Medicare News
Health ministry bats for govt insurance scheme to cover liver, heart transplants
The Indian health ministry proposes to include liver and heart transplants in the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY insurance scheme to address the low organ transplant rates in the country.
3 min read06:46 PM ISTDrug regulator pushes for Braille labelling on medicines
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.
3 min read10:05 AM ISTExperts call for tracking source, transmission of new covid cases
On Thursday, India registered a 4866 active covid-19 cases. The government has advised the public to practise hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and avoid crowded places when unwell.
3 min read5 Jun 2025Centre asks states to ramp up healthcare preparedness as covid cases rise
India reported a spike in covid-19 infections, with 864 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, according to data shared by the Union health ministry.
2 min read4 Jun 2025India's drug regulator plans overhaul of Schedule H for prescription medicines
Schedule H includes drugs that cannot be purchased or sold on retail without a doctor’s prescription. This overhaul will involve updating the list of prescription drugs by incorporating new medicines and formulations that have been introduced in the market in the recent past.
3 min read4 Jun 2025HealthQuad to raise $300 million third fund amidst reorganization
The new fund comes at a time when there is a split in the general partners that manage HealthQuad.
2 min read30 May 2025Global expansion can't come at the expense of India biz : Practo’s Shashank N.D.
Founded in 2008 by Shashank and Abhinav Lal, Practo started off as a doctor appointment booking platform. Over the years, it added surgery care and software services for hospitals to its portfolio. Practo has raised nearly $200 million till date.
4 min read28 May 2025Healthcare investor Quadria raises $1.1 billion for Fund III, exceeds target
For the first time, Quadria has raised around 10% of the fund from Indian investors, including family offices, insurance companies and corporates, Amit Varma, co-founder and managing partner of Quadria Capital, said.
2 min read27 May 2025ICMR gets a breakthrough in attempts to develop first indigenous Nipah virus medicine
There is no vaccine against the Nipah virus, which has a mortality rate of 40-70%.
4 min read16 May 2025Govt directs all airports, seaports and land ports to take vector borne diseases surveillance measures
The diseases include dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever among others. India experiences a large number of deaths due to vector-borne diseases.
2 min read14 May 2025