Category: Medicine

Habil Khorakiwala, founder and chairman, Wockhardt Synopsis Wockhardt’s Habil Khorakiwala has seen the most harrowing days. From a payment default…

India, home to the world’s largest low- and middle-income (LMIC) population, is now facing a weighty challenge — literally. It…

“It is a small emergency,” says Amit Bakshi, chairman of Ahmedabad-based drugmaker Eris Lifesciences. He points to the recent decision…

It is important for state-run health insurance to ensure more hospitals join to provide a safety net to the poor.

Genetic structure could hold some answers to the vexed issue of cancer. A reference set of genetic variants, specific to…

Getty Images Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) test, a rare disorder where the body’s immune system damages nerve Synopsis Guillain-Barré Syndrome is…

Cyril Konto, CEO, Ichnos Glenmark Innovation and Glenn Saldanha, CMD, Glenmark Pharma; image credit: Glenmark. Synopsis The drug has given…

Umang Vohra, Global CEO, Cipla. Will Cipla’s big bet work?; image credit: Company. Synopsis Millions of diabetes patients have to…

Private equity investors have been investing large sums of money in hospitals. Certain types of hospital chains are delivering healthy…

Navjot Singh Sidhu with wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu Synopsis Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed his wife’s advanced-stage cancer was cured through…

Doctors are grappling with a raft of unsparing hospital-acquired superbugs broadly known as anti-microbial resistance or AMR. Are bacterial infections…

Collage by Manali Ghosh Synopsis 23andMe, a pioneer in genetic testing, struggles to maintain its early success. As quickly as…

In the crosshairs of the latest controversy on whether a drug is spurious or “not of standard quality” is the…

We all know about ‘city that never sleeps’. Now, move over to a ‘world that never rests’. You are exhausted…

Is the pharma market, which is currently at INR2.17 lakh crore (USD25.8 billion), getting too crowded? While some industry experts…

Chaitanya Sarawate, president and CEO of GE HealthCare South Asia and managing director of Wipro GE Healthcare; image credit: company.…

Infertility, once shrouded in cultural taboos and superstition, has emerged as a critical health issue worldwide. In India, the narrative…

Doctor holding blood sample for mpox virus test Synopsis The mpox virus that started from Central Africa has now reached…

Kolkata woman PGT doctor rape-murder: Junior doctors hold protest in state-run hospitals Synopsis The tragic case in Kolkata’s RG Kar…

Synopsis Last year, Sun Pharma infused over INR4,688 crore to buy US-based Concert Pharma. That deal gave it rights to…

Visualisation by Sadhana Saxena via Ai Synopsis A recent animal study has proven green jackfruit flour’s potency in treating fatty…

Ranjan Pai is among India’s most influential investors. So, when he makes a move into senior care, it is time…

Dilip Shanghvi , founder, chairman and managing director, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. Synopsis Selling weight-loss drugs is an opportunity no…

Sarah McMullen, USFDA India director Synopsis In the past, many within the Indian pharma industry looked at US FDA audits…

Image credit: Compiled by Manali Ghosh via AI Synopsis Advent controlled-BSV has charted an exceptional turnaround over the last five…

Sudhir Srivastava (centre) with his expanding team at SS Innovations; image credit: SS Innovations Synopsis In an exclusive interaction with…

Japanese researchers are soon embarking on human clinical trials for a medicine that will help regrow teeth.

Shares of Sun Pharmaceuticals, India’s largest drug manufacturer, gained more than 50% over the last one year. In its latest…

Credit: illustration by Sadhana Saxena via Ai Synopsis Something as cool as a J-Labs can be a welcome step. From…

Rakesh Singh took on the tincture syndicate in Agra during his tenure as excise inspector between 2019-23; image credit: N…

As per a recent report in The Lancet, the incidence of prostate cancer is expected to double in India over…

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Illustration by Sadhana Saxena via AI. Synopsis Advent, which merged Suven Pharma with Cohance Lifesciences in February, looks to take…

Synopsis With an alarming rise in cancer diagnosis rate in India, especially among the younger cohort, timely screening and therapeutic…

An overlooked mental health challenge faced by new mothers. A powerful new drug could be critical in fighting back. It…

Getty Images Synopsis The new government notice tries to prevent the pharmaceutical companies from inducing doctors to prescribe their medicines…

Ranjit Shahani, former chief of Novartis Synopsis Ranjit Shahani will be remembered for his astute leadership and trademark calmness amid…

Officials from enforcement agencies with the accused charged with making and supplying spurious drugs; image credit: Telangana Drug Control Administration…

Chris Boerner, Global CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb; image credit: BMS Synopsis “We are building to be one of the fastest-growing…

As long-haul infections continue to surge, and climate change pushes ticks into new habitats, finding out the causes of these…

Getty Images Synopsis Orchid Pharma had outlicensed its experimental antibiotic drug to Allecra Therapeutics of Germany. After years of research…

The ImmunoACT team that worked on India’s first approved CAR-T therapy NexCAR 19; image courtesy: ImmunoACT Synopsis NexCAR 19, India’s…

Synopsis While Ramesh Juneja has led Mankind Pharma for three decades, his brother Rajeev kept in tow and took charge…

Illustration by Sadhana Saxena via AI Synopsis The recent successes of leading pharmaceutical products show that drug companies have been…

Maziar Mike Doustdar, executive VP, Novo Nordisk; image credit: Company Synopsis Novo Nordisk, the most valuable pharmaceutical company in the…

India’s smaller cities and hinterland remain a neglected lot even as five-star specialty hospitals flourish in the metros. To have…

Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, the Drug Controller General of India; image credit: Vikas Dandekar Synopsis The pharmaceutical industry, and the central…

