Otsuka Pharma to acquire Transcend Therapeutics in $1.225 billion deal

Otsuka will pay $700 million to Transcend shareholders at closing, with an additional $525 million in contingent payments tied to future sales milestones

MGM Healthcare builds world’s largest intestinal transplant program in 3 years

Since launching, the hospital has performed over 40 intestinal transplants, including 21 in 2025 alone

HDFC Bank, Smile Foundation launch 8 mobile medical units to serve 4 lakh in remote north India

The programme aims to provide critical healthcare services to approximately 4 lakh people in remote and resource-scarce communities

India gets first real-time GLP-1 therapy monitoring platform

As Tracky launches integrated health solution

Semaglutide not a “Quick Fix”: Top docs urge holistic approach as drug goes off patent in India

They stressed that while the drug is clinically proven to support weight and blood sugar control, it must be prescribed only after careful patient evaluation and used under strict medical supervision.

Merck strikes $6.7 billion deal to acquire terns, bolstering cancer pipeline

TERN-701, a next-generation therapy targeting chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a form of blood cancer that still presents treatment challenges despite decades of advances

New diabetes drug UBT251 shows strong phase 2 results in China

Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills breaks robotic surgery records in Telangana, Andhra

Doctors at the hospital highlighted that robotic-assisted surgery enhances precision through superior 3D visualisation and improved instrument flexibility

Alkem Laboratories launches affordable semaglutide injection in India

Alkem’s semaglutide comes in a pre-filled disposable injection pen containing four doses for a month, priced at Rs. 1,800

Quality Care India partners Intuitive to take robotic surgery beyond metros