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Economic Survey calls for activity-based regulation to curb arbitrage and boost financial stabilityThe Economic Survey advocates for a shift from entity-based to activity-based regulations, focusing on transaction risk and function to pre...
Doctor performs bizzare surgery on blind woman, implants her tooth in the eyeA blind Canadian woman, Gail Lane, is undergoing a groundbreaking "tooth-in-eye" surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, marki...
Karnataka Traffic police give bad drivers a fit punishment, internet applauds the move. See viral clipThe Karnataka Traffic Police creatively punished drivers using loud air horns by making them listen to their own noise at full volume. The ...
This anti-diabetic drug used for weight loss has been approved by US FDA: When will India see its launch?The FDA approves Zepbound, originally used for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese adults....
Moderna cancer vaccine trial begins in UK, scientists hopeful of 'dawn of a new age of treatments'Cancer patients in the UK are part of a global trial for the mRNA therapy mRNA-4359. The phase 1/2 clinical trial, sponsored by Moderna, ai...
Biocon starts clinical study to evaluate efficacy of ItolizumabThis is a phase two randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo and active-controlled (adalimumab), two treatment period study to eva...
When bias hurts the mother of invention: Gender gap affects health innovations targeted at womenMost medical innovations were designed by men who overlooked women's needs.
Old Samsung Galaxy smartphones have a new purpose in life: Medical diagnosis camerasThe diagnosis camera can screen patients for conditions that may lead to blindness.
View: When care for profit model overrides innovationThe ability to conduct clinical trials safely and transparently is crucial to developing new healthcare products.
Novartis's $475,000 cancer breakthrough heralds new era of curesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a radical new one-time treatment from the Swiss drugmaker, weeks earlier than e...
Bangalore-based Drishti gets funding from billionaire Nandan NilekaniDrishti will expand its reach to six more districts in Karnataka in the next phase of expansion, after infusion of fresh funds by Nilekani.
Indian drug regulator backs off over use of Roche’s AvastinThe Drug Controller General of India has passed an order removing an alert notice for the use of Roche’s Avastin (bevacizumab) injection to...
Dr Reddy's Laboratories gets USFDA approval to market Sernivo sprayThe company said its US subsidiary Promius Pharma has received USFDA approval to market Sernivo spray, used in treatment of skin disorder.
IIT-Madras develops affordable eye screening technologyThe software 'Eye PAC' has been developed by Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), a unit of the Research and Development wing of...
India spawning top notch medical devices companies with cutting-edge tech at affordable pricesPhoenix is among the nearly 700 medical equipment companies medical device industry that make affordable alternatives to equipment supplied...
- US presidential award for three Indian American scientists
Obama has named three Indian American scientists among 96 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists ...
- HIV drugs to cost more as cos rush for patents
HIV treatment in India could get costlier as global pharma cos have started securing patents for drugs used to treat AIDS and related disea...