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States to report on hospital safety guideline implementation: Centre to SC

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to send status report by December 4 on the implementation of fire safety guidelines

Cabinet Secy discusses with states possible Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday reviewed with top officials of states the arrangements for the roll-out of vaccines after these are available and asked them to prepare a database of people

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Zambia's default sparks fears of debt tsunami

Pandemic puts AIDS-related gains at risk, Museum of London asks citizens to share Covid dreams, virus revives debate on value of high-stake exams, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, experts call for action to address epidemic

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, a new report has called for action to close the gap in diabetes prevention and care

Apollo Hospitals Q2 profit drops 29% to Rs 59 cr, revenue down 2.8%

Standalone revenues of the healthcare services division decreased by 18% to Rs 1,062.6 crore in Q2FY21.

Zydus Wellness expects to continue growth momentum on back of new launches

FMCG firm Zydus Wellness is expecting to continue its growth momentum gathered post easing of lockdown and grow the business on the back of new launches

Manipal Hospitals looks for expansion with Columbia Asia acquisition

The acquisition of Columbia Asia will expand the privately-held chain's geographical reach, especially in the underserved eastern region

Credit Suisse cuts stance on IT, healthcare; turns bullish on banks

In June, the brokerage had turned bullish on IT citing low P/E

Coronavirus can directly infect heart muscle leading to damage: Doctors

Even though it's known as a respiratory virus, doctors believe the coronavirus can directly infect the heart muscle and cause other problems leading to heart damage.

3M profit beats on healthcare boost; says demand for N95 masks to continue

Sales from three of the company's four main businesses rose, with the healthcare unit recording a 25.5% jump and accounting for more than a quarter of the company's total sales

Apprentice hiring: Over a third of firms are gender neutral, open to LGBTQ

Covid-19 pandemic impacts hiring, with more resilient sectors reporting strong sentiment even as others appear to have reduced appointments

Our gross margin is at an all-time high, says Practo CEO Shashank N D

The last three years saw us fine-tune our business model and get closer to our vision of building quality health care for a billion Indians, said CEO N D

HCA Healthcare expects to treat Covid-19 patients throughout 2021

The remarks were made during a post earnings conference call, after the company reported a rise in third-quarter revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations.

New players enter hand sanitiser biz, consolidation certain, say FMCG firms

Industry estimates are that the domestic hand sanitiser market, which, before the pandemic stood at Rs 60 crore in size, has now grown five times to touch Rs 300 crore in size

Health-tech startup BestDoc raises $2.1 mn from Aceel, other investors

BestDoc, supported by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), is an Intelligent Patient Relationship Management (PRM) system for hospitals and other healthcare providers in India

Covid-19 Factoid: Total active cases in India now near the million mark

India adding almost 25,000 active cases daily while Delhi sees a second wave

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Data-sharing concerns abound in Covid war room

Pandemic worsens judicial backlog, Why parents want kids out of private schooling, and Vit D deficiency raises risk of infection--news on how the country is coping with Covid-19

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic may persist longer in rural areas

Cases shoot up in Rajkot, MP's immunisation programme impacted, and urban middle class incomes hit--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Signs that the pandemic spread may be slowing

Hong Kong schools to start face-to-face classes, Brazil's new cases decline, Why spending is rising during Covid, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 recoveries exceed active cases; recovery rate over 76%: Govt

The total number of Covid-19 recoveries in India has surged to 24,67,758 and exceeds the active cases of the infection by3.5 times as on date