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Google partners with NHA to deploy AI to digitise medical records

Google is also working to bring more than 400,000 NHA-registered health facilities, such as hospitals, clinics and diagnostic labs, onto Google Maps and Search

Apollo Hospitals opens new 400-bed quaternary care facility in Pune

Apollo Hospitals has inaugurated its newest quaternary care centre in Pune, expanding its western India network with advanced specialties, digital systems, and high-acuity services

From Vizag's fringes, AMTZ prescribes fully 'Made in India' hospitals

Made in India Hospital concept is to build upon the point that an entire hospital could be made functional and operational, using Made in India medical equipment, said Jitendra Sharma MD&CEO of AMTZ

Max Healthcare builds growth runway with brownfield expansion push

Stock is trading at 52 times its FY27 earnings estimates

Veteran actor Dharmendra discharged from hospital, to be treated at home

The development comes a day after his daughter Esha Deol clarified that the actor is 'stable and recovering'

Bollywood Actor Govinda rushed to hospital after falling unconscious

The actor has been admitted to CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital in Mumbai

Dharmendra admitted to hospital; 'not in a great state', says report

Veteran actor Dharmendra, who has been in hospital for several days, is in a serious condition but is stable, an industry insider said on Monday. The 89-year-old actor has been in and out of south Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital. "Dharamji's health is not in a great state," the insider told PTI on condition of anonymity. Son Sunny Deol's representative denied reports that the "Sholay" star was on ventilator. "Dharam ji is still in the hospital. The doctors have not advised him to go home. He is recovering and is under observation. He is not on ventilator," the PR representative told PTI.

Delhi health minister asks govt hospitals to ensure adequate medicine stock

Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Saturday issued directions to ensure uninterrupted availability of medicines and medical equipment in all Delhi government hospitals, and to provide proper treatment and courteous care to every patient visiting them. Chairing a review meeting with medical directors and superintendents of government hospitals at the Delhi Secretariat, Singh emphasised that maintaining adequate stock of all essential and life-saving medicines is a top priority for the government. Senior officials from the Health Department also attended the meeting, according to a statement. "Medical directors and superintendents must ensure that every patient visiting the hospital receives proper treatment and all essential medicines," the health minister said. He directed the hospital heads to submit their requirement for essential medicines and medical equipment for the remainder of the financial year 2025-26 to the Central Procurement Agency (CPA) within 10 days, to ...

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

West Bengal CM orders hospitals to tighten security after molestation cases

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday directed officials to ensure the safety and security of patients, visitors and doctors in all medical establishments across the state following incidents of alleged molestation of a minor and a medic at state-run hospitals in Kolkata and Uluberia, a top official said. Banerjee, who addressed a high-level meeting over the phone, directed officials to take all possible measures to prevent any recurrence of such incidents, he said. "She emphasised that harassment of anyone coming for treatment will not be tolerated under any circumstances. She also directed the administration to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards such offences," the bureaucrat told PTI. Banerjee, who is also the state health minister, directed the department to review the existing security arrangements in the hospitals and to strengthen them wherever necessary. "This includes measures such as enhanced training for security personnel, installation and monitori

Hospitals see spike in respiratory cases; air pollution may worsen in NCR

Delhi-NCR hospitals report a sharp spike in breathing-related cases as air quality turns 'severe' after Diwali; doctors expect numbers to rise in coming days

Indian MBBS student suffers brain stroke in Russia, airlifted to Jaipur

A 22-year-old MBBS student from Rajasthan, who was battling for life in Kazakhstan after suffering a brain stroke, was airlifted to Jaipur on Monday evening. Rahul Ghosalya, a resident of Jaipur's Shahpura and a medical student in Astana since 2021, suffered a brain stroke on October 8 and had been on ventilator support in a hospital there. He was brought to Jaipur in an air ambulance and taken to the SMS Hospital under the supervision of medical and district administration teams. He has been admitted to the Medical ICU, officials said. A team of doctors led by SMS Medical College Principal Dr Deepak Maheshwari has started his treatment. The hospital has formed a four-member panel for his care. A special critical care ambulance and medical team from SMS Hospital were deployed for the transfer. Rahul's parents had earlier appealed to the central and state governments through social media to help bring him back to India for advanced treatment. Several social organisations had joined

Shalby Hospitals charts ambitious growth plan across key Indian cities

The Ahmedabad-based healthcare chain to open new multi-specialty hospitals in Lucknow, Kolkata, Nagpur, and Pune, with a greenfield project underway in Mumbai

Govt to broaden qualification criteria to recruit medical device inspectors

The ministry has issued a draft notification proposing an amendment to add qualifications for inspectors and government analysts under Rule 18 of the Medical Device Rules (MDR), 2017

Super-specialty hospitals may benefit from CGHS rate revision: Analysts

The new rules introduce a multi-dimensional rate structure based on three key parameters

6 patients killed in Jaipur hospital fire; kin protest staff negligence

PM Modi expressed condolences over the loss of lives and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Meanwhile, Rajasthan CM ordered a committee-led investigation into the incident

6 patients killed in fire at Jaipur's SMS Hospital; PM Modi condoles deaths

Trauma centre in-charge Dr Anurag Dhakad said 11 patients were being treated in the Neuro ICU when the fire erupted in the storage area, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit

Hidden DNA safeguard explains infertility, miscarriages and Down syndrome

Scientists at UC Davis discover how protein networks protect chromosomes for decades, reducing risks of infertility, miscarriage and genetic disorders

40% of Indian clinicians use AI, adoption triples since last year: Report

More than 40 per cent of clinicians in India could be using artificial intelligence technologies for work purposes -- a three-fold increase from 12 per cent since last year, estimates a report. Published by Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific and technical information disseminator which manages journals including 'The Lancet', the report also suggests that India's adoption of AI surpasses global average of 48 per cent, and is ahead of that in the US (36 per cent) and UK (34 per cent). "India's clinicians are showing remarkable agility and enthusiasm in embracing AI, setting a pace that not only keeps up with but often rivals global leaders," Shanker Kaul, chairman of Elsevier Health in India, said. Authors of the 'Clinician of the Future 2025' report wrote, "41 per cent of clinicians in India have used AI for work purposes, more than triple (of) last year's figure of 12 per cent." The country's rate of AI adoption may, however, lags behind that of China (71 per cent) and the A

Stampede at TVK chief Vijay's rally: Several feared dead in Karur

Several people fainted during the rush at the venue and were immediately taken to nearby hospitals in ambulances.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed concern over the incident