Prof. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam(extreme right) with his team of senior scientists; image credit: IIT Madras Synopsis Using indigenous proprietary technology, scientists…

Three months ago, Robert M Califf, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) visited India to strengthen efforts…

With a population of less than 2.5 million, Gambia is a speck on the African map. Last week, however, it…

Cipla has become one of the favourite large-cap stocks of investors of late. Since the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020,…

Bhikaji Nirgun (on wheelchair), who underwent a heart transplant with Pravin Kulkarni (extreme left), the lead heart transplant surgeon at…

Last week, Global Health Ltd, the company which operates hospitals under the brand Medanta, made a strong debut on the…

A sharp surge in the number of diabetes patients, 77 million and counting, has turned India into a hotspot for…

Epidemic control workers wear PPE as they wait to remove medical waste from apartments where people who have tested positive…

Nandini Piramal, chairperson, Piramal Pharma; image courtesy of Piramal Pharma. Synopsis Piramal Pharma’s management is optimistic that with revenue growth…

An Indian nurse (L) collects a blood sample from a policeman using a glucometer at a free diabetic health check-up…

His name splits the Indian drug industry down the middle. Dinesh Thakur is either admired for his tireless zeal to…

Glenn Saldanha, managing director and CEO, Glenmark pharmaceuticals; image credit: Agencies Synopsis Coping with a tough US generics business and…

Canadian physician William Osler is said to have once remarked that medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art…

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is scaling new heights. After a setback in the US generic-drugs business, India’s largest drugmaker has gradually…

Dr. Rajendra Achyut Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Center. Synopsis Badwe, director of Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Centre, has reset the rules…

The convenience of ordering medicines online has attracted millions, especially the elderly. While it may have made life easier for…

Technicians fly a drone to deliver medical supplies during testing at Gauribidanur, near Banglore. Synopsis The use of drones in…

“I feel exhausted all the time.” Cheryl (name changed on the condition of anonymity), a 30-year-old artist from New Delhi,…

Workers unload cartons of a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine being delivered from India to Myanmar Synopsis The pandemic has catapulted India…

Shyam Bishen, chief of health and healthcare division, World Economic Forum; image credit: Twitter Synopsis The scars from the pandemic…

Synopsis At a conference last year, India’s new drug controller general Rajeev Raghuvanshi, who was then the scientific director at…

For most diabetics, an age-old challenge has been the inability to lose weight despite workouts. For millions of others, tweaking…

Dheeraj Jain, founder and MD, Redcliffe Labs; image credit: Redcliffe Labs Synopsis Having set itself a target to reach INR5,000…

Regulatory lapses have been hurting the industry since long. In several instances earlier, such issues had eroded the financials of…

Rajeev Juneja, Vice Chairman & Managing Director at Mankind Pharma Ltd. image courtesy: company. Synopsis Adopting a contrarian strategy, Mankind…

Dilip Jose, Managing Director and CEO at Manipal Hospitals Synopsis Of late, Manipal Health has been focusing on getting bigger…

Synopsis Ronapreve came as a boon at the peak of the Delta wave in 2021. But as the injection turned…

Concept by Vikas Dandekar and Muhabit ul haq. Synopsis The World Health Organization has lifted the emergency status of the…

Getty Images Synopsis Discussing sexual disorders is no longer a taboo. Young Indians are leading the way to bring out…

A bird flies past the logo of Sun Pharma installed on the facade of its corporate office in Mumbai, India.…

Synopsis Phages — microscopic viruses that infect bacteria — were discovered over a 100 years ago, and a small band…

Synopsis A recent study found that 101 million Indians are living with diabetes. From 70 million just four years ago,…

Healthtech company PharmEasy seems to finally be able to hold its head above water. The unicorn, which has been struggling…

Himanshu Gadgil, CEO, Enzene Biosciences; Enzene Biosciences in Pune; image credit: Enzene Synopsis Anti-cancer drugs are beyond the reach of…

Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, global CEO, Novo Nordisk; image credit: Company Synopsis Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, the CEO of Novo Nordisk, the…

By Jessica Hamzelou The baby baboon is wearing a mesh gown and appears to be sitting upright. “This little lady…

Nikhil Chopra, CEO, JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Image credit: Special Arrangement Synopsis When PE firm KKR took control of…

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Getty Images Synopsis The irreversible lung disease is affecting a large part of India’s population, especially the elderly. It is…

YK Hamied, non-executive chairman, Cipla Synopsis Cipla may be privately owned, but effectively it has been a ‘national asset’ —…

Apollo Hospital in Mumbai, India. Synopsis Strong financial and operational performance marked the last five years, a consolidation phase for…

Doctors have earned a place of reverence and high esteem in Indian society. They have been known to selflessly care…

Synopsis If Torrent Pharma were to acquire Cipla, which is 2.5 times its size in sales, it would be a…

Contract research and manufacturing company Syngene International has had a fabulous run this year. Its stock price has risen over…

“When I started practice in India about 30 years ago, I would see a person under 30 years or between…

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) take part in a mock drill to check preparations of Covid-19 facilities at…

Yan Chow, global healthcare leader, Automation Anywhere Synopsis The healthcare industry is on the verge of a transformation due to…

Getty Images Mark Cuban. Synopsis Most of the large Indian pharma companies earn a big chunk of their revenue by…

Cyriac Abby Philips, popular on X as Liverdoc, has waged an unyielding battle against alternative medicines like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani…

Liver specialist Cyriac Abby Philips says there are no approved medicines for treating NASH or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Synopsis November 14…

Cui Xiaotian, Zhao Jinzhao, Zhou Xinda, Hua Ang, Chengxi, Tan Chen, and Han Wei Liu Ping, a 25-year-old living in…

Synopsis Improving financials of hospital chains, future growth prospects of the sector itself have attracted investors to hospital stocks. But…