Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply. Here’s how we can become aware of what’s happening
Media multi-tasking is an adaptive response to an environment inundated with information, but it comes at a cognitive cost
About 9 billion kg of e-waste goes unrecognised every year globally: Study
‘Invisible e-waste’ like cables, e-toys, power tools, etc overlooked by consumers for its recyclable potential
Measures to curb 'unethical profiteering' by private hospitals not working: Govt report
Patients and health groups asserted that the unethical practices of private hospitals are a direct outcome of the regulatory vacuum
Union government moves to regulate price of medical devices
Considering controlling/reducing the prices of stents, catheters and implants, minister informs Lok Sabha
50 years of CT: This is the man you must thank
Hounsfield’s innovation transformed medicine. He shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1979 and was knighted in 1981
India to get medical devices parks
Recommendations by a government panel include increased production of indigenous devices and a cap on their prices
Technological innovation to drive healthcare interventions
Data standardisation, security and privacy protection have to be addressed and regulated before rolling out such interventions
Modi Cabinet approves 100% FDI in medical devices sector via automatic route
Existing conditions and prior approval required in case of merger and acquisition done away with
Regulate stent prices to prevent exploitation of patients: health campaigners
While the government fixes the prices of stents, it must also take urgent action to investigate corrupt practices and overcharging
Indian medical devices industry in doldrums: ASSOCHAM
Report claims the business can touch US $5 billion mark with right policy, incentives
Green tribunal relief to Noida company closed by pollution board
Order to resume operations follows joint inspection that found Modern Door Devices was adhering to norms
Right diagnosis, wrong pills
While the Centre has rightfully recognised medical devices as a separate category for policy making, its decision to allow 100 per cent foreign …
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