Tag: Health
Health Minister launches ‘COVID India Seva’ for citizen engagement on COVID-19
This initiative is aimed at enabling transparent e-governance delivery in real-time and answering citizen queries swiftly, at scale, especially in crisis situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.......................
COVID-19: Fortis Escorts Jaipur launches telemedicine services during lockdown period
Medical counseling can now be taken through telephone and video calling during the lockdown. Now patients will get counseling facility from home..........................
COVID-19: Mental health related queries see a 50% spike, reveal Practo...
Online consultation at Practo which is growing at a rate of 100% week on week has been seeing a steep rise in the number of consults coming in for psychiatry.......................
COVID-19: MedTech industry implores govt to maintain liquidity in the healthcare...
As per Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), the sector does not come under that group of industries that have the liberty to charge interest on delayed payments or have the breathing space to offset these extra expenses.........................
COVID-19: Max Healthcare begins to admit patients
While Max Healthcare will begin admissions for Covid-19 patients from Friday, 27th March 2020, Max Labs will also begin testing samples collected from four units across Delhi-NCR..................
Gravitas AI & PetriDish Media bring AI powered digital assistant to...
The artificial intelligence enabled digital assistant, Tina is available on Gravitas AI and BioVoiceNews websites to answer all important questions on Coronavirus pandemic..........................
COVID-19: World Health Organization launches WHO Health Alert on WhatsApp
The new service, which is free to use, has been designed to answer questions from the public about Coronavirus, and to give prompt, reliable and official information 24 hours a day, worldwide..........................
Is Snus a reduced-risk alternative for public health?
There is a need to innovate in tobacco harm reduction through reduced-risk products like Snus, argues Nilesh Jain, Director of Harm Reduction Research and Innovation Center......................
Global consortium launches initiative to speed up development & access to...
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the epidemic...........................
Frontline Strategy Funds leads investment in Cardiotrack
The company has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-series A round led by Frontline Strategy Funds with participation from angel investors..................