KGMU prof suspended for forcing patients to buy meds from pvt store

Lucknow: Faculty member in the ophthalmology department of KGMU, Prof Sanjiv Gupta, was suspended on charges of prescribing medicines and lenses for cataract surgery that were available at a private…

World Record in Robotic Tele-Surgery takes Intercontinental Leap of 20,000 Km

SSiMantra, ‘Made in India’ Surgical robot, flourishes another Eye Popping feather in its Cap New Delhi: It seems SSInnovations, maker of surgical robot SSiMantra, knows no bounds in scripting world…

CDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025

New Delhi: The pharmacovigilance division of the Central drug regulator has received a total of 1,387 adverse reports, with the highest regarding fixed dose combinations (FDCs), and a total of…

NGT issues notice to Himachal pharma unit over pollution, water diversion allegations

Shimla: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Himachal Pradesh over allegations of environmental norm violations, including noise pollution, discharge of untreated or…

Zydus Semaglutide approval: Delhi HC directs CDSCO to decide on patient safety concerns

Lucknow:  As Uttar Pradesh intensifies efforts to achieve its ambitious $1 trillion economy target, the Yogi Adityanath government is steadily expanding its focus beyond traditional manufacturing and services by aggressively…

DGFT Fixes Six New Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for Pharmaceutical and Chemical Exports

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has issued Public Notice No. 14/2026-27 dated June 01, 2026, notifying the fixation of six new Standard Input Output…

Nurse, another arrested in ASHA worker’s death at illegal hospital; main accused at large

Sonbhadra, A nurse and her assistant were arrested in connection with the death of an ASHA worker during childbirth at an illegally operated hospital in Kon area, police said on…

KGMU to file FIR against 4 employees over Rs 2.5 crore medicine procurement irregularities

Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) will file an FIR against four employees after a probe found alleged irregularities worth around Rs 2.5 crore in medicines procurement under the Asadhya…

Haryana Launches ‘Make in Haryana Industrial Policy’

Gurugram: Haryana moved to sharpen its pitch as one of India’s most competitive industrial and investment destinations as Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched the Make in Haryana Industrial Policy 2026…

A new pancreatic cancer pill may be a game changer for patients

While not a cure, the drug nearly doubles patients’ survival time versus chemotherapy An experimental pancreatic cancer drug has ignited hope in a field desperate for new treatments. Compared with…