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WHO cites TB threat
World Health Organization and Global Fund cite tuberculosis threat Urgent need for US$ 1.6 billion a year in international financing to prevent spread of disease WHO and the Global Fund to Fight...
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New online programme aims to curtail diabetes
Omada Health, a San Francisco based company, has launched its flagship online product, called Prevent, which is aimed at tackling diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. It cost...
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Patient resistance, ill-preparedness send most doc cessation attempts up in...
Despite intricate knowledge of the dangers of smoking tobacco, an online survey from the likes of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) finds that most physicians shy away...
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Novartis loses Indian patent case
India’s Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug, Glivec. The Swiss drugmaker had been denied a patent by Indian authorities on the grounds that the...
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Glivec developer Brian Druker hails SC ruling
Big Pharma found little support from the small guy on the street as the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to reject patent claims of the drug maker Novartis for its celebrated cancer medicine Glivec...
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Merck files appeal against Delhi high court’s interim order
US pharmaceutical major Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) has filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging its single bench order refusing to grant interim relief to it on a patent row against...
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NAC Favours Universal Health Coverage
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) accepted its Working Groups recommendations on universal health coverage (UHC) on Friday: these will soon be communicated to the government. As for...
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Usability The top challenge in healthcare big data analytics
The Healthcare Analytics Market is expected to reach $18.7 billion by 2020 from $5.8 billion in 2015, sharesUdai Kumar,CEO & President, OHUM Healthcare Solutions with Elets News Network (ENN) As a...
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Violence against healthcare providers: A disturbing trend in India
Violence against doctors and healthcare providers in India has been on the rise in recent years. Doctors, nurses and paramedics are today putting their lives at risk in the course of duty because they...
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