR network from three to over 15 dark stores and target an annual run rate of more than Rs 150 crore
The BSE Healthcare index rallied over 1% in Monday's trade. Thus far in the financial year 2026-27, it outperformed the market by soaring 25%, against a near 4% rise in the BSE Sensex.
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
State-level platform will unite government, private healthcare, academia and innovators to test affordable solutions and expand interventions that show measurable impact
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
