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Medikabazaar launches “Make in India” digital X-ray, C-Arm, Mobile DR and digital detector systems
The launch supports the government's Make in India initiative and is aimed at making essential imaging technology more accessible across hospitals and diagnostic centers, especially in underserved regions
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August 2025
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MedTech: India’s next big export story
Himanshu Baid, Managing Director, Poly Medicure Ltd highlights that India has a tremendous opportunity to emerge as a global MedTech hub. Unlocking this potential will require fostering high-tech innovation and quality consciousness, underpinned by a sharpened strategic focus to position India at the forefront of the global MedTech landscape
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August 2025
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Unified by care: How UniHealth-UMC Hospitals Group are redefining healthcare across borders
UniHealth - UMC Hospitals Group is a diversified and rapidly growing healthcare organisation with a strong operational footprint across East Africa
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August 2025
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Revolutionising urinalysis: How automation is transforming vital diagnostic tool
Shobhit Jain, Sr. Manager, Product-Clinical Chemistry & Urinalysis, Sysmex India Pvt Ltd talks about the need for automation in urinalysis
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August 2025
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Transforming healthcare through digitisation, cloud and AI
Express Healthcare and Express Computer, in collaboration with SAP, brought together influential CXOs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, and heads of digital transformation from hospitals and diagnostic networks to explore how cloud, data intelligence, and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the future of healthcare. Excerpts from these discussions...
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August 2025
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Still importing medical products and consumables? Here's why you should consider manufacturing locally with Ami Polymer
India's medical device industry is witnessing remarkable growth, with a projected market size of USD 50 billion by 2030. However, despite the booming domestic ecosystem and advanced manufacturing capabilities, a significant share of medical-grade silicone and plastic components are still being imported. This dependency leads to longer lead times, higher costs, and supply chain disruptions — all of which can be avoided by partnering with Indian manufacturer like Ami Polymer Pvt. Ltd.
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August 2025
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Tech trends: Shaping the future of radiation therapy
Malti Sachdev, SVP and Head Varian India-A Siemens Healthineers Company shares insights on how cutting-edge technologies like Al, advanced imaging, and adaptive therapy are redefining the landscape of radiation therapy in India and globally
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August 2025
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Precision in every pulse: Aster's Cath Lab elevates care with Canon’s Alphenix Biplane
In a field where every millimeter counts and every second matters, neurointervention demands nothing less than technological precision, clinical expertise, and visionary leadership. Rising to meet this challenge, Aster International Institute of Neurosciences at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, has established a cutting-edge neuro catheterisation lab equipped with Canon Medical’s Alphenix Biplane DSA system — a move poised to redefine standards of care in India’s neurovascular landscape. Spearheaded by renowned neurosurgeon and neurointerventionist Dr Swaroop Gopal, this strategic upgrade marks the beginning of a new chapter in advanced stroke care, complex aneurysm treatment, and minimally invasive brain interventions. At the intersection of innovation, training, and patient-centric design, Aster and Canon are not just delivering better outcomes — they’re shaping the future of neuro care
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August 2025
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GEARING UP FOR THE SILVER STORK AGE
As intentional motherhood becomes the norm, a new demographic shift is quietly reshaping maternal care, fertility preservation, and insurance frameworks. Express Healthcare examines how healthcare players are responding to the implications of advanced maternal age pregnancies
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August 2025
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Technology is now an integral part of how we deliver healthcare
Vinod P. Chanrai has recently taken over as Chairman of Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre. In an interaction with Kalyani Sharma, he shares his key priorities for the future, including the further integration of technology and innovation into the hospital's operations, and more
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August 2025
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IIHMR University's annual convocation 2025 felicitates 423 graduates, highlights global recognition and academic excellence
Showcasing a powerful reflection of women's empowerment in the healthcare landscape, the annual convocation at IIHMR University marked a milestone, with 58 per cent of the graduates being women, a strong sign of progress in healthcare education
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August 2025
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Redefining operational security: Effective enforcement strategies for IoT environments
Navaneeth Krishnan C, CEO, Sanrad Infotech highlights that the biggest obstacle to loT security enforcement is the enormous \"attack surface\" that hundreds or thousands of linked devices produce and hence effective access management techniques and network segmentation are essential
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August 2025
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Integration of AI and automation into ultrasound technology enhances diagnostic accuracy and streamlines workflows
Anup Kumar Ramachandran, Business Head — Ultrasound, GE HealthCare South Asia, in an interaction with Express Healthcare, emphasises how technology has revolutionised healthcare in India. He also highlights how GE HealthCare is driving this transformation through innovations such as the VScan Air CL — a wireless, handheld ultrasound device that seamlessly combines portability with advanced imaging capabilities
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August 2025
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Healthcare Communication In India
