10-Aug-16 The trend of sports other than cricket becoming more demanding is giving rise to a new breed of medical specialists in India: sports medicine. Hospitals are seeing a spike in sports-related injuries. Dr Raghu Nagaraj from Hosmat Hospital said, "A couple of years ago we used to see only 15 to 18 surgeries a month, but these days we perform close to 45." [image: Bangalore Mirror]

07-Aug-16 To overcome lacunae, such as lack of adequate doctors and staff in public health institutions, and ensure that medical care is made available promptly to people in far-flung areas, the Maharashtra state government is planning to enable electronic diagnosis and treatment through telemedicine. [image: DNA India]

03-Aug-16 Apollo Hospitals has converted its cancer management infrastructure into an independent functional entity, Apollo Cancer Institutes. The institutes in eight cities are networked to leverage specialists and technology across the country. They work on a common platform using standardized protocols ensuring uniform standards of care. [image: Apollo Health City]

01-Aug-16 Researchers in India from Robert Bosch Center for Cyber Physical Systems and St John's Research Institute have developed a wearable sensor which picks up temperature abnormalities in newborn babies. It transmits remotely to the phone of a health worker or raises an audible alarm to alert a family member, either immediately or if no corrective action is taken. [image: Bangalore Mirror]

20-Jul-16 Zimmer Biomet announced a collaboration with the Indo UK Institutes of Health that will increase the capacity of India's healthcare infrastructure. The first phase involves establishing the Zimmer Biomet Institute of India, a medical training and education facility in Andhra Pradesh which will help improve the delivery of and access to high-quality healthcare by training over 1,000 orthopaedic surgeons annually. [image: Zimmer Biomet]