Govt cuts customs duty on 3 cancer drugs

The government on Tuesday proposed to fully exempt three cancer medicines from customs duties. The government proposes to cut customs duties on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab......

Doctors' protest: 'Don't want to be next victim'

"I don't want to be the next victim", read placards carried by several women medics who were part of a march in New Delhi on Saturday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee......

Doctors' strike cripples OPDs nationwide, Centre to form panel

The government on Saturday said a committee will be formed to propose safety measures for healthcare professionals even as OPD services were hit across the country as doctors joined the 24-hour......

Mpox Puts Health System On High Alert

Strict screening protocols are to be implemented for passengers arriving from central African countries affected by the outbreak. IMAGE: Test tubes labelled 'Monkeypox virus positive'. Photograph:......

Why Hospital Stays Are Getting Shorter

'Every hospital now tracks length of stay closely.''More efficiency is brought into the system now.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: L......

India Inc capital expenditure story gets cement to semiconductor push

Corporate India is starting to step up its capital expenditure plans amid government incentives and signs of rising demand, company executives and analysts have indicated. Illustration: Uttam......

Medica + Manipal Will Overtake Apollo

Next year Medica and Manipal will merge, making the amalgamated entity the largest corporate hospital chain in the country, overtaking Apollo Hospitals Enterprises. IMAGE: Manipal Hospitals,......

'Fortis has not been doing well in the last 12-18 months'

Bhavdeep Singh, the CEO of Fortis Healthcare said that they haven't been able to focus on the business due to an internal issue, especially with regard to the promoters A day after Fortis......

Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr dies at 96

One of India's greatest hockey players, Balbir Singh Sr, died at a hospital in Chandigarh on Monday after battling multiple health issues for over the last fortnight. The legend was 96 and is......

Milkha Singh's wife dies due to COVID complications

IMAGE: India's track and field legend Milkha Singh. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Nirmal Kaur, former Indian women volleyball team captain and wife of sprint legend Milkha Singh, died at a Mohali......

Kapil Dev, Pele get vaccinated

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, ANI/Twitter World Cup-winning captain and former India all-rounder Kapil Dev, on Wednesday, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Kapil, 62, took the vaccine......

India's sprint legend Milkha Singh passes away

IMAGE: Milkha Singh, who tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday and was shifted to the general ICU, is being closely monitored by a team of doctors. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images One......

Hockey legend Balbir Sr COVID-19 negative, critical

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a triple Olympic gold medallist, whose condition continued to remain critical, on Sunday tested negative for coronavirus. "His COVID-19 report is negative," the......