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Punjab government has introduced a digitised healthcare card for all school students in the state, which will provide them free treatment for 30 life-threatening diseases. The Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani had launched this comprehensive full profile digitised health care card recently. Jayani also assured that over 15 lakh children ...

The healthcare industry in India is growing at a rapid pace as the sector has been predominantly privatised and accounts for around $65 billion. It comprises of hospital services, diagnostic services, diagnostic products, medical technology, clinical trial services and clinical research organization. Sharing his thoughts about the healthcare industry, Om P Manchanda, CEO, Dr ...

Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has become the new face of leading cosmetics brand Estée Lauder. The 2 Fast 2 Furious fame Mendes has been roped in by the brand to represent the New Dimension transformative skin care collection. The 41-year-old Mendes, who is also known for her par-excellence performance in other films including Hitch, ...

Emboldened by its takeover of domestic rival Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's leading Pharma company Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd is willing to spend as much as $7 billionon further acquisitions The biggest deal till date at $3.2 billion, the Ranbaxy deal of Sun Pharma has given it sufficient scale in generics and emerging markets to think ...

After making big announcements of its Jan Aushadhi stores, a plan pitched by an expert panel yet to be implemented, the Union Government have plans to include 14 anti-cancer,53 cardiovascular and 14 anti-diabetic medicines in the proposed list of items under the scheme. Earlier, under the scheme, nearly 500 low-cost drugs were to be ...

With an aim to provide all primary health care solutions under one roof, Apollo Clinic has launched a standalone clinic in Ahmedabad recently. The 3800 sq ft standalone clinic by Apollo Health and Lifestyle offers specialist consultations for orthopedics, gynecology, pediatrics, family medicine, a laboratory and cardiology. The clinic would also offer diagnostics services, ...