Specialty Clinics

Dr. BK Modi launches most innovative Anti-Aging Centre in Delhi

Opportunity India Desk May 31, 2018 - 2 min read

Smart Metabolic Anti-Aging Centre, a futuristic and preventive healthcare centre, based in Saket, is the latest addition to New Delhi's buzzing wellness and healthcare landscape. A unit of Gujarmal Modi Hospital and Research Centre (GMHRC), the anti-aging Centre is a first-of-its-kind metabolic and functional wellness clinic in India, focusing on reversing metabolic damage caused by ...

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Policybazaar parent launches healthcare business, delays IPO

Opportunity India Desk Jun 26, 2018 - 2 min read

Digital financial services portal Policybazaar, run by EtechAces Marketing and Consulting Pvt. Ltd, has delayed its initial public offering plans as the company had secured over $200 million in fresh funds largely from SoftBank Group, senior company official said on Monday. EtechAces, which currently operates Policybazaar and Paisabazaar.com websites, is venturing into healthcare services by ...

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First Inter City Transfer transports live Heart to Fortis Escorts Delhi Form Mumbai

Opportunity India Desk Jun 27, 2018 - 3 min read

An inter-city transfer between Mumbai and Delhi transported a live heart to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), Okhla today. A heart transplant surgery is currently underway to transplant the live heart to save the life of a 53-year-old woman. The live heart was transported through a maiden inter-city transfer between Mumbai and Delhi that covered ...

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Vitamin-D deficiency linked with onset of Diabetes in Indian Women: Study

Opportunity India Desk Jul 03, 2018 - 4 min read

Women in India are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency says a multi-stakeholder study conducted by  Fortis C- Doc in association with  AIIMS, Diabetes Foundation of India and National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation. The cross-sectional study conducted in North India sheds light on the relationship between low vitamin D and high blood glucose ...

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Fortis fresh binding bids due Tuesday, board sets evaluation terms

Opportunity India Desk Jul 03, 2018 - 4 min read

Bidders for the Fortis chain of hospitals will have to cough up a minimum investment of Rs 1,500 crore by way of preferential allotment as the Fortis HealthcareNSE 6.32 % board has stipulated certain conditions to ensure that only “serious” binding offers are made by the Tuesday deadline. The other conditions include a detailed funding ...

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Jiva launches first-ever diagnostic protocols for Ayurveda

Opportunity India Desk Jul 17, 2018 - 2 min read

Jiva Ayurveda launched first-of-its-kind diagnostic protocols for Ayurveda in the presence of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, with the aim to create a definite structure for this ancient healing tradition and turn it into globally accepted medical science. Called Ayunique, the newly developed protocols are the result of a huge ...

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Fortis's acquisition by Malaysia's IHH may improve its operations

Opportunity India Desk Jul 18, 2018 - 3 min read

Malaysian group IHH Healthcare Berhad’s Rs 40 billion acquisition of Fortis Healthcare is expected to result in improved cash flow, better operating profit margins and new business opportunity for the Indian hospital chain. Fortis, which has been under the regulatory scanner on charges of fund diversion, has seen its losses widen due to provisioning and ...

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Daiichi Sankyo moves Delhi HC to object Fortis-IHH deal

Opportunity India Desk Jul 19, 2018 - 3 min read

Daiichi Sankyo has approached the Delhi high court to block the $1 billion sale of Fortis Healthcare to Malaysian group IHH Bhd while it enforces an arbitration award against the former promoters of the Indian hospital chain. The high court issued notices on Wednesday to Fortis and its erstwhile promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, seeking ...

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Fortis-owned SRL Diagnostics puts in new strategy to increase revenue

Opportunity India Desk Jul 25, 2018 - 2 min read

Fortis-owned SRL Diagnostics is putting in place a strategy for increasing revenue and reach with a focus on preventive tests and loyalty plan. SRL Diagnostics' (SRL) revenue and margin growth has trailed those of its peers and the new strategy would enable it to expand its business. The move comes at a time when the ...

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Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic India Celebrates 40 years of IVF

Opportunity India Desk Jul 26, 2018 - 2 min read

Bourn Hall India, recently celebrated the  40th Anniversary of IVF, which is marked by the birth of the world’s first IVF baby, Louise Brown on the 25th of July 1978, thanks to the pioneering work of Bourn Hall founders, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe. Bourn Hall Fertility Centre in India would like to celebrate the ...

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