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India and Norway sign MoU to extend health cooperation
The partnership will include areas related to maternal, new-born, child health, and shall build on experiences from NIPI phase I and II
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Vital Strategies provides technical support to MoH&FW’s campaign on tobacco
The campaign will achieve pan-India reach by being broadcast in 17 languages on all major TV and radio channels
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Tata Trusts’ FISE develops MRI scanner
A team of engineers at Voxelgrids were able to achieve this radical innovation in 24 months
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Haryana govt to set up homeopathic college in Ambala
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar approves the proposal to bear additional expenditure beyond ₹ 10.50 crore from the state budget and staff recruitment for the college and hospital
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Govt aims to provide affordable healthcare to all: PM
The PM was interacting through video conference with beneficiaries of PMBJP and affordable cardiac stents and knee implants
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MoH&FW to accelerate tobacco control measures
Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurates two-day national consultation on accelerating implementation of tobacco control measures for achievement of goals under NHP
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SMT starts S-Flex Registry in Netherlands
The study plans to enroll 1000 patients across eight centers in Netherlands
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Lifeline Express to be stationed in Latur from June 15, 2018
Patients living in far-flung and inaccessible areas will be benefitted
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PD Hinduja Hospital & MRC celebrates World Environment Day
More than 20 children participated in the wall painting activity to create awareness on the growing need for a ‘Safe & Green Environment’
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Wellthy Therapeutics appoints Vasudev V Tribhuvan as VP, Partnerships & Alliances
Tribhuvan is an alumni of the University of California, Los Angeles
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Zoctr Health raises funds from Dubai-based NB Ventures
The company is currently in advanced stages of discussion with a few VC funds in India and abroad for closing a larger $3-5 million Series A round within this...
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Biodegradable sanitary napkin launched under PMBJP
The napkins will be available at over 3600 Janaushadhi Kendras functional in 33 states/ UTs across India
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FOGSI organises International Women’s Health Summit in Delhi
Social entrepreneurs and founders of the Niine Movement Amar and Payal Tulsiyan were presented with the Partners in Health Award
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AIIMS, Rishikesh becomes cashless campus
Ties up with YES BANK, 1000+ patients to benefit everyday
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MoH&FW to immunise all healthcare workers against Hepatitis-B
According to the health ministry, states and Union Territories will work out the logistics, including number of beneficiaries which requires the vaccination and the quantity of vaccines
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National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga to be held in New Delhi
Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for AYUSH, to inaugurate the conference
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Odisha launches health insurance scheme for journalists
In the first phase, as many as 3,233 working journalists will get health insurance coverage up to ₹ 2 lakh a year Odisha
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Cytecare Hospitals secures funding from Goldman Sachs
The investment will be used towards establishing an oncology franchise across four to five cities throughout India
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IVH Healthcare Assistance Program kickstarts at National Fertilizer
The employee-centric programme seamlessly cater to five major requirements of the working professionals
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Maharashtra government joins hands with NGO Salaam Mumbai Foundation
Organises event at Mantralaya to create awareness about tobacco control In accordance with World No Tobacco Day, the Maharashtra government joined hands with NGO Salaam Mumbai Foundation to organise...
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Dr BK Modi’s Smart Group launches anti-aging centre
The centre promises reversal of lifestyle diseases and metabolic damage
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Anupriya Patel flags off auto-rickshaw rally to commemorate World No Tobacco Day
More than 100 auto drivers will be motivated to engage with the commuters to drive the campaign for at least a minimum period of one month in different locations...
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LifeCell launches Pentastic
It is a prenatal test to detect genetic abnormalities in fetus
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Death toll from Nipah virus rose to 15 in Kerala
The natural host of the virus is believed to be fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, Pteropus genus
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Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal partner
The collaboration aims to discover a new gene as a cause of human limb abnormalities and /or tetra amelia syndrome
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AI system can predict epileptic seizures: Study
Using that data, the team has developed a predictive algorithm with sensitivity of up to 81.4 per cent and false prediction rate as low as 0.06 an hour
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US FDA approves first artificial iris
The FDA granted approval of CustomFlex Artificial Iris to Human Optics AG, a Germany-based firm