Health

Mumbai, Feb 9 : The promoters of Fortis Healthcare on Thursday resigned from the company’s board.According to a late night BSE filing on Thursday, promoters Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh have resigned.The development happens days af…

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Mumbai students have emerged as winners for their innovative solution for the hearing-impaired at the second edition of “Enable Makeathon” — an intensive innovation programme organised by the International Committee of the Red Cro…

Jammu, Feb 8 : In the first such surgery at a government hospital in Jammu region, a 23-year-old youth suffering from Avascular Necrosis (AVN) — interruption in blood supply to the bone — was given a new lease of life through total hip joint replac…

Mumbai, Feb 8 : Technology giant Oracle on Thursday announced the launch of a new holistic, unified cloud-based eClinical solution intended to bring new drugs to the market in a timely manner, while maintaining quality and safety.The new “Clinical On…

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Asserting that the government means business about the problem of air pollution, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the Centre and the Delhi government have joined hands and constituted 70 teams for creating …

New Delhi, Feb 8 : With an increase in the number of healthcare facilities, Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad collectively generate over 5,900 tonnes of medical waste annually, a survey showed here on Thursday.An Assocham survey pointed…

New Delhi, Feb 7 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to close two autonomous bodies — Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi and Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh — and to vest their functions in the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW), an of…

Chandigarh, Feb 7 : Punjab’s Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has urged MPs from the state to oppose the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill recently introduced in the Lok Sabha.While pointing out that the Bill would grossly undermine the role of st…

New Delhi, Feb 7 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave approval to an MSP increase of Rs 1,000 for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of ‘milling copra’ to Rs 7,500 per quintal for the 2018 seas…

New Delhi, Feb 7 : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said that 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed on sanitary napkins is acceptable.”It has come down from 18 per cent..At the moment, market is dom…