Recent media reports about the use of unapproved cardiac stents on heart patients in Mumbai's JJ Hospital have brought to light the pathetic state of regulatory control on medical devices in the country. Maharashtra FDA which detected the case, has found that these imported drug eluting stents were being used by the Hospitals on patients without any regulatory approvals.

Telemedicine Network Linking 30 Private Hospitals In TN Taken Off

Four Chennai-based hospitals, in association with the Space Hospitals, a division of Space Computers and Systems Ltd., are jointly establishing a dedicated telemedicine network linking private hospitals in remote areas of Tamil Nadu to offer 24-hour specialist consultancy services.