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Army hospital sets 'new benchmark' in glaucoma careAn Army hospital in New Delhi has achieved a medical first. They used a new 3D operating microscope for glaucoma surgery. This advanced tec...- Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh now stable, under care at AIIMSIn 2009, the then 76-year-old prime minister of India was operated by a team of doctors led by cardiovascular thoracic surgeon and vice-cha...
- Hospitals get tax notices for implants“If GST is applied on medicines and implants used on patients instead of a composite tax rate, then this may result in a huge impact and ho...
- Abdul Kalam: Rocket scientist who was a healer at heart"Kalam was curious about everything, and he wanted to know why stents (small tubes used to keep arteries from clogging) were prohibitively ...
- Can Placebo survive exposure as Placebo?If something works but not for the right reason, should it just be left alone?
- Over 50% cut in stent prices has not lowered treatment cost for patientsNPPA had slashed prices of drug eluting stents & bioresorable vascular scaffolds as it found companies were making nearly 400% profits on t...
- GST is neutral for us, as healthcare is not taxed: Sangita Reddy, Apollo HospitalsCapping of the prices for stents was a step towards more affordable healthcare says Sangita Reddy, Apollo Hospitals.
- Doctors, pharma companies rake in cash with nexus on stentsDoctors and industry executives often claim huge margins are built into the original cost to push particular brands, sometimes unnecessary ...
- NPPA slashes margins on stents for hospitals, distributorsNow, patients purchasing stents at their maximum price won’t pay hospitals margins of more than Rs 2,400 on DES and BVS and about Rs 581 on...
- Today US FDA approved stent is available for Indians for Rs 30,000: Devi Shetty, Narayana HrudayalayaThis is the first cut of regulation givt has come up with but getting the feedback from the the patient lobby, govt will consider amending ...
- Bare-metal stents not inferior to costlier drug-eluting ones: Norwegian studyThe observation comes at a time when India has decided to clamp price controls on stents and the govt is engaged with stakeholders in a rag...
- Orthopedic implants may get up to 50 per cent cheaper over suggested price capsThe National Health Systems Resource Centre has suggested price caps in a report to drug pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing ...
- Indian study on treating diabetics with heart ailments gets global recognitionAs per the findings, the use of Everolimus eluting stents may be equally or more useful in treating coronary blockages in diabetic patients...
- First world's discarded medical devices flood Indian marketsComplaints are coming in from the developing world about medical devices being 'dumped' or 'sold at inflated prices' by first-world countri...
- Advanced treatment for brain aneurysm conducted at Amrita Institute of Medical SciencesAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences has performed the most advanced treatment for brain aneurysm, the 1st of its kind in a private hospita...
- Insurers in spot as medical advances push up treatment costsPolicy holders are opting for new procedures that are less painful and ensure faster recovery but cost substantially more.
- Doctors at AIIMS carry out robotic surgeryDoctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences today claimed they carried out the world's first robotic surgery to remove a tumour ...
- Medical devices pricing to be regulated, treatment to cost lessDiagnosis and treatment of diseases, including high-end surgeries, are set to become less expensive soon.
- Bypass better than stents in case of multiple blocksBypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare by...
- Testing times but no one’s complainingRelisys Medical Devices is the only domestic manufacturer of coronary stents, devices that help clear blocks in blood vessels.
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