The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces publication of a study in EClinicalMedicine (an open access peer-reviewed clinical journal published by The Lancet, one of the world’s most respected medical journals) on efficacy of Russian Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine (the first component of Sputnik V vaccine) […]
Year: 2021
NGO Smile Train India Celebrates Poshan Maah, Brings Focus On Specialized Nutritional Care For Children With Cleft Lip And Palate
NGO Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft organization, and its network of 140+ partner hospitals across India announced the launch of their month-long Cleft Nutrition Awareness and Outreach Campaign to celebrate Poshan Maah. The organization plans to bring focus on and educate both parents and medical communities about the special […]
JAIN Online and Apollo MedSkills Collaborate to Create Skilled Workforce for the Healthcare Sector
JAIN Online, promoted by JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) and Apollo MedSkills Limited, the skilling division of Apollo Hospitals Group, has collaborated to offer a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management and an Advanced Certification Program in Healthcare Management for aspirants seeking to fast-track their career in the healthcare sector. The […]
MedAlliance Announces First Patient Enrolled in the 3,300 Patient Landmark Sirolimus DEB vs DES Study
MedAlliance is pleased to announce the enrollment of the first patient in the ground-breaking coronary randomized controlled study “SELUTION DeNovo”. This study utilizes SELUTION SLR™, a novel sirolimus drug-eluting balloon [DEB], versus a limus drug-eluting stent [DES]. This is the largest DEB study ever initiated, with over 3,300 patients to […]
BunkerFit Closes Seed Round, Poised To Take Off – India’s only FREE Integrated Vernacular Health & Wellness App
BunkerFit, India’s only free to use Health & Wellness app, announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount from private investors. The start-up has seen participation from Airtel, Umang Bedi (Daily Hunt), Rohit Malik (ex-Red Fort Capital), Vivek Khemka (Egon Zehnder), Sudhir Singh Dungarpur (Big Four), Dinesh Anand (Grant […]
AstraZeneca, EU agree to end legal proceedings over the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN), a British–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, has announced an agreement between the Company and the European Commission has been reached that puts an end of the legal proceedings over the execution of the Advance Purchase Agreement for the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]). Under […]
Sanofi to add Rezurock™ to its transplant portfolio with the acquisition of Kadmon Holdings, Inc.
Sanofi (EPA: SAN), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, has announced it signed a definitive merger agreement with Kadmon Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KDMN), a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets transformative therapies for disease areas of significant unmet medical needs. The acquisition supports Sanofi’s strategy to continue to […]
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital becomes the First Hospital in the Country to have completed 10000 Implant Surgeries
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital announced the successful completion of 10000 teeth implant surgeries with an average success rate of 99.6% which is highest in the country; A milestone in the history of Implantology department in the country. The hospital also announced that the team had performed 10000th surgery on 7th September […]
Leading Orthopedic Surgeons at UNOVA Hip & Knee Center Leverage Exclusive Process to Improve Outpatient Total Joint Replacement Outcomes
Total knee replacement became eligible for Medicare payment in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) setting in 2020, and Medicare added total hip replacements to its approved outpatient ASC list in 2021. Drs. J. Mandume Kerina and Thomas Hatton McCoy, orthopedic surgeons leading the UNOVA Hip & Knee Center in Lady […]
Healthpointe Aims to Beat Post-COVID Conditions Through COVID Recovery Program
As medical professionals around the world learn more about COVID-19 and its long-term effects, the need to treat these lasting symptoms becomes ever more pressing. Healthpointe, a multidisciplinary medical group with locations all around Southern California, has started the COVID Recovery Program with the intention of helping treat the lingering symptoms of […]
