World Malaria Day- SEARO makes progress in malaria elimination

Columns |  News | By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

The WHO South-East Asia Region has made world-beating progress in the quest to eliminate malaria. Since 2010 the Region’s malaria incidence has been slashed by half. Associated mortal...Read more

Igenomix offers a relief from Genetic Disorders

Columns |  Features | By Dr Rajni Khajuria | 0 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018

Genetic disorders are a type of disorders that generally run in the family genes. You might not be aware of it but you could possibly be a carrier of a genetic disorder. Every year there ar...Read more

Biosimilars: Important in overall advancement of Indian Pharmaceutical Market

Columns |  Views | By Dr. Cartikeya Reddy | 0 Comment | 02 Apr, 2018

Biosimilars for the Indian Market: In our view biosimilars are going to play a vital role in advancing the overall Indian Pharmaceutical Market. There is still a significant unmet need for...Read more

Personalized Medicine tailored for Cardio Vascular Diseases

Columns |  Features | By Dr. Pratibha Logaraj | 0 Comment | 30 Mar, 2018

Heart Failure, is considered to be one of the most leading causes of mortality in developed and developing nations. The disease is characterized by loss of cardiomyocytes (cardiac muscle ce...Read more

The epilepsy burden in India

Columns |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Mar, 2018

Epilepsy is a disease of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures, which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (ge...Read more

Solving the supply-demand gap in Healthcare with Smart Patient Monitoring

Columns |  News | By Dinesh Seemakurty | 0 Comment | 05 Mar, 2018

Last month, the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) 2018-2019, was announced by the Honourable Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley. The scheme intends to deliver health insurance to mor...Read more

The unreliability of conventional genetic tests

Columns |  Features | By Dr. Archana Bilagi, Dr. Aparna G, Dr. Ashraf Mannan | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2018

Genetics tests are primarily used to establish a clinical diagnosis. They also come with an added benefit of predicting prognosis, identifying carriers, as well as act as a guide in reprodu...Read more

Celebrating 50 years of Mending Hearts- Dr. Christiaan Barnard

Columns |  Features | 0 Comment | 02 Dec, 2017

On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. It has been 50 yea...Read more

World AIDS Day- HIV is our trickiest viral foe

Columns |  Features | 0 Comment | 01 Dec, 2017

The world is haunted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), but the real threat is the discrimination the people face from others after being exposed to the effects of HIV. HIV is so d...Read more

World Heart Day- Healthy Heart Beats the Best!

Columns |  Features | 0 Comment | 28 Sep, 2017

Every individual’s blood cholesterol level influences the chances of a heart disease. In fact, the higher the blood cholesterol level, the greater the risk of developing a heart disea...Read more

Enhance awareness, action to eliminate hepatitis in South-East Asia Region

Columns |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 28 Jul, 2017

Viral Hepatitis is a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region, and every person has a stake in controlling and eliminating it. Each year viral hepatitis infects millions of...Read more

Invest in IT backbone and interoperability standards in Healthcare

Columns |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 12 Jul, 2017

Indian healthcare sector aspires to provide quality healthcare to all and to meet the enormous need for efficient healthcare management, digital health can play a very crucial role. The int...Read more

Cardiac Issues: Proper infrastructure capabilities & wider Insurance Coverage needed

Columns |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 03 Jul, 2017

There are no published data on the market size of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology. About 32 million Indians have Cardiac issues. The industry data that we have is that there are about 1 mill...Read more

Diagnostic industry looks for Make in India dosage

Columns |  Interviews | 1 Comment | 22 Jun, 2017

Over the last few years, the Indian healthcare industry has grown exponentially on account of many reasons, including the increasing awareness about the need for quality healthcare, better ...Read more

Invest in IT backbone and interoperability standards in Healthcare

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2017

Indian healthcare sector aspires to provide quality healthcare to all and to meet the enormous need for efficient healthcare management, digital health can play a very crucial role.  T...Read more

Preventive healthcare is a must for working women

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2017

The constant race between her work, social obligations, and family life has made the career woman weak and susceptible to serious health issues. Whether it’s social conditioning or a ...Read more

India needs the “Acting at Scale Strategy” to combat NCDs

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 05 Jun, 2017

The burden and threat of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constitutes a major public health challenge that undermines social and economic development of India. WHO data from 2014 reflects t...Read more

DMD is the most lethal, can be controlled with right treatment

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 05 Jun, 2017

Inherited diseases are the ones which are caused due to DNA abnormalities. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakn...Read more