Tag: Health
HIV positive patient undergoes successful bilateral total knee replacement surgery
A 61 year old, HIV positive patient that visited Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road with a complaint of severe pain in both the knees successfully underwent a bilateral total knee replacement surgery..............
Inclusion of MedTech industry in DTAB subcommittee a step in right...
Association has welcomed the setting up of a sub-committee by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) to assess the issues to proposal for amendment of MDR 2017. It has expressed its commitment to work with DTAB sub-panel to frame a suitable provision...……………..
National Health Agency dissolved, body restructured as ‘National Health Authority’
Post cabinet nod, the existing society "National Health Agency" has been dissolved and will be replaced by National Health Authority which will be overseeing the implementation of Pradhan Mantri -Jan Arogya Yojana................
Curofy ties up with IMA to conduct CMEs across India
The objective is to conduct continuous medical education seminars for doctors to keep them updated about recent healthcare trends in tier 2 and tier 3 cities......................
Central govt to bear 60% cost of setting up tertiary care...
The maximum permissible assistance for State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) is Rs 120 crores and for Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) is Rs 45 crores in different parts of the country............…..
J&K accelerates its efforts on wellness & healthcare
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, S P Malik e-inaugurated Health And Wellness Centres and also felicitated achievers Of Measles Rubella vaccination campaign...............
Trying to ensure separate racks for generic medicine in pharmacies: Govt
As per union government, it has taken many steps to promote use of domestically manufactured drugs and medicines including 4,571 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras for generic medicines opened across the country...................
HEAL Foundation organizes India’s largest convention for health media
75 Health Journalists and 40 industry leaders attended the convention which also witnessed the presence of Minister of State for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey who threw light on Ayushman Bharat Yojana..............
“AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery”
Mentioned Dr Geetha Manjunath, CEO & CTO of Bangalore-based healthtech startup NIRAMAI in an exclusive interaction with BioVoice where she spoke about the artificial intelligence in healthcare and an innovative early breast cancer detection technology developed by her company...….
OTC medication to treat recurrent headaches may actually cause more headaches
Neurologists have warned that taking over the counter medication to treat recurrent headaches may actually cause more headaches, leading to a condition known as ‘Medication Overuse Headache’ (MOH). Almost 30% of chronic headache are now Analgesic overuse headache...……………….