The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

CoWIN users to get 4-digit security code from May 8

The CoWIN system is introducing a new feature of four-digit security code from May 8 to minimise data entry errors about vaccination status that would subsequently reduce inconvenience caused to......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

'6 Delhi hospitals have run out of oxygen, 7 have under 5 hours left'

Six hospitals in the national capital have exhausted their oxygen supply while seven others have less than five hours of oxygen left, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told Union Health Minister......

Max, Singapore Hospital in alliance

Max Healthcare, on Monday, entered into an agreement with Singapore General Hospital, an arm of SingHealth Hospitals, for a medical collaboration.The agreement entails exchange of medical......

How a doctor plans to set up a hospital chain

He became a laughing stock among friends when he announced his plan to set up a hospital in Gurgaon, 11 years ago. Today, Umesh Gupta, a Delhi-based cardiologist, is having the last laugh. His......

Max Healthcare plans Rs 250 cr spread

Max Healthcare Ltdsaid on Thursday it would invest Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion) in the next three years on expansion to take the total bed capacity to 1,500."Between 2006 and 2009, the plan is to......

2 Covid-19 insurance schemes to be launched on July 10

All costs relating to room, boarding, nursing expenses, medical consultation including telemedicine, consumables such as PPE kits and intensive care unit will be covered under the policy. It will......