Patna: Over 20,000 Banned Injections Seized in Ramkrishna Nagar Area, One Arrested
Pharma Company Bus Overturns in Miyapur, 10 Employees Injured, Probe Underway
India regulator asks states to implement uniform drug licensing norms to end quality gaps
Sale of fake obesity drugs driven by high prices, weight-loss desire prompts health concern
CDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya Sabha
No spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in Assembly
Chirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulations
Peanut Stuck in the Airway of a Child ended up as Emergency
Raj HC quashes license cancellation of medical agency for RGHS irregularities
Aakash Healthcare registers 72 % Rise in Vaccination Volumes Post- CovidSC seeks Centre’s response on faulty hip implants by Johnson & Johnson
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging that “faulty” and “deadly” hip implants, made by US-based pharma major Johnson and Johnson, have been…
A Masterstroke to avert Impending Stroke
New Delhi: 75-year-old lady Rukmani Garga was on the brink of stroke. As she showed signs of Transient Ischemic Attacks ( TIAs) also known as mini strokes, doctors of Indraprastha…
Polish lawmakers approve more talks on banning vaccinations
WARSAW: Lawmakers from Poland’s conservative ruling party have approved further parliamentary discussion over a controversial plan to abolish compulsory vaccinations for children, including those against serious diseases such as polio,…
What Indian Hospitals should learn from the Midwifery Led Care in the UK
In the UK, when a woman first discovers that she is pregnant, she is referred to a midwife, not a doctor. There’s a saying in the UK – ‘Every pregnant…
Eating processed meat may increase breast cancer risk: Study
BOSTON: Consuming processed meats such as bacon, ham, sausages, salami and beef jerky may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers claim. Studies on red and processed meat consumption…
SII rotavirus vaccine gets WHO nod, to be available in poor countries soon
Pune: The city-based Serum Institute of India’s (SII) thermo-stable vaccine against severe rotavirus-induced diarrhoea will soon be made available in low- and middle-income countries. The vaccine, Rotasiil, has achieved the…
Diabetes is bleeding Indians dry
NEW DELHI: The mounting prevalence of diabetes with complications like obesity, blood pressure and cholesterol among Indians is leading to spiralling cost of treatment and a massive burden on out-of…
Govt relaxes import norms for certain chemicals used in pharma sector
New Delhi: The government Wednesday relaxed import norms for about 34 chemicals used in pharmaceuticals industry, a move which would ease inbound shipments of these items. The import policy of…
More than 500 lawsuits against acne drug maker are dismissed
TRENTON, N.J.: The maker of an acne drug that caused some patients to develop a gastrointestinal disease provided adequate warnings about the drug’s side effects, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled…
What the Doctor orders: Ground report on Ayushman Bharat from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
A day after launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Abhiyan (PMJAY), Shiv Mangal and family of Ghasiyaripura line up to get ‘gold cards’ in a small room allotted…