​​​​​In many Tier-2 and Tier-3 locations, fellowship-trained oncologists—often trained at the national pillars of clinical excellence—are the primary providers of care. If they are suddenly restricted from participating in PM-JAY,…

The National Health Authority (NHA), under the Union health ministry, is organising an Auto-Adjudication Hackathon aimed at building scalable tools to streamline how insurance claims are assessed and settled under…

Expressing concern that about 55,000 to 60,000 new cancer cases are being reported in the state every year, he said every cancer case would be registered with the announcement of…

Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the scale-up would enable early identification and management of metabolic, endocrine, functional and visible congenital conditions, improving long-term health outcomes.

The govt has also outlined follow-up measures, including counselling through Sneha centres, provision of contraceptive services, identification of vulnerable adolescent girls and counselling for medical termination of pregnancy where required.

WHO has recently recommended such near-point-of-care molecular tests, using tongue-swab samples, for pilot introduction, saying they could be cheaper and easier to deploy. Wider adoption, however, is still some way…

Under the share purchase agreement, Max will acquire 58.4 per cent stake in the Bhubaneswar-based 250 bed facility, at an equity value of Rs 300 crore (including control premium).

The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, identified distinct but complementary brain markers -- physical exposures such as increased pollution and lack of green spaces were primarily associated with…

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