British-born science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke died at a private hospital in Colombo on Wednesday morning, his office said. According to officials, Clarke, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Apollo hospital aged 90. Clarke was the first to suggest the use of satellites orbiting the earth for communication and predicted that commercial space travel would one day be commonplace.
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday spoke to veteran actor Dilip Kumar and wished him a speedy recovery. The 86-year-old thespian was admitted to the Indraprasth Apollo Hospital late on Thursday night."His wife Saira Bano was with the actor when President Patil called him up and made inquiries about his health. She sent flowers to the ailing actor. She also wished him a speedy recovery so that he is able to celebrate Id at his residence," a senior official said.
The key person behind the development of the Electronic Voting Machine and an eminent writer, S Rangarajan alias Sujatha, has died.
The 80-year-old Lok Sabha parliamentarian has been suffering from cancer and has been under intensive care for the past one week.
The committee has recommended Rs 8,000-10,000, Rs 13,000-15,000, and Rs 15,000-18,000 including PPE costs for isolation beds, and ICUs with or without ventilator, respectively, to all hospitals. Currently, hospitals are charging Rs 24,000-25,000, Rs 34,000-43,000 & Rs 44,000-54,000 (excluding PPE cost).
With the Apollo Hospitals chairman saying that she has recovered, the party can go back to business as usual.
Amid speculation that cardiologist Naresh Trehan may join Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare on Wednesday said the surgeon has quit its Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre.
With 365 airliftings worth several crores of rupees happening in Delhi in a year on average, it's time for big business.
The petition was filed by expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa.
India's first 3G network, currently being tested in some Tamil Nadu villages, could well lay the seeds of a rural ICT revolution.
The integrated hospital and wellness centre would have four major service verticals -- medical cluster, wellness cluster, long-term care and education-R&D zone.
Venkat got himself admitted to the Apollo Hospital soon after the shooting incident in which his business partner B Prashant Reddy died under mysterious circumstances
The group would be opening at least one hospital every three months for the next one year.
Well-known evangelist D G S Dinakaran died at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday following a brief illness, family sources said.
Cops said the doctors deliberately gave false information regarding the presence of toxic substances in the body of Rahul.
Umesh Sharma (40) was the head of emergency medicine department of the premier hospital in south Delhi.
Apollo Group Hospitals on Friday announced to have entered into a strategic alliance with Johns Hopkins Medicine International for collaboration in medicine, education, research and setting up a diagnostics lab.
Govindacharya was admitted to Apollo hospital on Saturday night after he fainted at a function in Hissar.
A trickle of NRI doctors returning home has been there all around the country for decades now.
His post-operative recovery was being closely monitored by a team of transplant surgeons, endocrinologist, nephrologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist and critical care experts among others.
Union Panchayati Raj and Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai after he developed chest pain on Wednesday morning. "His condition is stable and there is nothing to worry about. However, he will be kept under observation at the ICU for the next 24 hours," hospital sources said.
He said Sahil had got the drugs from Vasant Vihar, an area of Delhi he knew very well, but police were not aware of the quantity of contraband he had procured.
About 15 people have been feared killed in the mishap.
Additional Sessions Judge S N Gupta rejected the contention of Rahul that a person cannot be tried at two different places for the same offence.
The late former prime minister did not shy away from controversies and had famously said it was an inspector's job to get at the truth in the Bofors scam and not that of the prime minister.
He was 64 and is survived by his wife, four sons and five daughters.
The Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad said it was not aware of any threat being issued to one of its doctors, who treated tennis star Sania Mirza.
The proposed Mumbai project is part of a series of new hospital projects planned by Apollo across the country.
Govindacharya was responding well to medication till his condition suddenly deteriorated Monday night.
Govindacharya was admitted to Apollo hospital on Saturday night with a suspected blood clot.
A kidney transplant operation was scheduled for Saturday and all formalities for a donor kidney were also completed.
Medical reports of the Indian tennis ace's troublesome right knee indicated "a possible Anterior Cruciate Ligament" injury.
In 2019 investors backed some of the major online healthcare and pharmacy retailers, with PharmEasy leading the deal list. The firm raised funds through the year to bring in around $220 million and the round is yet to be concluded, according to Venture Intelligence data.
Slated to become the second healthcare company after Apollo Hospitals to go public, Fortis will offload up to 25 per cent equity through the IPO. The rest will remain with the promoter family.
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