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TB-free India is a distant goal as national plan struggles to meet targets

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

NATHEALTH urges hike in healthcare to 2.5% of GDP, tax sops for check-ups

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 ...

Biorad Medisys works on 'pacemaker' for managing diabetes with VNS tech

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 Q2 results: Profit rises 32% to ₹62.9 cr, revenue up 15%

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

Medikabazaar targets 40% annual growth as turnaround gains traction

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

Technology to disrupt every aspect of healthcare: Narayana Health founder

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 deploys 95% corpus, impacts 8.3 mn lives

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

KKR deepens India healthcare push with $200 mn Healthium MedTech plan

The private equity firm is focusing on entering areas such as cardiology, orthopaedics, and diagnostics, as India's medtech market is projected to grow to $50 billion over the next five years

Apollo Hospitals PAT up 26% in Q2; eyes HealthCo breakeven within 2 qtrs

Strong revenue growth and specialty performance boost Apollo Hospitals' Q2 earnings, even as HealthCo narrows losses by half and targets breakeven in the next two quarters

PB Healthcare acquires Fitterfly to expand into preventive digital care

The company also announced the onboarding of senior healthcare leaders to bolster its management team

UK enlists 60 big employers in drive to improve occupational healthcare

Aviva, Phoenix, EY and Google are among more than 60 large businesses taking part in a trial that aims to establish the best ways to cut sickness absence and improve return-to-work rates

Inviga Healthcare buys 21% stake in medical equipment maker Forus Health

The transaction underscores Inviga's commitment to supporting world-class, AI-driven diagnostic solutions conceived and built in India for global scale

Thyroid facts vs myths: What really affects your hormones

Do iodine supplements cure thyroid problems? Does thyroid always cause weight gain? In this episode of our fact-check series, doctors debunk common thyroid myths

Max Healthcare's 10,000-bed expansion built with zero debt: MD Abhay Soi

Max Healthcare's ₹6,000 crore plan to add 10,000 beds over four years will be fully funded through internal accruals, says CMD Abhay Soi, outlining a strategy for growth without margin dilution

India's pharma, healthcare deals surge 166% to $3.5 bn in Q3: Report

Grant Thornton Bharat says India's pharma and healthcare sectors saw renewed investor confidence, driven by consolidation across pharma, biotech, and hospital segments

Diphtheria resurges in war-torn nations as health systems fail children

A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease's return

Diagnostics labs find new growth vectors as health awareness rises

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ICICI Bank, Tata Memorial to build ₹625 cr cancer facility in Navi Mumbai

The facility, funded through ICICI Bank's CSR arm, will house advanced radiation equipment and serve thousands of cancer patients annually at Tata Memorial's Navi Mumbai campus

Consumer protection: Any legal heir can pursue case after consumer's demise

The Delhi High Court emphasised that the Consumer Protection Act must be construed liberally: it permits a remote-degree legal heir or any family member to file a complaint

9 in 10 Indians ready to pay more for certified quality healthcare: Report

Around 83 per cent of patients in India seek objective, accessible information to guide their healthcare choices, and nearly 90 per cent are willing to pay more for certified quality, as per a report by FICCI and EY-Parthenon. While India's healthcare efficiency outperforms global peers, structural and financial pressures reinforce the need for a national framework that sets clear minimum quality standards, enabling patients to make informed healthcare choices, the report, titled 'True Accountable Care: Maximizing Healthcare Delivery Impact, Efficiently', stated. The report, based on research across 250 hospitals in 40 cities with 75,000 beds, surveys of over 1,000 patients and 100-plus clinicians, consultation with CXOs and investors, stated that bed per capita capacity has doubled since 2000 in India. The country still has one of the lowest hospital bed densities globally and a dual payor-provider fragmentation challenge with just 25-30 beds per hospital compared to over 100 ...