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Global Markets: European shares edge higher with banks in the lead; the Middle East in focusEuropean markets saw a rise on Tuesday. Banking stocks led the gains, with Italian lenders drawing attention. Tech stocks stabilized after ...
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's Immuneel Therapeutics raises Rs 100 crore from Singularity AMC, Rainmatter, othersThe Bengaluru-based company makes CAR-T therapy, a form of cancer treatment where a patient’s own immune cells are taken out, trained in a ...
In 1979, old salmon cans were stored in an Alaskan cannery, and decades later, when scientists cracked them open, a rising worm count revealed something unexpected about changing ocean food websOld canned salmon from Alaska reveals a significant increase in parasitic worms. Scientists studied cans dating back to 1979. This rise in ...
Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...
From oncology to obesity, Pfizer bets big on India for its next growth wavePfizer is prioritizing India for future growth. The company plans to launch new medicines here soon after their global release. Pfizer aims...
Roche brings 7-minute lung cancer shot to IndiaRoche Pharma India introduces a new injectable immunotherapy for lung cancer. This treatment takes only seven minutes, a significant reduct...
Roche Pharma launches India’s first 7-minute injectable immunotherapy for lung cancerRoche Pharma has introduced Tecentriq, India's first under-the-skin immunotherapy for lung cancer. This new injection takes about seven min...
Siemens eyes exit from cancer care chain American Oncology InstituteSiemens Healthineers is exiting its Indian cancer care chain, American Oncology Institute. The deal is valued between ₹1,500-2,000 crore. P...
For investors with patience, experience, and anxiety appetite: 5 stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 21%For the last five years, the theme on the street has mostly been: Buy today, expect comfort tomorrow. But some of the better wealth-creatin...
Guardant Health to launch blood-based cancer test in India with Zydus LifesciencesGuardant Health is set to introduce a groundbreaking blood test in India for early cancer detection. This multi-cancer test, co-marketed by...
Anbumani Ramadoss, who banned public smoking during UPA govt, asks PM Modi to bar cigarette sales to those born after 2009PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...
Healthcare isn't a luxury: Balancing private equity growth with patient affordability in IndiaPrivate equity has boosted India’s healthcare capacity and efficiency, but rising costs and premiums risk limiting access. Strong regulatio...
'Hospital infra isn't sole determinant of better care, outcomes also matter,' says Max Healthcare ChairmanMax Healthcare has significantly increased its bed capacity to 6,500 with a new Saket facility. This expansion targets both domestic patien...
Liver disease crisis: 130 crore people already affected; what we eat and how we live may worsen the risk by 2050A new study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology reveals that Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease c...
Four in 10 cancer cases globally linked to preventable causes: WHO–IARC studyA new global analysis by the WHO and IARC reveals that up to 37% of new cancer cases in 2022, approximately 7.1 million, were linked to pre...
New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHOThe World Health Organization's cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, warned that the number of new cancer cases ...
Kick the butt: Smoking continues to be leading cause of global cancer deaths, says Lancet studyAlcohol intake and high BMI are the other cancer risk factors.
'Smoking, alcohol use, high BMI linked to almost half of global cancer deaths'The study suggested that global cancer deaths due to these risk factors increased by an estimated 20.4% between 2010 and 2019, and differed...
Global cancer cases has risen by 33 per cent in the last 10 yearsAccording to the report, there were an estimated 17.5 mn cancer cases and 8.7 mn deaths in 2015, around the world.
Every 13th new cancer patient is an Indian: JP NaddaReplying to a question in Lok Sabha, the minister said out of 1,40,67,894 cases of cancer in 2012, India reported 10,57,204 cases.