Tag: Healthcare
B R Shetty’s NMC depends on $250mn debt for survival
According to analysts, B R Shetty's struggling NMC Health's survival prospects could depend on the company raising around $250 million in debt as it...
Virtual Reality crucial for psychiatry; Studies
As the potential of virtual reality (VR) to treat diseases and phobias such as Alzheimer's and arachnophobia grows, mass adoption will dramatically boost its...
Americans to get free COVID vaccines; Deal with Pfizer and BioNTech...
The United States government has reached into an agreement worth $1.95 billion with US-based vaccine maker Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech to produce...
Qatar invests in vaccine-maker CureVac
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired an undisclosed percentage of stake in German biotech company CureVac during its participation at the biotech firm's $126...
COVID vaccine launch in 2020 possible? Lead developer hints so
Sarah Catherine Gilbert, a British vaccinologist and lead developer of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate has suggested that their vaccine could be rolled...
Good News for B R Shetty’s NMC Health; Potential Buyer lines...
Emerging reports suggest that Abu Dhabi based investment group Yas Holding is looking to buy a portion of the biggest private provider of healthcare in...
Oxford COVID vaccine works; What happens next?
As per the newly released data published in the medical journal The Lancet, a potential coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University has produced...
Afgan girls lead COVID fight with technology to build low-cost ventilators
In the Eastern Afghan city of Herat, the members of the prize-winning all-girls robotics team of Afghanistan used to say they were on a...
