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Industry draws govt's attention to gaps in Medical Device Rules 2016 draft

Experts feel that there is a need for scientifically well thought regulatory regime which embodies the essence of industry growth and patient safety in equal measure

Find another cure, cranberries can't heal urinary traction infection

A Canadian researcher acknowledges this disappointment and writes that it is now time to move on to something else

More children die of pneumonia, diarrhoea in India than elsewhere

India did worse than neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh on some counts, such as the proportion of children getting antibiotics

UK's LycaHealth to set up healthcare centre in Chennai

The company, which will initially spend Pound 15 million in the new facility, aims to increase the investment to Pound 75 million over the next five years

One in every ten children more prone to diabetes in urban India: Study

Reasons for rise in childhood diabetes are high calorie diet, junk food, inactivity, less outdoor games and more of indoor games, according to Assocham study

ICMR undertakes research initiative to eliminate TB from India

India TB Research and Development Corporation (ITRDC) to bring together all major national and international stakeholders to develop new tools (drug, diagnostics and vaccines) for TB

Himachal Pradesh receives Centre's nod for pneumonia vaccine

HP will be among four other states (Bihar, UP, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh) that will introduce pneumonia vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme from 2017

Amgen invests in Israeli digital health incubator eHealth Ventures

Through this, Amgen aims to serve patients by driving innovation and sustainable healthcare through technology discovery

NICPR and All India Institute of Ayurveda ink MoU for cancer research

The two sides will set up a Center of Integrative Oncology at Noida centre of National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR)

GE partners Tata Trusts to skill 10,000 youths in healthcare sector

While courses will be undertaken in GE Healthcare Institute in 25 cities, Tata Trusts will provide scholarships to deserving candidates

Air Liquide builds ingredients plant in US for cosmetics and pharma

Expected to start operations in the first half of 2018, the project will witness an investment of over $60 million

Four BRICS Biomed centres to be set up in India by 2025

BRICS-Biomed Consortium, which is also looking at promoting traditional herbal medicine from BRICS, will open these centres in Kanyakumari, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi

Piramal Enterprises buys Janssen's five injectable products for $ 175 mn

The acquisition of anaesthesia and pain management products will enable PEL's critical care division to tap the global generic injectable hospital drug market, which is estimated at about $ 20 bn

Medical value travel industry in India to reach $ 9-bn by 2020: Study

Cost effectiveness and superior outcomes help India to emerge as one of the preferred global medical value travel destinations, says a FICCI-IMS Health study

The hidden truth of medical education: Dr Dharminder Nagar

By setting up more medical colleges in tier II and III cities, one can prevent over-crowding of city hospitals by patients from rural areas

India need to invest more on healthcare, says Deepak Parekh

Parekh Lauds government for doubling the investment into healthcare

Healthcare sector sees 88 funding deals over $397 million in 2016

Since 2012, the sector has witnessed 558 funding deals to the tune of $5,657 million

Atos acquires Anthelio Healthcare for $ 275 million

Acquisition of Anthelio, an outsourcing services provider, brings more than 1,700 healthcare professionals to Atos, of which 1,300 are in the US and 400 in India

Sanofi and Google form JV to develop diabetes management platform

The JV, named Onduo, will leverage Verily Life Sciences' experience in miniaturised electronics, analytics, and consumer software development, and Sanofi's clinical expertise

Narayana Health partners with Cisco to offer specialised remote diagnostics capabilities

The association will enable Narayana Health to offer high-quality diagnostic services for various specialities at a cost that's affordable to patients remotely in various parts of the country