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......
IMAGE: The board outside St Michael's Church at Mahim in north central Mumbai often has messages that bring a smile to the faces of drivers and passengers hurrying in thick traffic outside the......
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in India and a burden on our healthcare system. On Wednesday, September 28, on the eve of World Heart Day on September 29, Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai......
At least six persons were killed and 23 others injured in a major fire that broke out on the 19th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning, officials......
'We realised that providing high flow oxygen to patients shows positive results.''If they come early and are given oxygen, the condition doesn't deteriorate.' IMAGE: The isolation centre for......
One of the biggest impediments to growth for this sector is the fact that home healthcare in India is not covered by insurance. In Delhi’s Greater Kailash, Alka Sahni began to panic as her......
The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and......
Private hospitals, especially smaller standalone ones, are staring at a crisis that they were not prepared for. Analysts say larger corporate chains have to brace up for at least six months for......
'In any business you have to achieve short-term goals.''But at the same time you have to keep your broader perspective long term.''It is good for business survival.' IMAGE: Dr Habil Khorakiwala,......
'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.''India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and......
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......
Veteran music director Ravindra Jain has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai following ill-health, where his condition is said to be stable. The 71-year-old music composer is......