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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Healthcare

India’s draft guidelines on biosimilar drugs can make treatments more accessible, affordable

Though India has built a robust domestic biosimilar market, its international presence and the ability to lower prices as compared to small molecule generics remain limited.

Wait time for non-emergency surgeries at AIIMS Delhi can stretch up to 2 yrs—Centre in Rajya Sabha

In a written reply to a Parliament query, health ministry cited heavy patient load as the reason, adding that critical & emergency surgeries are being prioritised & conducted without delay.

Jeune Health, SugarStrings, Humors Tech—know the healthcare innovations backed by BITS Pilani Conquest

BITS Pilani's start-up accelerator Conquest supports a new generation of founders through a zero-cost, zero-equity model, helping reimagine healthcare.

Samsung signs agreement to buy US-based company Xealth to expand its mobile healthcare services

The South Korean company aims for a 'synergy between Samsung’s advanced technology & Xealth’s digital health platform,' linking care providers & patients.

Delhi set to roll out Ayushman Bharat, but big pvt hospitals aren’t keen. What’s holding them back

The scheme offers free health coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family annually for economically weaker groups. So far, 66 hospitals in Delhi have joined the programme.

SubscriberWrites: Golden years, silver challenges–Can India’s elderly shape the future?

Rural seniors might appear healthier on paper—diabetes at 8.3 percent and hypertension at 29.8 percent—but far too many go undiagnosed due to scarce healthcare services.

From cancer to diabetic retinopathy, how AIIMS is betting big on AI to aid in diagnostics

Arogya Aarohan app & other AI-driven tools are being tested for early detection of diseases as part of Rs 300-cr initiative spearheaded by AIIMS. But AI hasn’t replaced doctors yet.

Putting state-run hospitals in private hands is an ongoing experiment. It doesn’t always pan out

In Part 1 of this two-part series, ThePrint looked at Madhya Pradesh government’s attempt to implement a PPP model across 12 district hospitals and...

UP & Kerala have highest out-of-pocket health costs. Inpatient care lion’s share of national spend

Out-of-pocket expenditure is key indicator of level of financial protection available towards healthcare payments. National Health Accounts is in its 9th edition.

Robots are being used for remote care of patients. They are transforming healthcare

A Boston-based start-up claims to have completed the first fully robotic dental procedure using fully automated dental technologies, including AI analysis of data.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.