State drops 5 city hospitals from health scheme for alleged cheating
Nagpur: The state government has dropped five city hospitals from the panel of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojna (MJPJAY) for allegedly collecting money for procedures performed from both patients…
JioHealthHub takes iCliniq’s help to expand reach
BENGALURU: JioHealthHub, the health and fitness app of Reliance Jio, has partnered with Coimbatore-based iCliniq to expand its presence in the medical consultation app space through a string of tie-ups.…
China to slap tit-for-tat tariffs on $16bn worth of US goods
BEIJING: China is slapping additional tariffs of 25% on $16 billion worth of US imports from fuel and steel products to autos and medical equipment, the country’s commerce ministry said,…
Health dept asks TB patients to share details of treatment
Bareilly: The health department has made an appeal to tuberculosis patients that they should get prescription forms from doctors and bills from medical shops for sharing with the department. According…
MAHE, Manipal, researchers discover origin of insulin effects on blood vessels
MANIPAL: Scientists at School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, identified key genes influenced by inflammatory mediator, interleukin-6 (IL-6), on endothelial cells associated with insulin resistance.…
Vaccine to combat diarrhea in kids arrives in Meerut
Meerut: The Rotavirus vaccine, to prevent diarrhea among children below five years of age, has finally arrived in Meerut. Workers at the Meerut health department have already been trained on…
Dr Reddy’s top hand Alok Sonig quits
Alok Sonig, the CEO of developed markets at Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, has quit barely five months after he was promoted to the role. Sonig’s unexpected departure is seen as a…
Lessons for Delhi: How China cut PM2.5 emissions by 33% in 5 yrs
NEW DELHI: A new Lancet study on the impact of China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (2013-2017) could be a document of interest to a city like Delhi…
Guj finds new weapon to fight malnutrition: Drumstick leaves
VADODARA: Drumstick or ‘saragvo’, which grows in abundance in and around Vadodara, has spiced up sambars and avials in south India for years now. But MS University scientists have discovered…
Govt tells Parliament India has 8.6 lakhs doctors, but no one really knows
How many doctors does India have? Going by data given to Parliament by the Medical Council of India (MCI), there are more than 10.8 lakh doctors registered. In reality, no…

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- Covid
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Department Of Commerce Organizes Chintan Shivir To Strengthen India’s Medical Devices Export Ecosystem
Domestic MedTech gets shot in the arm with First Fund launched
Minor Girl Hospitalised After Allegedly Consuming Cough Syrup In Raebareli
Supreme Court declines plea to make nucleic acid tests compulsory at blood banks