To Promote Cancer Awareness, Jindal Stainless Foundation & ROKO Cancer Release the ‘PRONCO 2020 Report’
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To Promote Cancer Awareness, Jindal Stainless Foundation & ROKO Cancer Release the ‘PRONCO 2020 Report’

Key findings of the report include out of 6,35,090 patient examinations (2016-2018), 3,940 suspected cases were detected. In a dedicated effort to spread awareness about cancer among the people of Hisar and ensure better health facilities for them, Jindal Stainless Foundation released the PRONCO 2020 Report in collaboration with a Delhi-based Charitable…
Medtronic India launches Mazor X Robot for Spinal Surgeries
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Medtronic India launches Mazor X Robot for Spinal Surgeries

Mazor X Stealth Edition Will Enable Doctors to Plan Their Surgery, Provide Assistance to Execute the Plan Precisely and Visualize the Progress in Real-Time India Medtronic Private Limited, wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc announced the launch of the Mazor X Stealth Edition™ that offers a fully-integrated procedural solution for surgical planning,…
Doctors Stand in Support for Patients Suffering from Gaucher disease
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Doctors Stand in Support for Patients Suffering from Gaucher disease

Doctors, patients and their families gather to raise awareness for Gaucher disease patients in Kolkata. Gaucher Awareness Programme, an initiative championed by the Lysosomal Storage Disorder Support Society (LSDSS) was organized in Kolkata to raise awareness for Gaucher disease patients. The Chief Guest Dr. Debashish Bhattacharya, Director Medical Education, West…
Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine shows Effect in Children ages 4-16 Years
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Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine shows Effect in Children ages 4-16 Years

New England Journal of Medicine publishes primary endpoint analysis from the ongoing Phase 3 study of Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) announced the results from the primary endpoint analysis of the ongoing pivotal Phase 3 Tetravalent Immunization against Dengue Efficacy Study (TIDES) trial of its dengue…
Varian Announces Agreement to Acquire Cancer Treatment Services International
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Varian Announces Agreement to Acquire Cancer Treatment Services International

The agreement facilitates identification of unmet clinical needs to drive the development of new technology-enabled services. Taking an important step to accelerate innovation of new multidisciplinary solutions to address the growing global cancer burden, Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced it's entrance into a definitive agreement to acquire cancer Treatment…
Andrey Potapov, the New ICMEA Area Head for Takeda
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Andrey Potapov, the New ICMEA Area Head for Takeda

Global biopharmaceutical company Takeda announced Andrew Potapov as its Area Head for India, CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States), the Middle East including Turkey, and Africa (ICMEA). Potapov’s appointment follows Takeda’s recent acquisition of Shire Pharmaceuticals–enabling Takeda to become a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan. Potapov will…
Youth Against Leprosy: Sasakawa India’s Movement to Rise Above Stigma
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Youth Against Leprosy: Sasakawa India’s Movement to Rise Above Stigma

SILF organized nationwide camps to raise awareness and sensitize youngsters about the fight against Leprosy and behaviour change through a concerted campaign #YouAreNotAlone Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation (S-ILF) organized ‘Youth Against Leprosy’, a National Youth Festival aimed to raise the awareness levels about leprosy amongst the younger generation. Held at the…
A Step Towards Change: Workshop Creates Awareness Towards Leprosy
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A Step Towards Change: Workshop Creates Awareness Towards Leprosy

Youth came forward to support the awareness campaign #YouAreNotAlone As part of its Young Partners Program (YPP), Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation (S-ILF), a charitable organization dedicated to mainstream leprosy affected and cured people through economic and social empowerment, organized a  workshop to spread awareness about leprosy to the students of Social Sciences…