New Delhi: Twin green corridors created transport liver and heart savita thakur thakur15 Jan 2016 12:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: A liver and a heart were transported across the city, covering a distance of over 36 kilometres, in less than 21 minutes following the...
Court orders FIR on AIIMS director on graft charges Meghna A Singhania14 Jan 2016 5:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: In response to the PIL filed against senior officials in AIIMS on account of purchase irregularties at the apex health institution of the...
FORDA to move court on MCD salary and Protection issues Meghna A Singhania14 Jan 2016 3:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Speaking in support of their colleagues working at MCD hospitals, resident doctors across all government hospitals at the capital  have...
Chattisgarh: Govt allows birth companion in labour room Pooja Bhatia Bhatia11 Jan 2016 12:40 PM ISTChattisgarh state government has announced the implementation of the 'prasav sanghi' programme, from January 26-for birth companion during delivery of...
Puducherry: JIPMER introduces toll free number for emergency services savita thakur thakur7 Jan 2016 12:43 PM ISTPuducherry: Patients in emergency can get timely medical advice with the premier health institute JIPMER here announcing facilities, including use of...
Raipur Medical College performs cardiothoracic surgery Pooja Bhatia Bhatia28 Dec 2015 11:36 AM ISTRaipur Medical College (RMC) has performed its first cardiothoracic surgery at the hospital. The team of cardiologists at RMC have implanted a...
Zafgen halts obesity drug trial after second patient death Meghna A Singhania3 Dec 2015 12:35 PM ISTZafgen Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was putting a late-stage study testing its experimental obesity drug on complete hold after a...
India needs predictable IPR regime: Novartis Pooja Bhatia Bhatia18 Nov 2015 10:08 AM ISTNEW DELHI: A "highly predictable" IPR regime is needed for the pharma industry in India to develop to the level of the US or Europe, a senior...
Wrong pain-killers damage kidney among diabetes patients Pooja Bhatia Bhatia17 Nov 2015 10:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Wrong pain-killers taken during diabetes lead to damage in kidneys, even kidney failure, say doctors.Medical experts say the use of...
Retd BMC vigilance officer raises doubts of Security Scam in Mumbai Hospitals Meghna A Singhania14 Nov 2015 5:46 PM ISTIn a letter addressed to the Shri Vinod Tawde, Medical Education Minister, Maharashtra, retd BMC official asks the minister to look into...
GlaxoSmithKline to seek approval for 20 new medicines by 2020 Pooja Bhatia Bhatia4 Nov 2015 1:16 PM ISTBritish drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has recently reported it strategy to boost its sales in the market, which in turn has been affected by the declining...
New phototherapy system can help fight cancer Meghna A Singhania31 Oct 2015 12:36 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new phototherapy system that makes cancer cells glow when exposed to near-infrared light, so a surgeon can identify the...