Dr Alexander Thomas, President, Association of Healthcare Providers - India (AHPI) and Divya Alexander, Research Consultant, in a first of a series provide detailed insights on healthcare communication that explores its different aspects in an Indian context
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March 2020
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The growth story
Himanshu Baid, Managing Director, Poly Medicure elucidates on how Poly Medicure has served the medical fraternity for over 22 years and owns more than 215 patents and continues to file new patents for new technologies and devices they are developing with the help of its R&D team
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March 2020
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Main objective of Indian Joint Registry is to help patient safety, bring stability to the market
In the wake of several patients suffering from the impact of faulty hip implants, it is vital that India has a national joint registry to track such patients and avoid future episodes. Richard Armstrong, Head, Health Registries, Northgate Public Services tells Viveka Roychowdhury about the response to the Indian Joint Registry
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March 2020
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UNDERSTANDING THE RELEVANCE OF HEALTHCARE RESEARCH
India as a nation has followed the west for decades when it comes to research-based treatments. The sun is fast setting on this methodology and there is a massive need to invest in healthcare research in the country
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March 2020
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I have witnessed the steady technical advances in ultrasound
Dr BS Rama Murthy, Consultant Radiologist, Srinivasa Ultrasound Scanning Centre and Chief Patron, Medical Ultrasound Society of Karnataka, Coordinator – Fetal Foundation of India, talks about the evolution of ultrasound and how foetal imaging has improved over the years, in an interaction with Express Healthcare
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March 2020
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Radiology has a bright future and has been at the forefront of healthcare
Radiology has a major role to play when it comes to healthcare. Dr Piyush Saxena, Consultant Radiologist and Chief of MR imaging, Vishesh Hospital and Diagnostics, Indore, MP in an exclusive conversation with Express Healthcare disscuses the impact of radiology on healthcare and how newer innovations from GE Healthcare has helped improve healthcare delivery as well as patient comfort
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March 2020
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The Pill For India's Ailing Medical Eductaion System
Medical education in India is mired with a host of controversies and is trudging along a rough path.
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February 2020
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RED INITIATIVE - Canon Medical / Erbis Engineering conducts CME programmes on CTO-PCIs in Chennai
Invites renowned Japanese cardiac interventionist, Dr Kinzo Ueda to India to share his experiences and insights with cardiologists at Apollo Hospitals and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
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February 2020
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Roche Diagnostics partners with SRL Dr Avinash Phadke Lab
Roche’s first partner for cobas pro solution is SRL Dr Avinash Phadke Lab in Mumbai. The solution promises to offer greater automation, flexibility and simplified workflow to support better clinical outcomes for patients
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February 2020
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Pharmacogenomics- Essential to end the era of trial and error medicine
Chandni Luthra, Co-Founder, FutureMed elucidates on the impact that trial and error has had on patients earlier, but in today's age adverse drug reactions is considered to be the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and has almost doubled in India in the last three years
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February 2020
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'We keep five principles in mind when designing any healthcare-related app'
Tech adoption in the Indian healthcare industry is growing significantly however, many times products which are designed to be technically efficient remains unattained from a patient's understanding perspective. Sharan Grandigae, Founder and CEO, Redd Experience Design talks about the issues in the healthcare sector, particularly in the software vertical and differentiates the patients requirements in healthcare industry vs food or any other industry, to Usha Sharma
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February 2020
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Gandhinagar hosts 73rd Annual Conference of IRIA and Asian Radiology Forum
IRIA2020 witnessed top leaders and experts from the national and international radiology fraternity come together to discuss on ideas and issues crucial to the sector.Express Healthcare presents exclusive coverage of the key highlights and excerpts of some vital sessions held at the event this year
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February 2020
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'To end the HIV pandemic, we must continue to outthink this virus'
Mary Rodgers,‘virus hunter’, Principal Scientist and Head, Abbott Global Surveillance Center explains to Viveka Roychowdhury the importance of tracking virus mutations in HIV and viral hepatitis across the world to update their diagnostic tests
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February 2020
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Insurers, private hospitals need to formulate policy to address concerns of all stakeholders in India: Report
Currently, there are disparities in pricing of surgical procedures by private healthcare facilities
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January 2020
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INDIAN HEALTHCARE 2030 AND BEYOND
The year 2019 has been a difficult phase for India'shealthcare sector. The sector experienced some headwinds, with regulators bringing in stringent policy interventions such as price cap for med devices and conducted surprise raids for quality checks etc.
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January 2020
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TISS, School of Health Systems Studies organise “Clairvoyance”in Mumbai
The theme of the conference was “An ode to health: charting the course, navigating the future”
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January 2020
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High demand for cancer treatment, screening and patient care devices in Mumbai: Medikabazaar survey
Spike in demand primarily across Andheri (W), Parel and Sion, according to the 2019 survey mapping the demand for medical devices in the region
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