Offer An Article

Pandemic Latest News

digital health

New monovalent COVID-19 vaccines approved in US; The latest health stories from around the world

After the US Food and Drug Administration authorized new monovalent COVID vaccines on early last week, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices backed the decision a day later with a nearly unanimous vote in favour of universal XBB-containing shots. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996378?  Reports of a mutating virus and COVID hospitalisations of about 17,000 people a …

New monovalent COVID-19 vaccines approved in US; The latest health stories from around the world Read More »

Exclusive interview: THB co-founder and CEO Akansh Khurana

Recently, Health Issues India had the opportunity to interview Mr Akansh Khurana, co-founder, and chief executive officer, of THB. THB (short for Technology, Healthcare, and Big Data Analytics), formerly known as “The Healthy Billion”, was founded by Akansh Khurana, Rajesh Pachar, and Rohit Kumar in 2015 to drive clinical insights and research that enables positive patient …

Exclusive interview: THB co-founder and CEO Akansh Khurana Read More »

Amazon continues entry into e-pharmacy market

Tuesday saw tech giant Amazon consolidate its entry into the e-pharmacy market, a major driver of the digital healthcare sector. Regarded as one of the most powerful technology companies in the world, the move by Amazon in the United States was described by the Associated Press as “shaking up another industry.” As of Tuesday, consumers …

Amazon continues entry into e-pharmacy market Read More »

Democratising healthcare: Gil Bashe talks to HII

Often, we discuss whether or not we can afford to fund healthcare. Rarely do we discuss whether or not we can afford disease. This sentiment is expressed by Gil Bashe, Managing Partner, Global Health at Finn Partners, in his interview with Health Issues India. You can watch the interview here. Mr Bashe, a veteran of …

Democratising healthcare: Gil Bashe talks to HII Read More »

PandemiCast XIV: Why we need to pay attention to telehealth and telemedicine

In the latest edition of PandemiCast, we discuss telehealth and telemedicine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth and telemedicine are gaining much traction as healthcare providers the world over innovate to ensure continuity of care. In a discussion moderated by Mark Chataway, we speak with Gil Bashe of Finn Partners; Abi Gleek of Every1Mobile; and Abhijeet …

PandemiCast XIV: Why we need to pay attention to telehealth and telemedicine Read More »

Digital health tie-up between AIIMS Mangalagiri and IIT-Madras

In the pursuit of affordable digital health-based solutions to problems facing Indian healthcare, the All India Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh and the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu have announced in recent weeks a collaboration.  “The strengths that IIT-Madras brings with depth in many technological fields such …

Digital health tie-up between AIIMS Mangalagiri and IIT-Madras Read More »

E-health growth fuelled by online pharmacies

The e-health segment in India continues to grow with online pharmacies leading the way.  Currently valued at US$1.2 billion, Bengaluru-based firm Red-Seer Consulting estimates the e-health sector to reach US$16 billion in the next five years with online pharmacies fuelling the increase in its value. Uptake is also projected to swell, with 57 million Indian …

E-health growth fuelled by online pharmacies Read More »

Health data security: Breach casts spotlight on flaws

In yet another reminder of the frailty of India’s health data security, sensitive information has been disseminated online in a breach affecting multiple healthcare providers across several states and union territories.  The data exposed include 121 million medical images of patients, such as x-rays and scans, and more than a million medical records according to …

Health data security: Breach casts spotlight on flaws Read More »

‘In a digital world’ – Experts call for digital pharma

Multiple stakeholders from the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industries are calling for increased digitisation, arguing that a trend towards ‘digital pharma’ is fuelling the sector’s growth. “To understand how the digital transformation is occurring in pharma marketing, we would need to look at both the patient’s side and the healthcare professional’s side,” asserted Atul Sharma, …

‘In a digital world’ – Experts call for digital pharma Read More »

AI use in healthcare urged by Niti Aayog

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been encouraged in the healthcare sector by government think tank Niti Aayog. Agriculture, education, infrastructure (including smart cities) and smart mobility and transportation were the other sectors where state governments and Union ministries were urged to investigate potential applications of AI. Niti Aayog has previously expressed that by …

AI use in healthcare urged by Niti Aayog Read More »