Aster DM Healthcare, Roche sign MoU to provide services in Middle East
Aster DM Healthcare will be the strategic partner of Roche in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.
Diseases
Covid-19: Fire at Indian hospital claims lives of 14 patients
Fourteen patients have died after a fire broke out in an Indian hospital in Virar...
Health City Cayman Islands unveils plans to build $100m medical campus
Health City Cayman Islands, a tertiary care hospital, has announced plans to construct a $100m...
NHS plans to free up thousands of beds for only critical Covid-19 cases
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) reportedly has plans to transfer thousands of non-critical Covid-19...
Deadly fungus Candida auris spread rampantly at Florida hospital’s Covid-19 ward, finds study
A Florida hospital treating Covid-19 patients in the summer of 2020 found that many of...
Northside Hospital in US starts Covid-19 vaccine roll out
The Northside Hospital System in the US has started the roll out of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and administered first doses at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Atlanta.
VaxAtlas introduces digital platform for Covid-19 vaccination management
US-based vaccine management company VaxAtlas has developed a digital platform to aid the Covid-19 vaccination process.
Tampa General Hospital opens new institute in US for Covid-19 patients
Tampa General Hospital has opened the new Taneja Family Global Emerging Diseases Institute in Florida, US that will offer treatment for patients suffering from Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.
Renji Hospital to unveil blockchain-enabled intelligent tumour treatment center
China’s Renji Hospital, in partnership with VeChain and DNV GL, has announced the launch of the world’s first blockchain-enabled Intelligent Tumor Treatment Center powered by VeChain ToolChain.
South Korea to double hospital beds amid second wave of Covid-19
South Korea has decided to double its critical-care hospital beds to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, reported Reuters.
Indian state approves 5,000-bed Covid-19 hospital
The Maharashtra government in India has given its approval for setting up a 5,000-bed hospital for Covid-19 patients in Mumbai.
