Less than 24 hours in Hospital? Know about health insurance coverage for day care treatments, surgeries, and emergency proceduresMany policyholders believe health insurance claims require a 24-hour hospital stay. However, modern policies cover numerous treatments comp...
20 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Open to 4-5 acquisitions, but at sensible valuations: Ameera Shah, promoter and executive chairperson, Metropolis HealthcareMetropolis Healthcare is set for its next growth phase. The diagnostic chain will focus on genomics and specialty diagnostics. Strategic ac...
15 May, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...
08 May, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Want higher health insurance coverage through super top-up policy? HDFC Ergo, Aditya Birla, ICICI Lombard, Niva Bupa, Care plans comparedRising healthcare costs necessitate enhanced coverage beyond base policies. Super top-up plans offer this crucial protection, acting as an ...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Supreme court panel defines minimum ICU standards, outlines staffing norms and infrastructure requirementsThe Supreme Court has mandated minimum standards for ICUs, covering infrastructure, equipment, and staffing. States must submit action plan...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Government committed to increasing number of doctors uniformly across country: NMC chairmanDr. Abhijat Sheth stated the government's dedication to increasing the number of doctors nationwide. This aims to meet the WHO's recommende...
20 Sep, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
MoD sanctions transferring 69 acres JNN land, acquisition of 2.18 acres private land for Air Force Station in Jodhpur : Govt"An MoU was signed on 26.03.2017 between Indian Air Force, Government of Rajasthan, Airport Authority of India, Jodhpur Nagar Nigam (JNN) a...
24 Jul, 2023, 10.58 PM IST
India's doctor-population ratio of 1:854 better than WHO standard of 1:1000: MoS tells LS"Assuming 80 per cent availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country...
22 Jul, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Curelink raises $3.5 million in funding led by Elevation Capital and Venture Highway“Curelink builds on this behaviour and allows doctors to seamlessly communicate and engage with their patients automatically- all within Wh...
17 Mar, 2022, 08.36 AM IST
Insurers get big claims, say private hospitals overchargingAt present, the billing variation in case of Covid-19 patients ranges from Rs 80,000 to Rs 6.70 lakh on an average length of stay of five d...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Irdai asks hospitals to share facility dataIrdai on Thursday published a draft circular where it proposed that going forward, the public must have access to hospital information via ...
07 Feb, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Open ortho surgery simulator based on AI launched in IndiaDoctors said the technology is best suited for Indian conditions where the doctor patient ratio is one of the lowest across the world and w...
16 Dec, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
Mfine enters into HyderabadFor the hospitals, Mfine claims to be their new centre on the cloud bringing in more patients and offering premium services, long-term care...
06 Sep, 2018, 06.09 PM IST
Retirement age of doctors at 11 major ports increased to 65The retirement age of doctors working in hospitals at 11 major ports has been increased by five years to 65, the shipping ministry today sa...
28 Sep, 2017, 10.06 PM IST
States with more doctors have better healthcare indices than those with better infra: ReportWhile better health outcomes depend on multiple reasons, it appears that doctor to population ratio had a far higher impact on infant morta...
19 Aug, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
Government clears 10,000 more MBBS seats to address shortage of doctorsOf the Rs 10,000 crore proposal, the Centre would bear Rs 7,500 crore and state/Union Territory's share will be Rs 2,500 crore.
09 Jan, 2014, 10.23 PM IST
- 'Improper ratio of doctor-patients is deficiency in service'
The Delhi Consumer Commission has held that inadequate ratio of doctor and patient or nurse and patient in government or private hospitals ...
09 May, 2008, 01.01 PM IST