Page 8 - Medical Industry

DocsApp merges with MediBuddy, new entity will cover 95% Indian pin codes

Merged entity raises It will have over 90,000 doctors, 7,000 hospitals, 3,000 diagnostic centres and 2,500 pharmacies across the nation

US will be world's premier pharmacy and medical manufacturer, says Trump

The United States, he said, must produce critical equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, technologies for itself

The side effects

Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19

Coronavirus lockdown hits medicine supply, chemists' body seeks govt help

The chemists' association reached out to the (DoP), state chief ministers and even to the Prime Minister's Office highlighting the challenges faced in transporting medicines

Explained: How the hygiene market stacks up amid coronavirus

The market for masks, soaps and hand sanitisers is booming, prompting the government to weed out spurious products and focus on long-term habit formation

Cashing in on coronavirus: Fear economy shoots up masks, sanitisers demand

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic spreads across India, marketplaces are seeing large and small players scrambling to cash in

Artificial intelligence can improve health sector, says Arvind Panagariya

Panagariya said India's health sector is still very much evolving and very informal

Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

High-end diagnostics changing the face of medical testing industry

Bigger players in space are getting into sophisticated high end testing, oncology testing, reproductive genetics and other specialised fields, while maintaining basic testing as a revenue safety net

Govt removes duty anomalies to boost manufacturing of medical devices

A proposal to create a separate pharma ministry is under active consideration of the PMO