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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
Bengaluru company launches low-cost treatment for blood cancerImmuneel Therapeutics, co-founded by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, has introduced Qartemi, India's second CAR-T cell therapy, to treat B-cell Non-Ho...
Virus scare: HMPV dates back to the 1950s, to compare it with Covid-19 not right, says AIIMS Delhi professorExperts advise against comparing Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) with COVID-19, as HMPV has roots in the early 2000s and children develop immu...
'HMPV does not spread like Covid-19': Expert debunks myths, explains precautions needed to combat virusSurgical Oncologist Vishal Rao suggests that having a flu shot and three doses of COVID-19 vaccine may provide immunity against the Human M...
Cancer care startup 4baseCare sets up genomics lab in Dubai4baseCare has expanded its operations to Dubai by setting up a genomics lab in collaboration with Innovate Life Sciences. This expansion wa...
HCG acquires Vizag based cancer hospital for enterprise valuation of Rs 414 croreHCG, India's leading cancer care chain, acquired a majority stake in Visakhapatnam's Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital for Rs 414 crore. The d...
Why Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wants this Pulitzer-winner's 'immaculately researched' book to be prescribed in every high schoolThe Biocon boss says this book inspires the reader to delve deeper into the mysteries of cellular science.
Healthcare Global Enterprise to focus on footfalls, asset use to increase profitThe Bengaluru-based cancer care provider has been in scale-up mode setting up new cancer centres till FY19, but just as it was trying to ra...
Shankara Cancer Centre to roll out advanced robotic assisted surgery to treat complex casesThe unit, called Da Vinci X, will help surgeons carry out smaller and complex incisions with better visibility. This also helps patients wi...
Looking at 'repurposing' drugs: BioconWe are working to repurpose our novel monoclonal antibody Itolizumab (used in psoriasis) to treat complications caused by Covid-19 infectio...
Onco.com gets $7 million to scale up globallyFirm to use funds to expand its customer outreach in India as well as overseas.
Breast cancer can affect young women: Screening doesn't always help, try these 4 guidelinesFor the early detection of breast cancer, women under 40 should avoid regular mammograms.
Healthcare Global to set up 12 new hospitals in 18 monthsHealthcare Global plans to expand its network of cancer care centres to about 30 from 21 now, and will add a few more IVF clinics to its ex...
ET Startup Awards 2016: Mitra Biotech aiming to make cancer treatment cheaper, more predictableCanscript, Mitra’s flagship test, enables physicians to select the most optimal drug combination by testing a tumour sample against various...
Meet Marishetty Kumar, the man who weaves magic for cancer patientsSettled in Bengaluru, Kumar has made over 12,000 wigs for cancer patients over ten years.
HCG IPO opens on Wednesday; issue looks pricey, say expertsHCG, a healthcare firm in cancer care services, will come up with a fresh issue of up to 1.16 crore equity shares and an offer for sale of ...
Bengaluru doctor designs Rs 50 device to give patients their lost voice backThroat cancer patients who have lost their voice can look forward to speaking again, without having to shell out thousands on an artificial...
IBM deploys first cognitive computing technology platform 'Watson' in India'Watson for Oncology' was developed by IBM in association with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), one of the world's leading can...
Meet Vishal Rao, an oncologist who tries to prevent tobacco addictionGrowing up in a family of doctors in Mangaluru, Dr Vishal Rao was taught to have a value-based approach to medicine.
Sophisticated equipment from GE to tackle cancer earlyRao said the company was pleased to demonstrate that the capability to develop the most sophisticated medical technologies in the world exi...