West Bengal Director of Medical Education, however, said the Govt is trying to improve basic health infrastructure. ...
07:57 PM, Oct 29, 2011
V Raja Age: 54 Designation: President & CEO, GE Healthcare India Education: B Com (Honours), chartered accountant and company secretary Career: Spent over 31 years in consumer products, food and healthcare industries; 14 years at GE Interests: Reading fiction, solving math puzzles, watching TV Q:Why are you leaving? Did GE decide to have a change in leadership or did you want to move on? V Raja: Its a valid question...
11:30 AM, Oct 24, 2011
Mumbai: For more than ten years, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' has been a phrase most Indians are familiar with. Despite a few hurdles and change of hosts, the Indian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' has managed to keep the magic alive in the overcrowded world of prime-time television. Currently in its fifth season, the show hosted by Amitabh Bachchan enjoys top ratings and enjoys a 90-minute prime-time slot....
01:21 PM, Sep 30, 2011
A decade after George Bush set the clock back for stem cell research, the science is showing signs of regeneration. Stem cells are mother cells that give rise to other cell types in the body. One of the more visible and vocal proponents of human embryonic stem cells (ES), Stephen Minger, says that the number of trials that are currently on suggests that the field is emerging from the shadow...
10:41 AM, Sep 23, 2011
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A friend of mine messaged me a couple of days back on Facebook. The message was a succinct but terse expression of his grief on ...
01:14 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Only a constitution in which Dharma is protected can there be the manifestation of a progressive country. By progressive we mean in consciousness where humanity is reaching their highest potential in growth, maturity and awareness -- Mahabharata Growth is not an end in itself, but important only as one of the means towards human well being. And it is in this context that one needs to view development that's presently...
01:18 PM, Jul 27, 2011
Geneva: Millions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to health care and going into hospital is far riskier than flying, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "If you were admitted to hospital tomorrow in any country... your chances of being subjected to an error in your care would be something like 1 in 10. Your chances of dying due to an error in health...
11:58 AM, Jul 22, 2011
That ruler stays long in power, who acts like a skilled gardener: rehabilitating uprooted ones, strengthening the weak, weakening the excessively strong ones, trimming the thorny ones and protecting the ones that have come up by themselves - Chanakya Nitish Kumar's dramatic re-election in December last year set an example of how good governance will be rewarded with political gains. It sets an example of how states need to explore...
12:37 PM, Jul 13, 2011
George Town, Cayman Islands: Renowned Indian heart surgeon Devi Shetty has struck a deal to build a 2,000-bed healthcare city in the Cayman Islands to target American patients and insurers searching for deeply discounted medical care. The British Caribbean territory agreed to the deal with Dr. Shetty, a low-cost healthcare pioneer renowned as Mother Teresa's heart surgeon. The Caymans fulfilled its part of the bargain last week by passing legislation...
12:50 PM, Mar 24, 2011
Reacting to the government's decision to roll back healthcare tax, Cardiac Surgeon Dr Devi P Shetty said it is a victory for the Finance Minister. ...
01:20 PM, Mar 22, 2011
New Delhi: The 5 per cent service tax on healthcare - that the Government is likely to roll back on Tuesday - would have made the treatment extremely expensive. Ever since the Government announced a new service tax on healthcare services this union Budget, pressure has been growing to announce a roll back. Noted cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty launched a nation-wide appeal - calling this a misery tax. India...
07:41 AM, Mar 22, 2011
New Delhi: Ever since the govt announced a new service tax on healthcare services this union budget, pressure has been growing to announce a roll-back. Noted cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty launched a nation-wide appeal - calling this a misery tax. Dr Devi Shetty, Cardiologist and Chairman, Narayana Hrudaylaya said, "India spends less than 1 per cent of its GDP on health care. Less than 10 per cent of the...
08:41 PM, Mar 09, 2011
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed to impose a service tax of five per cent on all services, including diagnostic services, provided by a centrally air-conditioned clinical establishments having more than 25 beds for in-patient treatment.
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10:03 PM, Feb 18, 2011
Washington: At least six Indian Americans are among more than 100 doctors, nurses and health care executives arrested by the authorities in the biggest US crackdown on Medicare fraud. In all, 111 persons were arrested in nine cities across the nation on Thursday on charges of making false billings to defraud government health insurance programme Medicare of over $225 million. "We are pleased to announce the largest federal health care...
06:24 PM, Feb 18, 2011
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05:14 PM, Feb 08, 2011
Boston: An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US court for committing health care fraud with his wife and has been ordered to forfeit over $43 million in cash and property gained through the fraud. Arun Sharma, 56, conspired with his wife Kiran Sharma and committed a health care fraud over a 10-year-period in Texas, United States Attorney Jose Angel Moreno said on Wednesday....
10:56 AM, Feb 02, 2011
Hong Kong: Despite rapid economic growth, India's healthcare system remains blighted by high rates of infant mortality and deaths in childbirth, malaria, tuberculosis and a growing problem with chronic diseases, experts said. In a series of seven papers published in The Lancet said India's healthcare system was unable to cater to the needs of its population and out-of-pocket health bills were pushing 39 million residents into poverty each year. Among...
04:24 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Moving away from the metros, the healthcare giant is now providing state-of-the art healthcare to smaller cities. ...
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