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General Atlantic acquires majority stake in Ujala Cygnus hospitals

Ujala Cygnus currently operates 21 hospitals in five states of northern India, catering mainly to tier-2 and tier-3 cities

Eyestem gets CDSCO nod to conduct human trials to treat retinal vision loss

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes degeneration of retinal cells resulting in vision loss in people over the age of 60

Now doctors use artificial intelligence for early cancer detection: Experts

Experts say tech still nascent, diversified dataset for correct risk profiling currently unavailable

Govt mandates linking of CGHS and ABHA IDs to integrate health schemes

The CGHS scheme provides comprehensive healthcare services to central government employees, pensioners, and their dependent family members

Complexities and charm: What it takes to sell legacy properties in India

Navigating regulatory hurdles and historic preservation add layers to high-end real estate deals

NPPA revises ceiling prices of 923 scheduled drug formulations from April 1

The formulations in the new revised rate list include essential drugs such as painkillers, antivirals, antibiotics, antimalarials, and drugs for type 2 diabetes

World TB Day: As India's eradication deadline nears, Bimaru states a drag

Experts say that despite the decline in incidence rates, the 2025 deadline may be ambitious

Lancet projects further fall in India's fertility rate, raises concern

Study projects India's fertility rate to fall to 1.29 children per woman by 2050

Health Ministry, NDMA issue joint advisory to prevent summer hospital fires

All healthcare facilities must inspect fire- fighting equipment regularly and conduct electrical audits bi-annually

Four years after lockdown, frontline workers reflect on pandemic days

Looking back, moving on: Doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers say Covid-19 has left them life-altering lessons

Dr Reddy's, Pharmazz ink licence pact to commercialise resuscitative agent

With this agreement, India will become the first global territory where Centhaquin (Lyfaquin) is being launched immediately, according to the company

Medical and sales representatives body terms UCPMP an exercise in vain

The FMRAI had in 2021, lodged a case in the Supreme Court of India to make the UCPMP a statutory law

Aster DM's deal to separate India and GCC businesses nears completion

In November 2023, Aster DM had received corporate approvals to separate its India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) businesses into two distinct and standalone entities

IVI commences tech transfer of oral cholera vaccine to Biological E

The tech transfer will be completed by 2025 and the vaccine will be manufactured for India and international markets by Biological E

Aiims New Delhi offering gamma knife surgery to treat eye tumour

While gamma knife surgeries are usually used to treat brain tumours, AIIMS New Delhi claims to be the only institution in India to perform it for treating intraocular tumours

Central homoeopathy body notifies new rules for assessment of BHMS colleges

According to the NCH notification, each existing institution will now have to submit information and relevant annexures needed for the assessment and rating on an annual basis

Centre forms committee to look into Ayushman Bharat implementation

A key task of the committee is to suggest measures to prevent fraud or misuse of the scheme

67% of Indian healthcare companies form ESG boards: EY-CII report

According to the report, 21 per cent of these companies' spending in R&D was dedicated towards environmental and social activities

DoP to form panel of auditors for risk-based marketing audit of drug firms

Industry insiders expressed concerns around how the new UCPMP would be implemented and how anyone found guilty of violations of the code would be penalised

Govt's new code bars unethical marketing of drugs by pharma firms

Medical representatives barred from using 'inducement' or 'subterfuge' to access healthcare professionals