Healthcare

Competition Commission approves Curefit Healthcare restructuring deal

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Competition Commission approves Curefit Healthcare restructuring deal

New Delhi, The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday cleared a multi-layered restructuring transaction involving Curefit Healthcare, Cultfit Healthcare, Curefit Services, and Fitness First Luxembourg SCA, according to a release. Curefit Healthcare is involved in the development of suitable IT-enabled technologies and intellectual property in the fitness and healthcare sector. “The proposed combination includes the … Read more

Tamil Nadu expands Naan Mudhalvan initiative to healthcare

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Tamil Nadu expands Naan Mudhalvan initiative to healthcare

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) is set to expand its flagship Naan Mudhalvan programme to students pursuing Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, to enhance employability in the healthcare sector. As part of this new initiative, students will receive specialised training … Read more

Beyond the Digital Band-Aid: How Integrated Platforms and Vertical Expertise Will Forge India’s Healthcare Future

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Beyond the Digital Band-Aid: How Integrated Platforms and Vertical Expertise Will Forge India’s Healthcare Future

By Vijaykumar Rajendran India’s healthcare sector is undergoing rapid expansion. Public health expenditure has doubled over the last decade, private investment in digital health solutions is at an all-time high, and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has laid the groundwork for a truly national digital health ecosystem through millions of ABHA IDs and linked … Read more

Suffolk mum’s campaign to get son access to healthcare services

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Suffolk mum’s campaign to get son access to healthcare services

Alice Cunninghamin Brandeston Richard Knights/BBC Chantal Chaervey has struggled for years to get her son with cerebral palsy access to healthcare services since he turned 18 When Chantal Chaervey’s son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18, she did not imagine she would be fighting four years on to change this. As … Read more

Qualtrics to buy healthcare tech firm Press Ganey in $6.75 billion deal

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Qualtrics to buy healthcare tech firm Press Ganey in .75 billion deal

Bengaluru: AI-powered customer survey software maker Qualtrics has agreed to buy healthcare market research company Press Ganey Forsta in a $6.75 billion deal, both companies said on Monday. The deal comes at a time when tech giants are racing to secure proprietary datasets to train their artificial intelligence models. The deal would give Qualtrics access … Read more

Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare

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Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare

Wes Streeting has ruled out introducing value added tax (VAT) on private healthcare at the forthcoming Budget. It comes after newspaper reports that the Treasury was looking at bringing private healthcare services within scope of the sales tax. But asked whether this was under consideration, the health secretary told BBC Breakfast: “it’s not happening”. It … Read more

F&O Talk| Nifty slides nearly 3% to erase 60% of 3-week gains; 6 red sessions push index near 24,400. Is 24k next? Sudeep Shah explains

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F&O Talk| Nifty slides nearly 3% to erase 60% of 3-week gains; 6 red sessions push index near 24,400. Is 24k next? Sudeep Shah explains

Equity markets witnessed sharp selling pressure this week, with benchmark indices plunging over 2.5%, snapping a three-week winning streak. Sentiment remained weak from the outset, and selling momentum accelerated in the final session. As a result, both Nifty and Sensex closed near their weekly lows, at 24,654.70 and 80,426.46, respectively. Global trade tensions dictated market … Read more

India’s healthcare future hinges on data: Experts call for curation, sharing, and AI adoption

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India’s healthcare future hinges on data: Experts call for curation, sharing, and AI adoption

New Delhi: India’s healthcare odyssey will be defined not by the amount of data it generates but by how effectively that data is cleaned, curated, and applied. This was the unanimous view of experts at a panel discussion on India’s Healthcare Odyssey: Navigating the Future with AI and Next-Gen Tech. Moderated by Prof. Anurag Agrawal, … Read more

Smallcap multibagger defence stock surges 20% after Rs 95-crore BrahMos order win

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Smallcap multibagger defence stock surges 20% after Rs 95-crore BrahMos order win

Shares of Jaykay Enterprises Ltd jumped 20% to hit the day’s high of Rs 193 per share on the BSE on September 18, after its step-down subsidiary, Allen Reinforced Plastics Limited, secured a fresh order from BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. The order, valued at about Rs 94.45 crore including GST, is for the manufacture of … Read more