Military Hospital Jabalpur has strengthened its diagnostic imaging infrastructure with the installation of a state of the-art Siemens 64-Slice CT Scanner, a move expected to improve diagnostic accuracy, accelerate patient assessments, and enhance healthcare services for armed forces personnel and their families. The newly commissioned scanner
Technology giant Microsoft and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic have announced a strategic collaboration to develop a frontier AI model designed specifically for healthcare applications, marking another significant step in the growing convergence of advanced technology and clinical medicine. The partnership aims to leverage Microsoft's expertise
Assam has taken another step toward establishing itself as a major healthcare and medical tourism destination in Northeast India following a high-level meeting between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda. During the meeting, the Chief Minister sought guidance on policy
A new international study has warned that the global fight against cancer could face significant challenges by 2050 due to growing shortages of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, diagnostic specialists, and imaging personnel, who play a critical role in early detection and treatment of the disease. The
Artemis Hospitals has announced its expansion into Central India with the development of a new multi-speciality hospital in Raipur, a move aimed at strengthening access to advanced tertiary healthcare services in the region. The upcoming facility will feature more than 300 beds, over 50 medical and
Raising concerns over food adulteration and the effectiveness of food safety enforcement in India, the Supreme Court of India has asked the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to explain why a nationwide performance audit of the country's food safety
The Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT), a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Innovation based at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), Visakhapatnam, is a healthcare technology institute focused on health technology assessment, clinical research, regulatory science, and healthcare innovation, has received official approval from the Government of India to
In a landmark judgment with far reaching implications for public health and emergency medicine, the Supreme Court of India has recognised access to timely trauma and emergency medical care as an integral part of the constitutional right to life under Article 21. A bench comprising Justices
In a significant administrative move, the Centre has appointed women directors to lead three major government hospitals in New Delhi, marking an important step towards increasing women’s representation in senior healthcare leadership roles across India’s public health system. Officials said the appointments reflect the government’s growing
WHOhas declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), raising global concern over the spread of the deadly viral disease across parts of Africa. Simultaneously, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has classified the outbreak as
