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  • With KKR on board, Kerala’s Meitra Hospital to expand to other southern states, says founder Kottikollon

    With KKR on board, Kerala’s Meitra Hospital to expand to other southern states, says founder Kottikollon

    About 5% of Meitra’s revenue comes from overseas patients, largely from Oman. The share is expected to triple once additional capacity comes onstream, Faizal Kottikollon tells Moneycontrol

  • OPINION | Bridging India's healthcare divide through technology and access

    OPINION | Bridging India's healthcare divide through technology and access

    Instead of curbing doorstep delivery, India should use regulation to strengthen compliance, empower local chemists, and expand healthcare access

  • Hospitals versus health insurers: Why patients are paying the price

    Hospitals versus health insurers: Why patients are paying the price

    Star Health alone logged 13,300 complaints in FY24, over 10,000 of which were claim-related

  • Mutual fund houses put autos in fast lane, trims banks and healthcare: Motilal Oswal

    Mutual fund houses put autos in fast lane, trims banks and healthcare: Motilal Oswal

    Mutual funds raised allocations to autos for the second straight month in August, lifting sector weight to a 10-month high, aided by GST cuts and improving demand outlook. While tech made a modest comeback, private banks and healthcare saw allocations trimmed

  • Shaily Engineering: Improved traction in the healthcare segment

    Shaily Engineering: Improved traction in the healthcare segment

    The company has delivered a close to 4x return to investors since being recommended in MC Pro’s Discovery series

  • Krsnaa Diagnostics: Chasing new avenues for growth

    Krsnaa Diagnostics: Chasing new avenues for growth

    Optimistic guidance for FY26; the B2C segment should act as a key growth lever

  • Rainbow Children’s Medicare: A high-potential, high-execution play

    Rainbow Children’s Medicare: A high-potential, high-execution play

    The Indian healthcare market is experiencing robust growth and the hospital chain is uniquely placed in the paediatric segment

  • Full GST exemption on life and health insurance policies will be a mixed blessing

    Full GST exemption on life and health insurance policies will be a mixed blessing

    If the GST Council opts to exempt individual life and health policies from tax, insurers are likely to lose the benefit of input tax credit. Without ITC, potential benefits of a GST exemption are likely to capped while complicating operational matters for companies

  • Avendus Future Leaders Fund leads Rs 300-cr investment in Aragen Life Sciences

    Avendus Future Leaders Fund leads Rs 300-cr investment in Aragen Life Sciences

    This marks FLF III’s second investment, the first being its investment in La Renon Healthcare earlier this year.

  • Jan aushadi outlets led to saving of Rs 38,000 cr for citizens in last 11 yrs: Govt

    Jan aushadi outlets led to saving of Rs 38,000 cr for citizens in last 11 yrs: Govt

    Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said 16,912 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened across the country till June 30, 2025.

  • Medicines and Prescription: Pause before you pop the pill

    Medicines and Prescription: Pause before you pop the pill

    Adverse drug reactions cause millions of hospitalisations annually, yet remain underreported in India. When it comes to the side-effects of drugs, self-help may become necessary. Greater awareness, education, and transparent communication are vital for ensuring truly patient-centric healthcare

  • General Insurance Council, IRDAI in talks with govt to set up independent healthcare regulator

    General Insurance Council, IRDAI in talks with govt to set up independent healthcare regulator

    According to the CMD of GIC Re, two major issues have prompted this move: fraudulent practices and discriminatory pricing by hospitals based on a patient’s insurance status

  • Private equity funds are driving transformation of India’s hospital chains

    Private equity funds are driving transformation of India’s hospital chains

    India’s hospital sector is entering a phase of professionalisation, consolidation, and capital-led transformation. PE funds, with their operational acumen and financial muscle, are emerging as catalysts for change—bridging gaps in healthcare infrastructure while enabling scale and sustainability

