Role of Conversational AI in Healthcare and Pharma industry – ET HealthWorld

Role of Conversational AI in Healthcare and Pharma industry – ET HealthWorld

By Gaurav Singh The technology has been evolving at a breaking-neck speed and has transformed how consumers interact with brands. Artificial intelligence is being actively used to streamline processes. In addition to chat, conversational AI and voice-activated chatbots powered by AI are emerging as alternate support systems that can simplify the complexities of human speech. … Read more

How can blockchain offer solutions to challenges in the healthcare industry: EU report – ET HealthWorld

How can blockchain offer solutions to challenges in the healthcare industry: EU report – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi : The wide-ranging utilities and potential of the blockchain industry are now undisputed and are being explored and researched constantly to address the problems of various sectors. A report titled ‘Blockchain Applications in the Healthcare Sector’ published by EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum in April 2022 has taken a comprehensive account of the … Read more

Draft rubber bill proposes one-time registration, removal of some archaic provisions

Draft rubber bill proposes one-time registration, removal of some archaic provisions

To promote ease of doing business and growth of the sector, the draft rubber bill has proposed a series of steps, including replacement of periodic licensing with one-time registration, removal of permission requirement for possession of natural rubber and laying down clear procedures for inspection. The commerce ministry has proposed the repeal of decades-old laws … Read more

Rapidly growing health-tech industry bridges gaps in India’s healthcare ecosystem – ET HealthWorld

rapidly growing health tech industry bridges gaps in india s healthcare ecosystem

By Raviteja Dodda The rapid adoption of technology, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, is proving to be a big ‘booster dose’ for the country’s healthcare ecosystem, steering it towards unprecedented digital transformation and innovation. For long, the healthcare industry has been focused on offering treatment after the onset of a disease or when complications arise. … Read more

Industry to Sebi: Defer rule that bars Chairman, MD from being related

photo

Corporate India has renewed its demand that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) stay the implementation of the provision that makes it mandatory for the chairman and managing director of a large listed company to not be related to each other. It has asked the capital markets regulator to either make this provision, … Read more

How ransomware affected the health industry in 2021 – ET HealthWorld

how ransomware affected the health industry in 2021

by Robert MacDonald In 2021, hospital systems have been under pressure while facing the combination of COVID-19 cases and ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks are not new in the health industry. However, this year was the first time that these attacks caused real patient harm, according to a study by the United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure … Read more

Zerodha will disrupt asset management like it did broking: Nithin Kamath

photo

Mumbai: Zerodha, India’s largest retail broker, will disrupt the asset management industry akin to what it did in the broking business, said its founder and chief executive officer Nithin Kamath. Zerodha received a go-ahead from the market regulator to launch a mutual fund in September this year. “Most of the fund managers today are unable … Read more

Technology is paving way for Digital Transformation in the healthcare industry – ET HealthWorld

technology is paving way for digital transformation in the healthcare industry

By Sandeep Bhambure The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the healthcare sector in India, bringing to light the social inequities within the industry. It has highlighted the urgent need to address these issues in order to stabilize as well as strengthen the overall system and drive the growth in the healthcare sector. This also accelerated … Read more

Evolving technologies that are shaping the IVF industry in India – ET HealthWorld

evolving technologies that are shaping the ivf industry in india

By Dr Kishore Pandit Rising lifestyle related issues along with the hustle and bustle of daily life have had a significant impact on health, particularly on the fertility potential of young men and women. It is ironic that millions of Indians suffer from infertility in a country with such a large population. Infertility is a … Read more

US speciality biz, India rebound help Sun Pharma shine in Q2

photo

The management intends to ramp up the speciality business to a reasonable scale before allocating investments in new areas. Synopsis India business, contributing a third of the company’s consolidated revenues, grew on the back of a recovery in non-Covid drug therapies leading to gains for the industry leader. The market is gradually moving back to … Read more