07-Jun-17 In 2016 Google announced it had trained image recognition algorithms to detect diabetes-related eye disease roughly as well as human experts. Work has now begun on integrating the technology into a chain of eye hospitals in India. [image: Cole Wilson / Wired]

07-Jun-17 India's hospital services space is at the end of the capex cycle and the next 2-3 years will be good, says Morgan Stanley. Operating parameters will improve, efficiencies will kick-in, occupancies will rise and balance sheets will improve. [image: Moneycontrol]

05-Jun-17 IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest healthcare group, is now the sole contender for acquiring Fortis Healthcare after TPG Capital and General Atlantic dropped out of the race. A deal is expected at USD2 bn. [image: Ramesh Pathania / Mint]

31-May-17 The Indian medical device industry is having to manage the complexities of low-priced Chinese imports flooding the market and issues of perceived quality from Indian providers in tenders for procurement of medical devices and electronics. [image: ET Healthworld]

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31-May-17 Revenues of Apollo Hospitals crossed the USD1 bn mark in 2016-17 jumping 17% year-on-year. Profit after tax, however, declined 7.2%. The company surpassed a milestone of 10,000 beds in the year. [image: ET Healthworld]