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• Fortis, Apollo, Medanta, and Max lead the charge in bidding war for Jaypee Healthcare

  Jaypee Healthcare, a multi-speciality tertiary care hospital located at Jaypee Wish Town in Noida, is a subsidiary of Jaypee Infratech.

  

• ET Analysis: Indian hospital chains report revenue growth & expansion plans amidst regulatory concerns

  The hospital chains have improved their average revenues per operating bed during the quarter aided by a better payer mix - more insured and self-paying patients and less business from institutions and government schemes.

  

• Max Healthcare to invest Rs 2500 crore for healthcare infrastructure development in Lucknow

  The acquisition of Sahara Hospital marks the beginning of the company's plans to scale up its presence and investments in the region. The investment will also help in bringing in cutting-edge medical technology, including robotics, radiation therapy in oncology, transplants (liver, kidneys, bone marrow, heart, and lung transplants), and greater focus & impetus to nursing education.

  

• IPC issues alert on painkiller drug nimesulide over adverse reaction

  Pharma standards body Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert over nimesulide, saying the pill can trigger rashes on the skin (fixed drug eruption). It asked consumers and healthcare professionals to closely monitor the use of the drug and report any adverse reaction to the National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance Programme of India of the IPC.

  

• Insacog calls meet on Friday to assess rise in Covid cases

  Parts of North India have been seeing an increase in Covid-19 numbers for the last few days. Last week, Delhi recorded 63 new Covid-19 cases, the capital's highest daily total since May of last year. The last time the daily number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi exceeded 50 was in May 2023.

  

• Private hospitals say standardising rates will be catastrophic for sector

  Private hospitals express apprehensions over Supreme Court intervention to curb charges. There is wide variation in treatment cost between government and private healthcare facilities. Association of Healthcare Providers has raised concerns and urged Health Ministry to address the categorisation of establishments.

  

• Max Healthcare and Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, UK Collaborate to bring MRCOG program to North India

  The purpose of the partnership is to leverage the strengths of both organisations to promote and conduct training in obstetrics and gynaecology, assessment and certification of training in India.

  

• Early detection is important to improve breast cancer prognosis

  One of the biggest challenges to the timely treatment of breast cancer is delayed diagnosis. Approximately 59 per cent women in India get diagnosed when the condition has already spread outside the breast to nearby lymph nodes while 11 per cent get diagnosed when the cancer has spread to more distant parts of the body such as lungs, liver, or bones.

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• More than a mild irritant: Tread with caution if you have symptoms of flu

  According to doctors, H1N1, also called swine flu, has symptoms similar to seasonal flu, such as fever, cough, sore throat, bodyache, fatigue and headache. Like Covid-19, severe instances of H1N1 may result in complications such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

  

• Max Healthcare, IIM Kashipur partner to offer Post Graduate Executive Programme in Hospital Management

  The programme offers a comprehensive blend of theoretical concepts, practical case studies, and industry exposure, providing participants with a deep understanding of the healthcare industry.

  

• Three viruses behind Covid-like symptoms, testing key: Doctors

  India, which is also seeing a slight uptick in Covid cases, recorded 761 new cases on Friday and 12 deaths due to the viral disease. The number of active Covid-19 cases in the country came down marginally to 4,334 from 4,423 on Thursday. The JN.1 subvariant has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in India, accounting for more than 60% of the coronavirus cases in the country, according to people with knowledge of the matter.