Dr Prem Jagyasi and Team (C)

<![CDATA[ Indian hospital chain Fortis Healthcare (India) Ltd will buy Singapore-based sister firm Fortis Healthcare International in a move to bring all of the group’s health businesses under one firm, group Chairman Malvinder Singh said. […]

<![CDATA[ Fall in line before getting crushed seems to be the lesson the clinical research organisations (CROs) in Andhra Pradesh have learnt from the on going microfinance institutions’ episode, whose wings were clipped following allegations

<![CDATA[ Reeling under allegations of using poor and illiterate people as guinea pigs for clinical trials, five of the 12 registered clinical research organisations in the state have formed a forum ‘AP CRO’ and claims

<![CDATA[ The federal government approved the state of Michigan’s request for a 10% reduction in monthly premiums for its health insurance program for the uninsured who have pre-existing conditions. The decrease will begin in October,

<![CDATA[ Smoking raises the risk of acute — not just chronic — pancreatitis, research has shown, providing another reason for patients to kick the habit. The Swedish study authors noted that previous studies had shown

<![CDATA[ Pregnant women who eat low-fat yoghurt can increase the risk of their child developing asthma and hay fever, a study says. At the European Respiratory Society conference, researchers will suggest this could be due

<![CDATA[ Oregon has long been a health reform pioneer. In 1989, the state established the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), a way to expand Medicaid coverage by explicitly prioritizing certain conditions while providing fewer services. Earlier

<![CDATA[ The non-life insurance industry is expected to grow by over 18 per cent by 2015 to become a Rs 90,000-crore sector from the current level of Rs 47,000 crore, the Associated Chambers of Commerce

  US-based medical device-maker UE Life sciences Inc today said it is embarking on an expansion drive in India and hopes to install its breast cancer screening machines in about 500 clinics across the country

<![CDATA[ Changes in the healthcare industry, such as consolidations, nursing and IT staff shortages, and increasingly detailed regulatory compliance needs, are requiring healthcare HR leaders to evolve their employee development and management strategies. A new