New PMJAY rule bars hundreds of experienced cancer specialists from treating patients under Ayushman Bharat schemeAround 15 lakh cancer cases are detected in India every year, yet several states are excluding hundreds of experienced, fellowship-trained ...
07 Apr, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
4,300 surgeries canceled as NZ doctors protest "broken" health systemNew Zealand witnessed a nationwide strike by senior doctors. Around 5,500 medical professionals protested staff shortages. The action led t...
01 May, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
How well-off Brits still buy Ozempic online for weight lossThe demand for the diabetes drug Ozempic, known for its weight-loss effects, has led to shortages in countries like Britain and the United ...
18 Nov, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageSri Lankan doctors are giving advice to the patients to not fall ill or get into accidents as the country's economic crisis leaves its heal...
13 Jul, 2022, 02.57 PM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageThe South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for basic imports like fuel and food, and medicine is also running out. Such troubles ...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageThe South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for basic imports like fuel and food, and medicine is also running out. Such troubles ...
13 Jul, 2022, 07.44 AM IST
US Co plans radiotherapy facilities in government hospitals"In this model, the state is expected to provide space in their hospitals, where a private clinical service provider will set up the radiot...
16 Oct, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
Urgent action expected in South Africa as hospitals run out of beds, oxygen amid COVID-19 spike"I can confidently say that the meeting (called by Ramaphosa) will be on Tuesday (to) consider further measures to ensure that we curb this...
28 Dec, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
View: Coronavirus is feeding off other treatmentsExperts have red-flagged serious setbacks to the fight against cancer and TB, both already grappling with dropouts due to traumatic side-ef...
30 Apr, 2020, 10.51 PM IST
No smokers, only non-vegetarians can donate blood; and other myths debunkedFact: One pint of your blood can save up to 3 lives!
14 Jun, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
How Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence is changing the face of rural healthcareFor Indian healthcare, the game changer will be the combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
10 Jul, 2017, 01.51 PM IST
War of the machines: The opportunities in machine learning for businessesWhile artificial intelligence and machine learning have been there since the 1940s, the availability of huge amounts of data is making the ...
11 Jun, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Entrepreneurs with social mission: Four Indian startups that are fighting cancerCancer research has set off a raging debate between entrepreneurs with a social mission and investors who sense ripe business potential.
01 Jul, 2016, 02.59 PM IST
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...
02 Dec, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
- India's oncology market to touch Rs 3,831-crore by 2017: Study
The oncology market in India is growing at 20 per cent annually and is expected to touch Rs 3,831 crore by 2017.
09 May, 2013, 05.28 PM IST