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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | December 23, 2016

Former union secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and founding member of Public Health Foundation of India, K Sujatha Rao has now turned author with soon-to-be launched Do We Care, on India’s healthcare system. In an interview with DNA, she talks on the abysmal spending on healthcare in India and how pharmaceutical companies influence policy decisions. Rao believes that even with the constraints, there is a lot bureaucrats can do to bring about change…...

VERDICT MEDIA LIMITED | July 10, 2018

A human clinical trial has found that a common blood pressure drug called verapamil can decrease insulin requirements and hypoglycaemic episodes in adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. The study, conducted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes Center, revealed oral verapamil to be safe and effective. The researchers observed that the drug acts by activating the patient’s own beta cell function and insulin production, allowing them to rely less on external i...

eurekalert | April 15, 2019

The leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced that Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded the 2019 INFORMS Prize for their pioneering and enduring integration of operations research (O.R.) and analytics programs into their organization. Recognizing the increasing role that O.R. and analytics was playing in the future of their clients' missions, Booz Allen consolidated their firm-wide O.R. talent into a single, centralized organization to e...

News Medical Life Sciences | September 15, 2017

Patients and families who use telemedicine for sports medicine appointments saved an average of $50 in travel costs and 51 minutes in waiting and visit time, according to a new study by Nemours Children's Health System. Each telemedicine visits also saved the health system an average of $24 per patient, researchers reported at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition....