Healthcare

US adds 130,000 jobs in January, 2024 payrolls cut by nearly 900,000

US employers added a surprisingly strong 1,30,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 US payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3 per cent, the Labour Department said Wednesday. The report included major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 1,81,000, weakest since the pandemic year of 2020, and less than half the previously reported 5,84,000. The job market has been sluggish for months even though the economy is registering solid growth. But the January numbers came in stronger than the 75,000 economists had expected. Healthcare accounted for nearly 82,000, or more than 60 per cent, of last month's new jobs. Factories added 5,000, snapping a streak of 13 straight months of job losses. The federal government shed 34,000 jobs. Average hourly wages rose a solid 0.4 per cent from December to January. The unemployment rate fell from 4.4 per cent in December as the number of employed Americans rose and the n

FIIs pull ₹33,336 cr in Jan 2026, dump defensives, buy metals: PL Capital

Heavy selling in defensive and consumption-related industries like FMCG, healthcare, and consumer services drove the January outflows

India's single-specialty healthcare market to triple to over $12 bn by 2030

Report points to a structural shift in India's $54 billion healthcare market as focused, asset-light providers scale alongside large hospitals

Tariff reset lifts India's medical device pulse amid China+1 shift

US tariff cut lifts Indian medical devices; pharma steady, nutraceuticals seek clarity

What Budget 2026 means for common citizens

What does Budget 2026 mean for common citizens? This video explains the key announcements and how they impact daily expenses, taxes, savings, and household finances.

Menstrual health integral part of right to life and dignity, says SC

Court orders nationwide rollout of free menstrual hygiene facilities in schools, making the Union government's policy binding on all government and private institutions

Kidney stone myths busted: Beer, clear urine & what really works

Can beer flush out kidney stones? Does clear urine mean you’re safe? In this episode of our fact-check series, we bring to you a nephrologist's insights on common kidney stone myths and explain what t

Economic Survey 2026: Obesity fast becoming a public health challenge

Economic Survey flags rising lifestyle diseases and obesity in India, urging stricter regulation and warning labels on ultra-processed foods to curb health risks

Sagility slips 5% post Q3 results; analysts retain 'buy', check target

Sagility's profit after tax (PAT) grew 23 per cent year-on-year to ₹322.9 crore in Q3FY26 compared to ₹262.6 crore in the year-ago period

Budget 2026-27: Here are key challenges in the health care sector

As digital health gains pace, Budget expectations centre on higher spending, insurance expansion and a preventive-care shift to fix India's healthcare gaps

What are postbiotic supplements and do you really need them for your gut?

Postbiotics are beneficial compounds produced when gut bacteria, including probiotics, break down prebiotics. In other words, they are not live bacteria, but substances those bacteria produce

Medical emergencies drive urban Indians to personal loans, says study

Rising medical costs and insurance gaps are pushing more urban Indians to take personal loans for healthcare, with reliance highest in Tier-I cities, a Paisabazaar study shows

Pharma & healthcare funds: Easing valuations, rising insurance aid outlook

Price controls by the Indian regulator, USFDA actions, and concentration risk are key concerns

Dr Reddy's Q3 PAT down 14% Y-o-Y on low Lenalidomide sales in US

Dr Reddy's Laboratories reported a sharp fall in December-quarter profit as declining Lenalidomide sales in the US weighed on earnings, even as India revenues and branded businesses remained resilient

FICCI reappoints GSK Velu as Tamil Nadu State Council chairman for FY26

Industry body FICCI has re-appointed healthcare entrepreneur GSK Velu as Chairman of its Tamil Nadu State Council for 2025-26, marking his fifth straight term at the helm of the council

Delhi HC refuses patent for cancer detection method, cites diagnostic bar

Delhi High Court upheld the patent office's rejection of a Japanese firm's cancer detection method using worms, ruling it barred under patent law as a diagnostic process

Centre recommends PPP model to boost healthcare services in Andhra

The Centre urged the Andhra Pradesh government to adopt a public-private partnership model to modernise its healthcare system. In a letter to State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, the Ministry of Health highlighted that collaborating with the private sector is the fastest way to bridge gaps in medical demand and expand service delivery across the state. The Centre urged Andhra Pradesh to extensively adopt the PPP model to accelerate healthcare expansion and improve availability, quality, and efficiency of services, said an official release on Wednesday. The Ministry suggested implementing PPP in rural and semi-urban areas, focussing on nuclear medicine, mobile units, dental clinics, radiology services, and cancer day care centres. It proposed an approach where private partners are engaged for 5 to 10 years. The Centre noted that nuclear medicine facilities for cancer and neurological care remain inadequate in smaller towns, urging expansion of PET CT, SPECT, and radiotherapy ..

Sukino raises $31 million to expand post-hospital recovery care

Bessemer Venture Partners leads the Series B round as the healthcare chain bets on rising demand for rehabilitation outside hospitals

Newborn myths busted: Breastfeeding, crying, bathing & baby care facts

Should colostrum be discarded? Do babies need water in summer? Does holding them too much spoil them? In this episode of our fact-check series

Budget 2026-27: Health sector seeks tax relief, rationalised rates

Ahead of Budget 2026-27, healthcare, medtech and pharma firms seek tax relief, higher R&D incentives and stronger support for preventive care and domestic manufacturing