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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 ...

Dental myths busted: Charcoal toothpaste, oil pulling & brushing facts

Is charcoal toothpaste safe? Can oil pulling replace brushing? In this episode of our fact-check episode, dentists debunk the most common dental health myths and reveal what truly protects your smile.

UST inks $2 bn deals with three healthcare firms for AI transformation

UST works with third-party administrator (TPA) technology platforms, positioning the company to lead large-scale transformations for health insurers seeking agility and speed

US government is headed towards a shutdown: Here's all you need to know

Members of the Democratic party want a short extension of funding so they can also push for healthcare tax breaks that keep insurance costs lower for 24 million US citizens

Zomato introduces 'Healthy Mode' on app with AI scoring: How it works

Healthy Mode, featuring an AI-powered Healthy Score, seeks to help users make better food choices, focusing on nutrition

Heart failure, devices and transplants: Benefits and possibilities

Over the past decade, India's cardiovascular device market has grown into a significant health-tech segment with an estimated value of $1.55 bn and projected to reach $2.34 bn by 2030

Trump admin's $100K H-1B visa fee hike could hit US doctors, hospitals

The Trump administration has announced a $100,000 annual H-1B visa fee hike; visa quotas remain unchanged at 65,000 for regular applicants and 20,000 for advanced degree holders