An Indian scientist has discovered a molecule, which he claims can be a harbinger for a single drug therapy to treat tuberculosis and replace the current costly multi-drug treatment for the killer disease... Read more

If studies in the West talk of NeuroAIDS and how the virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, back home in Pune, experts at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) have planned an ambitious study to find the prevalence of neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected individuals... Read more

The department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) has received 76 applications from domestic drug makers who are interested in supplying generic medicines at a lower price to the generic drug stores (Jan Aushadhi Stores) recently being set up by the government in several states... Read more

Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare has tied up with International Oncology, a US-based company formed by a group of Indian doctors working overseas. As per the tie-up, a team of about 12 doctors from International Oncology has started offering cancer care treatment, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology and bone marrow transplant at Fortis' Noida hospital... Read more

Royal Philips Electronics and Immunetrics Inc recently announced they have entered into a joint development agreement to explore future-generation approaches to the problem of infectious disease in critical care... Read more

South Carolina's 65 acute care hospitals are banding together to prevent healthcare-acquired infections across the state. The effort is expected to save hundreds of lives and as much USD 40 million a year... Read more

All the primary hospitals and community health centres in Gujarat are set to undergo a sea change, with the state government taking initiatives to ensure quality healthcare services... Read more

The controversial proposal for compulsory rural posting of doctors after completing their MBBS would be implemented from next year, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said... Read more

The Orissa Trust of Technical Education and Training (OTTET) has announced plans to roll out telemedicine centres in villages across the state-the ninth largest in India... Read more

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will start phase I clinical trials to test a combination of two AIDS... Read more

Humana, one of America's largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as USD 1 billion a year... Read more

Business intelligence tools will play a central role in improving NHS management and meeting the goals of the Darzi report, according to Ardentia... Read more

 

  Technology Applications for Efficient Healthcare Management
  Rajendra Pratap Gupta
  President & Director,Disease Management Association of India

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