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Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection

C K Birla Group, on Wednesday said it has forayed into the South Indian market with the acquisition of ARMC IVF Fertility Centre for an undisclosed amount. Currently, Birla Fertility & IVF operates 30 centres and with the acquisition, it has expanded its presence across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, by adding seven more centres and taking the total to 37 outlets across the country. «ARMC IVF and its Founder and Medical Director, Dr KU Kunjimoideen, have served the patients in the southern region with the highest level of fertility care, and through this partnership, we will continue to uphold this commitment,» Avanti Birla, Founder, Birla Fertility & IVF, C K Birla Healthcare, said in a statement. The company plans to expand its footprint to 100 clinics with an investment of over Rs 500 crore over the next-3-4 years.

Aida Diaz sat down at a long table laden with fried chicken, french fries, salad and more. Pick what you want for dinner, researchers at Columbia University instructed the 27-year-old New Yorker. Diaz filled her plate with salad, a bit of canned tuna, and chicken, grilled, not fried.

₹7,500 crore to PMJAY this year. Officials from NITI Aayog, health ministry, and private hospitals who held a review meeting of the scheme on 1 May raised concern over the inadequate release of funds by states for the insurance scheme, persons aware of the matter said. “The problem of untimely payments to the hospitals arose when some states like Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh merged their state health scheme into the PMJAY," said Girdhar Gyani, director general, Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI).

London Drugs said Tuesday that all of its stores stores in Western Canada have reopened.The update came more than a week after a cyberattack closed all 79 of its retail locations.Earlier this week the company said it had previously restored core services in 40 stores but pharmacy customers had not been able to fill new prescriptions.Customers are urged to call their local pharmacy or visit the store in person during regular hours to receive help.Canada Post locations within stores are accessible, the Insurance Services Call Centre is open and optical locations were opened on Monday.London Drugs has not revealed any details about the cybersecurity incident that forced the closure of all stores in Western Canada.In a statement, the company said it continues to “methodically work to ensure systems at each store are working and ready to serve the full range of services and products that we know our customers expect, and we thank everyone for their patience.”“We are only turning on systems after we and our external third-party cybersecurity experts have taken all recommended steps to ensure we have full confidence that the systems being used are safe and secure.”The company said it has not seen any evidence that any customer databases were compromised, including pharmacy patients and LDExtras members.

cardiac arrest after receiving Pfizer's experimental gene therapy being tested in a mid-stage trial for a muscle-wasting disorder called Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD), the drugmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. «A fatal serious adverse event was reported as cardiac arrest for a participant in the Phase 2 DAYLIGHT study,» a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response.

Home health care provider Elara Caring is being sued by the husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist

Hospital operator Steward Health Care has filed for bankruptcy protection, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates in Massachusetts

Paras Healthcare Private Limited (“Paras Health”), a corporate hospital chain which launched its first hospital in Gurugram in 2006, recently performed Bhumi Pujan for its forthcoming 300-bed hospital in the city. This new facility will be the second hospital under the umbrella of Paras Health in Gurugram, to be located in Sector 63-A. This marks another significant milestone in the hospital's journey towards expanding its healthcare offerings. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Dr. Dharminder Kumar Nagar, Managing Director of Paras Health, Mr. Ankit Goel, Director Essel Infra LLP, Dr. Kapil Garg, Director and Dr. Santy Sajan, Group Chief Operating Officer, Paras Health.

After years of persistent shortages, Canadians can now access Wegovy, an on-label weight loss medication, made by the same manufacturers of Ozempic.

Netflix has confirmed that 'Unstable' Season 2 will be streaming in the month of August. Netizens can expect to see Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe return in the brand new season 2. The shooting for Season 2 began in November 2023 and concluded in January 2024. 'Unstable' made its debut in March 2023 with the Lowe duo going to great length to save their challenge ridden biological research company.

climate change leading to severe heatwave and its impact on public health, doctors at 120 government hospitals across 21 states will now directly upload data on this platform to help public health policy makers take informed decisions. Manual data will be upgraded to electronic surveillance, a senior NCDC official said. The data is sent to the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).

Workers have begun removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck

The health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients

A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults

Red River, tells an expansive story set in an Assam shattered by insurgency and anti-Bengali protests, where ordinary lives are upturned by cruel sleights of hand. It is a familiar theme explored by many writers, from Indira Goswami to Aruni Kashyap, in Assamese as well as English, but Batabyal brings freshness to the well-worn subject through his gift of characterisation and storytelling. Red River takes the reader back in time when separatist movements held a death grip over Assam, opposing the demographic composition of the state.

Homeopathy for covid-19: panacea or false hope? Rajpuria is not alone in her faith in this alternative form of medicine. According to a report by Business Research Insights, the global homeopathic medicine market size was $854.4 million in 2021 and the market is projected to touch $1687.98 Million By 2031. As per the Ministry of Ayush, homeopathy is the second most popular system of medicine after allopathy in India with roughly 10% of the population relying solely on homeopathy for treatment and as per a Statista report, as of January 2021, there were approximately more than three lakh homeopathy doctors across India.

Amazing Digital Circus: Episode 2’, need not wait any further. The show has been released. The show follows Pomni, who is a human trapped in the virtual world and she has no memory of her previous past. She is now controlled by Crazy Maine, who is the ringleader of her new circumstances. The first episode was released on October 13, 2023 and ever since the fans were waiting patiently for the next episode. Here are the key details regarding the series.

healthcare system grapples with fragmented patient data, leading to suboptimal care outcomes as providers often lack access to medical histories. However, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), initiated in 2021, has the potential to revolutionise this scenario by: Providing unique health IDs, ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account), to individuals. Establishing verified registries for hospitals and healthcare providers.

NEW DELHI : In order to expedite cadaver organ donations, the Union health ministry has told states and union territories (UTs) to identify and monitor cases of brain stem death (BSD) in intensive care units (ICUs). Hospital administrations should sensitively approach the families of brain-dead patients in ICU regarding organ donation before the heart stops functioning.

an intense heatwave swept through eastern India and parts of the southern peninsular region, according to the weather bureau. Parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and coastal Andhra Pradesh recorded temperatures above the 44-degree Celsius mark.