Potential Covid-19 recurrence in 25% patients: Practo Report

Potential Covid-19 recurrence in 25% patients: Practo Report

The report ‘Understanding COVID-19: Comparing all three waves in India’ analyses how Indians accessed healthcare during the three covid waves. The average time spent by a patient with a doctor online during this time was 30 minutes, which is comparable to in-person visits.  India, April 7, 2022: In the last two years, digital healthcare has … Read more

Spry announces launch of movement health self-assessment portal

In a bid to make movement health mainstream and accessible to all, Spry, India’s first movement health startup, today announced the launch of their self-assessment portal. Through the use of AI-based technologies this digital tool  https://apps.spryhealth.care/assessment will provide users with a comprehensive assessment of their mobility and flexibility, along with an indicative set of strength … Read more

MediBuddy ropes in Amitabh Bachchan as official brand ambassador

MediBuddy, India’s largest digital healthcare platform, today announced that it has brought on board legendary actor and megastar Amitabh Bachchan as their official Brand Ambassador. The platform has been a pioneer in the digital healthcare space with a vision to make high-quality healthcare accessible to every Indian family. MediBuddy gives users 24×7 access to specialist doctors online via … Read more

Psychosocial Counselling provided free by Daaji and Shri. Gautam Sawang ji in collaboration with AP Police

Voice that Cares, a Psycho-Social First Aid (PSFA) helpline offered by the Heartfulness Institute and Ripples of Change Foundation (ROCF), was launched in Telugu for the general public, in collaboration with the AP State Police Department. This free helpline which is already offered in Hindi and English languages, offers free psychosocial counselling support to people … Read more

India Running gets acquired by Fitpage

Mumbai based Fitness-tech start-up fitpage has acquired India’s leading race registration platform India Running (IR) for an undisclosed amount. The race registration platform primarily lets users search and register for running events. fitpage is India’s first heart fitness platform that takes an integrated approach of education, nutrition and training to improve the cardiovascular fitness of … Read more

Healthcare sector should have gained more priority in Union Budget 2022-2023: Dr. Alok Roy

According to Dr. Alok Roy, Member, FICCI, Health Services Committee and Chairman Medica Group of Hospitals, The Healthcare sector should have gained more priority in Union Budget 2022-2023.  India Inc. and especially the Healthcare industry which has been battling COVID-19 pandemic since last 2 years was expecting more investment on public health and healthcare infrastructure from … Read more