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Philips Healthcare to raise output of Pune facility

The company also aims to widen R&D activities of its healthcare innovation center (HIC) in Pune

Opto Circuits bags Rs 91 crore order from Philips Healthcare

As per the long term contract, the company will supply various types of medical devices to Philips Healthcare

What is the way forward for Indian vaccine industry?

While Indian vaccine producers dominate global market, bulk of marketshare in the high-value domestic private market is held by a few MNCs, says Pushpa Vijayraghavan and Aparna Balasubramanian

Rural women are increasingly accessing government hospitals

There was an increase, however, in the proportion of people not seeking services, as they felt their ailment wasn't serious enough

Online sales of health insurance to grow 15-20 times by 2020: Study

Smart cards & unique patient identifier for policyholders to drive digitisation of health insurance in India, according to FICCI-QuintilesIMS study

Revised Indian e-visa policy to benefit medical tourism industry

The Government of India's decision to expand the scope of e-tourist visas, and include short term medical needs, will make India a destination of choice for patients from across the world

IFC invests Rs 450 cr in Apollo Health

AHLL will use this fund to expand its network of Apollo Clinics (multi-specialty clinics), Apollo Cradle (women & children hospitals) and Apollo Diagnostics centres across India

Sun Pharma, Cadila Healthcare recall products from US market

They are recalling one product each from the market on account of failure to meet the desired specification norms

Aster Medcity inks MoU with US-based Thomas Jefferson University

While the collaboration in the initial stage will be for multi-organ transplant program, it will soon be extended to Aster Medcity's bone marrow transplant unit

Industry draws govt's attention to gaps in Medical Device Rules 2016 draft

Experts feel that there is a need for scientifically well thought regulatory regime which embodies the essence of industry growth and patient safety in equal measure

Find another cure, cranberries can't heal urinary traction infection

A Canadian researcher acknowledges this disappointment and writes that it is now time to move on to something else

More children die of pneumonia, diarrhoea in India than elsewhere

India did worse than neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh on some counts, such as the proportion of children getting antibiotics

UK's LycaHealth to set up healthcare centre in Chennai

The company, which will initially spend Pound 15 million in the new facility, aims to increase the investment to Pound 75 million over the next five years

One in every ten children more prone to diabetes in urban India: Study

Reasons for rise in childhood diabetes are high calorie diet, junk food, inactivity, less outdoor games and more of indoor games, according to Assocham study

ICMR undertakes research initiative to eliminate TB from India

India TB Research and Development Corporation (ITRDC) to bring together all major national and international stakeholders to develop new tools (drug, diagnostics and vaccines) for TB

Himachal Pradesh receives Centre's nod for pneumonia vaccine

HP will be among four other states (Bihar, UP, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh) that will introduce pneumonia vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme from 2017

Amgen invests in Israeli digital health incubator eHealth Ventures

Through this, Amgen aims to serve patients by driving innovation and sustainable healthcare through technology discovery

NICPR and All India Institute of Ayurveda ink MoU for cancer research

The two sides will set up a Center of Integrative Oncology at Noida centre of National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR)

GE partners Tata Trusts to skill 10,000 youths in healthcare sector

While courses will be undertaken in GE Healthcare Institute in 25 cities, Tata Trusts will provide scholarships to deserving candidates

Air Liquide builds ingredients plant in US for cosmetics and pharma

Expected to start operations in the first half of 2018, the project will witness an investment of over $60 million