The global medical affairs outsourcing market, valued at $1.85b in 2024, is projected to reach $2.83b by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%, according to Research and Markets. The…
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Health inflation jumps 7.5% in 2023
CMS Analysts have published a new analysis of healthcare costs, finding that healthcare inflation rose significantly in 2023, to 7.5 percent. Significantly, hospital cost inflation leaped from 3.2 percent in 2022 to…
Aarogyasri dues reach ₹1,000cr; Telangana hospitals threaten to stop service
Telangana Arogyasri Network Hospitals have warned the state government that they will stop providing services under the Arogyasri scheme from January 10 unless their pending dues are cleared. The hospitals are facing…
DoB asks researchers, scientists, clinicians to collaborate on cardiovascular health
The Department of Biotechnology has invited researchers, scientists and clinicians to collaborate in multicentric projects focusing on ‘Cardiovascular health and diseases’ as part of chronic and lifestyle disease program. The aim is…
MP flags off 66 MMUs
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav flagged off 66 mobile medical units under the ‘PM Janman Yojana’ from CM Residence on Monday. The mobile units will be operational in over 1000 villages and will…
PMC fails to use ₹7.5cr CSR funds collected during pandemic
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is receiving flak for its failure to utilize ₹7.5 crore collected under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the Covid-19 pandemic. These funds, donated by various companies to…
HMPV: Gujarat sets up isolation wards in 3 cities
Isolation wards have been created in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Rajkot civil hospitals as a precautionary measure after Gujarat registered its first case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) — a respiratory illness with flu-like…
Tubi hits 97 million users, shaking up FAST streaming race
Tubi experienced strong momentum in 2024, with Fox Corporation’s free ad-supported streamer reaching 97 million monthly active users, with over 10 billion hours streamed during the calendar year. “Tubi’s momentum is growing…
Discovery+ prices go up by a dollar in first hike by streaming service this year
Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming platform Discovery+ is increasing its monthly subscription price by $1, the company said on Tuesday, becoming the first streaming service to raise rates in the new year. Last…
V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO Chairman, succeeding S Somanath
Rocket scientist V Narayanan was on Tuesday appointed Secretary of the Department of Space, succeeding S Somanath, who will complete his tenure next week. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved…