Going abroad? First serve the country, doctors told
June 4th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The Indian government plans to bring a regulation to ensure doctors have a compulsory stint in the country especially in the rural sector, Minister of State ... Read more...
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Goa government’s PPP hospital project in trouble
June 16th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) The Goa government's decision to hand over a government-run district hospital to a private health care agency in public-private partnership (PPP) has hit rough weather.The ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals sign MoU with University College of London
May 21st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Private health care chain Apollo Hospitals has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University College, London, for collaboration in training and clinical research."The MoU ... Read more...
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Heavy drinking during pregnancy ‘ups premature birth risk’
April 11th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 11 (ANI): Previous studies have linked alcohol consumption during pregnancy to an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, and low birth weight.But how much alcohol can a woman safely ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indian-American doctor jailed for 8 years
February 26th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme that earlier resulted in a 15-year prison sentence ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor gets 15-year jail
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $43 million after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud and ... Read more...
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Two-day health strategy retreat concludes in Manesar
September 30th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Manesar, Sep. 30 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, ministry officials and experts have made several recommendations aimed at improving health care and family welfare services.The recommendations were ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor gets jail for $13 mn insurance fraud
August 12th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Chicago, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for defrauding the government's Medicare and 30 other public and private health ... Read more...
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UAE group to bring affordable healthcare to smaller Indian cities
July 1st, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 1 (IANS) A prominent woman-owned hospital group in the United Arab Emirates, begun by a woman who moved there from Nagpur, plans to bring affordable health care services ... Read more...
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