Health Sector

By decoupling real estate from care delivery, Superhealth Hospital hopes to offer affordable VIP care.

The life sciences investor is increasing ticket sizes and doubling down on speciality care and healthcare services as India emerges as a key deployment market in Asia.

Skyrocketing whey prices and import dependencies are forcing Indian protein companies to add plant-based alternatives and form institutional partnerships. Despite the margin squeeze, the market continues to expand as protein shifts from a niche gym supplement to a mainstream household staple.

The dip in seasonal infections during the quarter was offset by growth in specialty therapies cardiac, oncology, neurosciences, gastroenterology and orthopaedics, which remain a key focus area for the hospital chain.

In a country with limited public spaces for exercising or sports, Lounge explores what it would take to turn our cities and towns into hubs for healthy living

India’s top drug regulator is considering Braille labeling on medicine packaging to aid 4.95 million blind and 70 million visually impaired citizens and combat counterfeits.

India's top medical research body will review this drug after it was withdrawn or had its use curtailed in several countries due to safety concerns. Experts say that prolonged use of Nimesulide can adversely affect liver and kidney, and can also interfere with fertility.

Late detection is a big problem in India, with screening hesitancy a behavioural barrier. A national policy that normalizes and widens routine cancer checks would lower treatment costs and save lives.