Takeda India Strengthens Patient Offering via Availability of Vedolizumab
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Takeda India Strengthens Patient Offering via Availability of Vedolizumab

Introduces innovative Gastrointestinal portfolio for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. Takeda India, part of the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., a global values-based R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader, today announced the expansion of its highly innovative portfolio for patients in the country with the launch of Kynteles® (generic name: Vedolizumab)…
Avesthagen Study Uncovers Factors Driving Persian Life Longevity and Health Conditions
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Avesthagen Study Uncovers Factors Driving Persian Life Longevity and Health Conditions

Zoroastrian-Parsi research may help determine genetic predictors for tobacco-related cancers. Avesthagen Limited, a leading systems biology company, is using an innovative approach to identify genetic indicators of tobacco-related cancers. In a new paper, available on bioRxiv, researchers characterize genetic traits specific to the Zoroastrian-Parsi population—a community that has historically abstained…
Need for Effective Public Health Approach on the Ground to Control Covid-19, says NITI Aayog
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Need for Effective Public Health Approach on the Ground to Control Covid-19, says NITI Aayog

Promote Telemedicine, keeping doctor-patient relationship and trust intact. Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog has emphasized that in order to control COVID-19, it is imperative that the public health approach should be implemented effectively on the ground. Addressing a webinar ‘Public Health For Healthy Life’, organised on the second day…
Healthians Launches Blood Donation Service
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Healthians Launches Blood Donation Service

The company launched a free service on its app to encourage blood donation to save lives during this pandemic. There is a substantial risk to the health and wellbeing of Indian people with the Indian medical system reeling under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis. With growing fear and uncertainty,…
India Now Has the World’s Second Largest Population with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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India Now Has the World’s Second Largest Population with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

On May 19, the World IBD Day, leading Indian gastroenterologists come together for IBD Awareness Campaign #ManageYourIBD to complement the global movement around #MakeIBDWork. Wellness 365, a community representing leading Indian medical professionals and practitioners, today announced that India today has an estimated 1.5 million patients affected by the Inflammatory…