Healthcare

Google's $2.1 Billion Fitbit Deal Hits Roadblock As EU Opens Probe

Business | Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

The deal has drawn criticism from healthcare providers, wearables rivals and privacy advocates

COVID-19: IIT Madras Collaborates With Healthcare Start-Up On Patient Monitoring Solutions

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Monday August 3, 2020

The solution is scalable to hundreds of patients monitored by a hospital or a central authority.

Bhopal Hospital Devises "Air Bubble" To Keep Corona Warriors Safe

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday July 31, 2020

A doctor at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has come up with a simple yet ingenious way to keep doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers safe from COVID-19 -an air bubble. The fully sealed, transparent, face covering - like a face suit - has an independent supply of virus-free compressed air so state's ...

Pay Salaries To Doctors; Quarantine Period Can't Be Treated As Leave: Supreme Court To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are yet to follow directives on timely payment of salaries to healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court, which said it cannot be "helpless" in implementing the directions.

Opinion: Reliance Makeover Is Being Carefully Watched

Business | Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion | Friday July 31, 2020

From entertainment, education and healthcare to 5G for self-driving cars, Jio hopes to collect tiny sums from roughly 400 million subscribers of its core wireless service.

"God's Own Angels In White PPE Units": Coronavirus-Positive Amitabh Bachchan's Shout-Out To Healthcare Workers From Hospital

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Thursday July 30, 2020

"They work in extreme conditions, so our conditions are safe," tweeted Big B

Serum Institute Conducts Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of BCG Vaccine

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 27, 2020

The Serum Institute of India is conducting phase III clinical trial of BCG vaccine candidate VPM1002 to evaluate its ability in reducing infection and severe disease outcomes of COVID-19 among high-risk persons of advanced age, comorbidities and high-exposure healthcare workers (HCWs), the Department of Biotechnology said in a statement.

43,022 Ayushman Bharat's Healthcare Centres Operational: Health Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 27, 2020

A total of 43,022 health and wellness centres have become operational in different parts of the country to ensure that an array of healthcare facilities reaches the people, the Union health ministry said.

Ex-Ranbaxy Promoter Shivinder Singh, Jailed Last Year, Gets Bail

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday July 23, 2020

The former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, Shivinder Mohan Singh, has been granted bail in a money laundering case related to alleged fraud at Religare Finvest Limited. The Delhi High Court has asked the investigating officer of the Enforcement Directorate to request the Bureau of Immigration to open a Lookout Circular or LOC for Shivinder Singh to ...

Total Mismanagement In West Bengal's Healthcare System Amid COVID-19: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 19, 2020

Alleging gross mismanagement in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by the West Bengal government, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh today claimed that healthcare system in the state has "failed" to address the requirements to control the disease.

IIT Delhi Startup Makes Device To Clean Masks For Reuse Amid Pandemic

India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Sunday July 19, 2020

An ozone-based decontamination device, Chakr DeCoV, to enable safe reuse of N95 masks has been developed by an incubated startup of Indian Institute Of Technology or IIT Delhi. The device has been developed keeping in view the high reliability of healthcare workers on these masks in fight against the coronavirus.

Data Nation's Asset, Must Be Secured: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 19, 2020

Data is a nation's asset and it should be utilised properly for achieving prosperity, especially in sectors like healthcare, agriculture and education, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.

As India Virus Cases Hit One Million, How Doctors Are Suffering

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 17, 2020

In suffocating full protective gear inside an intensive care unit with no air conditioning, doctor Showkat Nazir Wani is risking his life battling brutal heat and treating coronavirus patients. Almost 100 doctors in India have died since the pandemic began, working punishingly long hours in temperatures that can top 40 degrees Celsius.

UK Boosts Healthcare Funding To Ward Off Winter COVID-19 Wave

World News | Reuters | Friday July 17, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to pour 3 billion pounds into England's National Health Service (NHS) to try to ward off any resurgence of the coronavirus, as he sets out the next stage of his recovery plan for Britain.

57 General Practitioners Among 99 Doctors Who Lost Their Lives To Covid

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Friday July 17, 2020

On Wednesday, when the Indian Medical Association issued a "red alert" to healthcare professionals across India urging them to ensure all safety measures while performing their duties, it said 99 doctors across India have lost their lives to COVID-19.