India’s 'Healthcare Budget' crossroads: Why the next leap is about design, not just spendUnion Budget 2026: India's healthcare system faces a structural shift from episodic care to lifelong management of chronic diseases. The Un...
26 Jan, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Healthcare stocks: Better to own a basket for a healthy portfolio? 15 healthcare stocks with an upside potential of up to 33%Four years ago, Covid brought hospital stocks to the limelight. Since then, corporate actions like mergers and takeovers have kept them in ...
24 Aug, 2025, 07.04 AM IST
SC notice to Centre, IRDA on plea against exclusion of epilepsy from insurance coverageThe Supreme Court has requested the Centre's response to a petition challenging the exclusion of epilepsy from health insurance coverage. F...
27 May, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
Autism spectrum disorder: Causes, diagnosis, and treatmentsAutism spectrum disorder's increase in diagnoses is linked to improved screening and broader behavioural criteria. Risk factors include gen...
14 Jan, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Is valuation readjustment over? Time to look at them again? 4 stocks from the diagnostics sector with upside potential of 11 to 25%In terms of stock prices, companies in the diagnostics sector have been big underperformers in three out of the past four years. In busines...
14 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Daily food intake of these foods items can increase chances of diabetes by 17%: StudyReplacing ultra-processed foods with unprocessed or minimally processed food lowers diabetes risk, confirms a Lancet Regional Health study....
13 Oct, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
One possible headwind, but multiple tailwinds: 8 stocks from the healthcare ecosystem, 4 with ‘Buy’ & 4 with ‘Hold’ recommendationsWhen valuations across the stock markets are high, one should look for sectors with macro tailwinds. Sectors and stocks with structural tai...
27 Sep, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Price wars are still on but... 4 stocks from diagnostics sector have upside potential of up to 26%In the last five years, the diagnostic segment of the healthcare sector has seen many ups and downs. During Covid, diagnostic players were ...
04 Nov, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
Gene therapy can be the answer to brain disorders: StudyScientists are hopeful that disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. will be treatable in the future.
25 Jan, 2023, 07.57 PM IST
Medical expenses that can be claimed as tax break under section 80DDBThe deduction under section 80DDB can be claimed irrespective of whether you have paid a premium for a health insurance policy or not. The ...
02 Mar, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
Experts seek Centre’s intervention to counter air pollution impact on healthPublic health experts from different parts of the country have called on the Centre to include a mitigation and prevention strategy for the...
17 May, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
Budget 2018: FM proposes to enhance deduction for medical treatment for seniorsThis deduction is available on the expenditure incurred by a taxpayer on the treatment of specified diseases for self or spouse, and depend...
02 Feb, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
For Indian doctors, it's written in the genes not starsMedGenome has seen the number of samples triple for genetic tests in of samples triple for genetic tests in the last one year.
01 Aug, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
This is why tech gadgets are the biggest culprit for your sleep disorderIf there is one cause for sleep disorders that has seen a sharp rise in recent years, according to doctors, it is the use of electronics.
04 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Innovation, tech key factors for pharma sector in emerging marketsInnovation and technology will be important differentiators as pharma companies try to drive growth in emerging markets
23 Jun, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee calls for serious thought on health care systemSpeaking at inauguration of 150-bed facility of Institute of Neuroscience, Mukherjee said an institution like this have a pivotal role.
08 Dec, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Little-known tax deductions you might have missed while filing returnsPaying more tax than is due is bad enough. Many youngsters are not conversant with tax rules and fail to fully utilise the deductions avail...
29 Jul, 2013, 08.57 AM IST