Monthly Archives: April 2017
Bharat Biotech’s Zika vaccine animal trials show 100% efficacy
Out of the two vaccine candidates including an inactivated and a recombinant vaccine, against zika virus announced by the company in 2016, the former has shown promising results..........
“Healthcare must be given the priority it deserves”
In a detailed conversation with the BioVoice News, one of the India’s finest radiology expert, the ever-smiling Dr Harsh Mahajan gave insightful responses to the pointed questions on trends in diagnostics...Read More:
At $1.6 billion, the digital health has strong first quarter in 2017
As per the latest Mercom Global report, since 2010, VC funding in the healthcare IT sector has now crossed $20 billion (2010 - Q1 2017).......
Dr Jitendra Singh calls for focus on control of diabetes in young
The more serious concern is upsurge of diabetes in younger age groups and among hitherto lesser affected sections of the society, mentioned the union minister, Dr Jitendra Singh who himself is a diabetologist.........
In a shocker, govt revokes PHFI’s FCRA license
The Public Health Foundation of India, one of the India's leading non-governmental organization is under fire from the government for the alleged violations of the foreign contribution regulation act......
India develops national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors........
CelluGen counters LifeCell’s claims of being the stem cell bank pioneer
The CelluGen Biotech while refuting claims of the LifeCell that it is the pioneer of the umbilical cord blood banking, has credited itself for redefining the technology in India...........
30 percent of world’s natural heritage sites threatened by wildlife trafficking
The latest report from WWF found that illegal poaching, logging and fishing occurs in nearly 30 percent of World Heritage sites, driving endangered species to the brink of extinction.......
#WorldHemophiliaDay: Novo Nordisk India reaches out to patients!
Themed ‘Hear Their Voices’, these camps were attended by over 7,000 people along with their caregivers and families......
Milestone: an early intervention & transformation clinic’ for autistic kids
A first of its initiative by an eye hospital in India, the centre is the first comprehensive vision and perceptual therapy clinic for autism spectrum.......