  • How Microsoft’s new AI tool is tackling medicine’s toughest diagnoses

    How Microsoft’s new AI tool is tackling medicine’s toughest diagnoses

    To see how far medical AI has come, Microsoft tested MAI-DxO on 304 real-world cases published in the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world’s leading medical journals, and came out with flying colours

  • AI’s diagnostic power in Radiology is not limited to screening

    AI’s diagnostic power in Radiology is not limited to screening

    AI in radiology is no longer just a screening tool. It now collaborates in diagnosis, reduces errors, speeds up workflows, and supports clinical judgement - redefining its role from passive observer to active partner

  • Former Oura CEO Harpreet Singh Rai joins Loop Health to lead healthcare business

    Former Oura CEO Harpreet Singh Rai joins Loop Health to lead healthcare business

    The move marks a return to full-time startup operations for Rai, who left Oura in 2021. Rai will oversee product, telehealth, diagnostics, and clinical services as Loop deepens its healthcare focus

  • EMIs for Botox and Fillers: Fintechs tap into India's cosmetic lending boom with easy loans

    EMIs for Botox and Fillers: Fintechs tap into India's cosmetic lending boom with easy loans

    From Botox to hair transplant, fintechs like Fibe, SaveIN, QubeHealth, and Arogya Finance are turning India’s cosmetic care market into a click-and-credit playground with easy EMIs, checkout financing, partner clinics, and corporate tie-ups to drive the makeover.

  • India’s Microbiome Moment: Where science meets tradition

    India’s Microbiome Moment: Where science meets tradition

    Hyderabad-based Mapmygenome’s acquisition of Canada’s Microbiome Insights marks a critical moment in healthcare. It provides a platform to marry modern science with the wisdom and insight of Ayurveda. That, in turn, will allow India to lead a transformation in global healthcare

  • Data Story: Private hospitals are making bold capacity expansion plans

    Data Story: Private hospitals are making bold capacity expansion plans

    Large hospital companies have laid out plans to significantly expand their bed capacity over the next 3-4 years

  • Metro hospital chain plans Rs 1,000-crore IPO to fund expansion plans

    Metro hospital chain plans Rs 1,000-crore IPO to fund expansion plans

    Metro's IPO plans come at a time when the Indian healthcare sector is seeing a surge in public offers, reflecting investor confidence in the industry's growth prospects.

  • Nobel Hygiene raise Rs 170 crore from Neo Asset Management

    Nobel Hygiene raise Rs 170 crore from Neo Asset Management

    The investment, a mix of primary and secondary infusion, will fuel Nobel Hygiene's growth and market expansion as the adult diaper maker eyes an initial public offering

  • Why the Parliamentary Committee on Health’s call for a single, independent controller for AYUSH is a good idea

    Why the Parliamentary Committee on Health’s call for a single, independent controller for AYUSH is a good idea

    The Committee has suggested that the Ministry of Health work in tandem with all stakeholders to develop pharmacopeial standards

  • What the future holds for India's next stage of healthcare evolution

    What the future holds for India's next stage of healthcare evolution

    India's healthcare system faces a significant challenge: bridging the gap between world-class care and access for its growing middle class. To solve this, a unified, cashless, outcome-driven model with aligned stakeholders is essential for the future

  • Go East, To India, to see healthcare innovation’s future

    Go East, To India, to see healthcare innovation’s future

    India has three critical advantages, unmatched patient data, an expanding base of deep tech enterprise and a pool of entrepreneurs to deliver cutting edge healthcare solutions at a fraction of the cost incurred in the West. More importantly, these advances are not limited to a small pool of patients. They are affordable even in some of the poorest countries

  • Perfios makes fifth strategic buy with IHX, extends tech stack to health insurance claims

    Perfios makes fifth strategic buy with IHX, extends tech stack to health insurance claims

    The acquisition, third in the last three months, marks Perfios' entry into healthcare claims management as it continues to expand its BFSI platform through inorganic growth. Including IHX, Perfios has made five strategic acquisitions and one acqui-hire since 2022 to strengthen its position across the BFSI and fintech value chain.

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