Page 86 - Healthcare

Gender inequality in healthcare behind death of more girls under 5: Study

In 2015, a total of 5.9 million children under the age of five years died.

Why India's primary healthcare is reeling and what it can learn from others

In West Bengal and Kerala in India - states in which primary healthcare is co-managed by panchayats - health outcomes are better than in most other states

How healthcare has become tougher for transgenders, non-binaries in US

Most recently, the White House has begun to seriously weigh removing transgender and intersex individuals from definitions of gender completely and that would be a problem

Get over fitness tracking, wearable devices may soon forecast sickness

Passive data collection via smartphones and wearable devices may provide monitoring technology as a low cost, accessible solution

More Indians die of treatable diseases than lack of access to healthcare

Poor care quality leads to nearly twice as many deaths as due to non-utilisation of healthcare services (838,000 persons)

Sound opportunity in healthcare investment but the ride may be bumpy

All segments of the healthcare theme - pharma, hospitals, diagnostics and health insurance - are expected to grow rapidly over the long term

Health care in India needs a digital transformation

Is there a technology push in the sector that can give us confidence that we will see real change in our country?

India home to about 50% of world's under-nourished children: Report

The report said the agriculture and food processing sectors in the country are facing grave nutritional challenges

Time to fix healthcare

While personalised medicine is the holy grail, cost structures to justify the same are prohibitive

Rs 18 lakh for 15 days: 7-year-old's death in Gurgaon hospital sparks row

Union health ministry to take action against hospital

Living in a remote area? Doctor-on-wheels comes to your rescue

Will organise counselling sessions for children, help them deal with emotional issues

How control rooms can help in reimagining healthcare delivery in India

There is a push for smarter systems that can address the demand-supply gap in healthcare services

How prejudice can harm your health

How we treat one another, and how our institutions treat us, affects how long and how well we live

76% Indians without health insurance, forcing them to dip into savings

Mobile technology & data services are will play a critical role in improving healthcare delivery

Global medical device cleaning market to touch $ 1.7 bn by 2022

APAC region to witness high CAGR owing to rise in healthcare spending, says MarketsandMarkets

Balchem buys nutrition ingredients maker Innovative Food Processors

Acquisition broadens Balchem's ingredient-systems platform for food and beverage industries

PET scanner: Aiding innovations in diagnostics and treatment of cancers

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has vastly improved the results of cancer diagnosis

AIIMS hospital in Assam receives Cabinet nod

To be set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana & involve Rs 1,123 cr investment

VLCC forays into nutraceuticals by acquiring Wellscience business

Extends its presence in the high-growth FMHG segment through nutraceuticals & direct selling

Govt to set up cancer institutes each costing Rs 100 cr: Anupriya Patel

Govt has already approved a scheme for enhancing the tertiary care cancer facilities in the country