Chronic diseases on the rise in urban India: Report

Practo, a leading healthcare platform, has recently released the second edition of its Annual Healthcare Map of India, which shows […]

Bayer AG to sell Diabetes Care Business to Panasonic for US$ 1.1 Billion

German pharmaceutical group Bayer AG has signed an agreement with Panasonic Healthcare Holdings to sell its diabetes care business, for […]

Flash Glucose Monitoring System for Better Diabetes Management

A professional version of flash glucose monitoring system was launched by Abbott. It is an glucose assessment tool that fundamentally […]

Apollo Opens Diabetes Care at Oman

Asias largest healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals Group has joined hands with IMC Muscat to provide quality diabetes care in the […]

Gujarat Health Agencies Start Special Project to Combat Diabetes

Several health-related agencies supported by the Gujarat health department will jointly work on a first-of-its-kind project to discover and manage […]

Electronic medical records improve diabetes care in study

Diabetics treated by doctors who use electronic medical records have better quality of care regardless of what type of insurance they have than those whose practitioners use paper records, a study showed.

Maxivision merges with Medfort Hospitals

Medfort Hospitals Pvt. Ltd (Medfort), India

Maxivision merges with Medfort Hospitals

Medfort Hospitals Pvt. Ltd announced the merger with Maxivision Eye Hospitals (Maxivision), a renowned eye care chain headquartered in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

“PPP model is important for improving the current healthcare scenario in India” : Gaurav Malhotra, CEO – Medfort Hospital

Medfort Hospitals is providing superior healthcare services by offering compassionate patient care and clinical excellence in

Mobile Phone software helps improve diabetes management

Software added to basic cell phones can help patients with diabetes significantly reduce a key measure of blood sugar over one year.

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[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

MV Hospital is India�s First Hospital for Diabetes, situated at Royapuram, Chennai. It was established by late Prof. M. Viswanathan, Doyen of Diabetology in India, in 1954 as a general hospital.

Novo Nordisk launches Victoza In India

Victoza, a revolutionary new treatment for type 2 diabetes has recently launched by Novo Nordisk, one of the leading healthcare companies in diabetes care.

ICICI Pru-Life launches package for diabetes patients

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, recently announced the launch of Diabetes Care Active, a unique long-term health insurance plan, combined with a customized wellness program, created exclusively for Type II diabetics and pre-diabetics.