Singer Manna Dey in critical condition

Legendary singer Manna Dey is in a critical but stable condition after being admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru due to chest infection. The 94-year-old singer was taken to the hospital on Saturday......

'Awareness the biggest concern for healthcare'

World Health Day is just round the corner. On this occasion renowned cardiac surgeon and Chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty spoke to rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa and said that......

What's worrisome about universal health insurance scheme

The government must not enter into what will be a little more than a large-scale transfer of taxpayers' money to the operators of private hospitals. It was reported on Monday that the government......

24 private hospitals get showcause notices

Union health ministry has suspended empanelment of Fortis Escort’s Heart Institute, New Delhi’s Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, two units of M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bangalore and......

MyDentist disrupts a mom-and-pop industry

Going to a MyDentist clinic is like going to a coffee shop and ordering a cappuccino, says chief Vikram Vora. The prices are same everywhere in Mumbai In 2009, Vikram Vora was cold calling......

Narayana Hrudayalaya to foray into Malaysia

Bengaluru-headquartered Narayana Hrudayalaya is expanding its footprints abroad.The healthcare provider, currently building a hospital in the Cayman Islands, has now entered into an agreement with......

Brijesh Patel recovering in ICU

Board of Control for Cricket in India selection committee chairman Brijesh Patel is stable and recoveringat the ICU of Narayana Hrudayala in Bangalore. The cardiologists who operated on him saythey......