Not mandatory to recall stocks released to the market prior to implementation of TMR: NPPA
Yashoda Medicity: Baby takes a Giant Step in just One Year
Mankind Pharma shares jump 8% as Q2 profit rises 38% to Rs 716 crore
GLP-1 injections recalled across the US over sterility concerns
Govt allows third-party agencies to conduct departmental inspections
Fridge-free vaccines could reach more people, but there are still practical challenges in African settings
Low Bone Density in Nearly 7 in 10 Patients Pointing to High Risk of Osteoporosis
Hat Trick of PhDs in Health: Three Cheers for the Rare Researcher
Ministry declares PCI’s regulation on pharmacist recruitment, promotion and services as ultra vires
Second Documented Case of Pan-Drug Resistant Candida auris Uncovered in KenyaSupreme Court’s verdict on passive euthanasia today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Friday on a plea seeking legal sanction for passive euthanasia under which a person suffering from a terminal disease and…
Landmark ruling: Supreme Court says passive euthanasia is permissible
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday gave legal sanction to passive euthanasia, permitting a person to draft a living will clarifying that he should not be given…
Lupin signs research pact with CSIR-NCL, Dept of Science &Tech
Mumbai: Pharma major Lupin has signed an agreement with CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL, Pune) and Department of Science and Technology, (DST, Delhi) for conducting research on a continuous purification process…
Par panel anguished over under-utilised beds at Safdarjung hospital
New Delhi: Anguished over 800 beds at the new super-speciality building of Safdarjung hospital remaining under-utilised, a parliamentary panel today recommended the government to consider a proposal to transfer the…
‘Advanced cervical cancer needs chemo-radiotherapy, not surgery’
MUMBAI: An eleven-year-long trial by the Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) has established that women with advanced cervical cancer should not be treated with surgery, which is widely offered the world…
Breast cancer screening guidelines may lead to delayed diagnosis in non-white women
The current guidelines for mammographic breast cancer screening, which are based on data from primarily white populations, may lead to delayed diagnosis in nonwhite women, according to a report published…
Get voluntary donor for blood transfusion to cut infection risk
NEW DELHI: If you need blood transfusion, it’s better to get a voluntary donor than depend entirely on hospital stock. That’s because blood collected through replacement donations have a high…
Price crash ahead Key diabetes cancer drugs to go off patent in India
The next three to five years would see some key cardiovascular, diabetic and oncology molecules going off-patent in the Indian market. This could trigger launches of generic versions by local…
Torrent Pharma readies €2 billion binding offer for Sanofi’s European unit
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is readying a €2 billion (Rs16,000 crore) bid for Zentiva N.V., the generic drugs unit of France’s Sanofi, two people directly aware of the bidding process said.…
No hospital in The Nilgiris has critical care facilities
Udhagamandalam: Ooty, the ‘Queen of Hills’, with its verdant landscape and salubrious climate, is an ideal destination for tourists. Over 30 lakh people visit the hill station every year and…