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…
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…
Eight test positive for Zika in Jaipur
JAIPUR: Eight people, three of them pregnant women, have tested positive for the Zika virus in Jaipur, reports Intishab Ali. The first case was reported in September-end. Zika is spread…
FSSAI: FDA ‘Courts’ like setup is wrong
The state FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been instructed by the chief executive officer of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) to change the court like set…
Contaminated vaccine raises the threat of ‘Dead’ Polio Strain’s Spread
A serious threat to public health as some batches of oral polio vaccine has found contaminated with polio type-2 virus, produced by the Ghaziabad-based Biomed. This virus can return the…
As Wages of being Youngest, India must prepare for upcoming Millions of Elders
New Delhi: Gushing over India being youngest nation in the world? Fair enough. But have we weighed the wages of it? It will be daunting. India must brace up for…
UN touts anti-tobacco progress, decries industry meddling
GENEVA: The U.N. health agency says roughly 90 percent or more of countries behind a deal to reduce harmful tobacco consumption have slapped taxes on tobacco products, banned smoking in…
US, Japanese pair win Nobel prize for cancer research
The scientists made landmark discoveries on how to manipulate the immune system to fight cancer American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or…
Standardisation of Indian medical devices process started!!
Soon, Our country designed medical devices will come with the ‘Indian standard’ benchmarked and nearly 1,000 products are currently being benchmarked. VK Paul, NITI Aayog member said that the process…
