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No Covid, yet Rs 3.71 lakh hospital bill: Gujarat man's insurance paid only Rs 1.78 lakh, deducting Rs 1.64 lakh; Then court delivered justiceA Gujarat consumer commission ordered a hospital and doctor to refund Rs 1.64 lakh to a patient. The patient was wrongly billed under a Cov...
Apollo Hospitals taps Shobana Kamineni to chair soon-to-be listed Healthtech unitApollo Hospitals is appointing Shobana Kamineni as executive chairperson of its upcoming medical equipment business, Apollo Healthtech. Thi...
The old health insurance model sees hospitalisation as an inconvenience, says Narayana Health's Viren Prasad Shetty; bets on managed care modelIt has been close to two years since Narayana Health’s wholly owned subsidiary, Narayana Health Insurance—which has adopted a ‘managed heal...
When Remo D'Souza's 'acidity' turned out to be a heart attack, wife reveals how Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan helped themA resurfaced podcast clip reveals Salman Khan's crucial support for Remo D'Souza during his heart attack. Lizelle D'Souza shared how Salman...
Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug donanemab approved in India, but neurologists flag cost, access barriersA new drug for Alzheimer's, donanemab, has arrived in India. It aims to slow the disease's progression by clearing brain plaques. While off...
Maharashtra FDA bars hospitals from forcing patients to buy medicines in-houseMaharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has issued a significant directive. Hospitals and medical practitioners must now allow patients ...
Four die of suspected asphyxiation in illegal mine in Jharkhand's RamgarhTragedy struck Ramgarh district in Jharkhand on Saturday. Four individuals lost their lives inside an unauthorized mine. The incident occur...
People across Europe, North America slept for days or stared blankly for hours during this 100-year-old strange epidemic and scientists are still searching whyDuring the 1918 flu pandemic, a mysterious illness, encephalitis lethargica, emerged in Europe and North America, causing extreme sleepines...
Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration voteSwitzerland is set to vote on a controversial anti-immigration proposal aimed at capping its population below 10 million. The hard-right Sw...
Infosys-backed 4baseCare raises Rs 128 crore, plans to take its cancer testing platform globalPrecision oncology startup 4baseCare has raised Rs 128 crore. This funding will expand its genomics labs globally and scale its AI platform...
Birthday horror! 3-year-old swallows metal wires hidden in cake decorations in MumbaiA three-year-old boy in Thane narrowly escaped injury after accidentally swallowing two metal wires hidden within his birthday cake's decor...
Pharma in her DNA, Wockhardt scion ready for deep dive in the USZahabiya Khorakiwala is leading Wockhardt's US business and the launch of its new antibiotic, Zaynich. This drug targets resistant bacteria...
Shigella scare in Kerala: Check symptoms, treatment and causes of the infection that killed 4-year-old in KozhikodeShigella Spreading in Kerala? Kerala has intensified surveillance and testing following its first reported Shigella-related death of a four...
Israel launches deadly strikes on Lebanon's Tyre after warningAt least eight people died in Tyre, Lebanon, after Israel struck the historic port city. An evacuation order for the entire city was issued...
Indian cancer patients battle shortage of key drugs as platinum costs surgeCancer patients in India are struggling to find essential platinum-based drugs. A surge in global platinum prices and supply chain issues a...
Swiss healthcare united against immigration cap planAt a Swiss nursing home, Marcelle Mivelaz celebrated her 80th birthday surrounded by friends, as a team of mostly foreign nurses and caregi...
World's most contagious disease detected in California wastewater: Key signs of virus and symptoms you should watchMeasles outbreak: California health officials are alarmed by the detection of measles in wastewater, coinciding with the state's worst outb...
Nearly 150 students of aided school in Kerala's Wayanad fall ill; 38 hospitalisedFever and vomiting have affected nearly 150 students at Mar Baselios Aided Upper Primary School in Koyilandy, Wayanad. Thirty-eight student...
Hospital expansion cycle to keep margins rangebound, but 18 per cent revenue growth trend likely to sustain: Kotak SecuritiesIndian hospitals are set for strong revenue growth. Brokerage firm Kotak Securities predicts double-digit gains. EBITDA margins are expecte...
From clinics to clicks: Internet emerges as ‘second doctor’ for confused patientsPatients in Delhi-NCR are confused after doctor visits. Many do not understand their health conditions or treatment plans. Nearly eight out...