Pain is passé in Blood Test, thanks to Metropolis’ Human Touch

New Delhi: Blood drawing for test has really reached proverbial ant bite, thanks to introduction of innovative blood collection technology by Metropolis healthcare, India’s second largest pathology laboratory chain. First…

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  • December 19, 2024
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Three Claiming To Grow Hair With The Help Of Medicine And Oil, Arrested

Meerut:  Police on Wednesday arrested three accused Salman, Imran and Sameer, originally from Bijnor, who claimed to grow hair by applying medicine on the heads of bald people standing in…

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  • December 19, 2024
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Two Hospitals In Gujarat Suspended Over Misuse Of PM-JAY Scheme

Ahmedabad:  Following the Khyati hospital controversy, more cases of misuse of the PM-JAY scheme have come to light in Gujarat. Two more hospitals of the state were suspended over this…

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  • December 18, 2024
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India’s First Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Haemophilia Patients

BHUBANESWAR:  In a significant medical breakthrough, India’s first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.…

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  • December 18, 2024
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Ballari Maternal Deaths: Karnataka HM Says Will Discuss Possibility Of SIT Or Judicial Probe With CM

Bengaluru:  After five maternal deaths were reported at a hospital in Karnataka ’s Ballari district in November, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Tuesday that he…

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  • December 18, 2024
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No Proposal To Prohibit Ranitidine In The Country: Govt In RS

New Delhi:  At present, there is no proposal to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of Ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, in the country, Minister of State…

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  • December 17, 2024
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Karnataka Govt Merges Dept Of Food Safety With Drug Control Dept

Bengaluru:  In a significant development, the Karnataka government has issued an order merging the Department of Food Safety and Standards with the Drug Control Department. It is now renamed as…

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  • December 17, 2024
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Bavarian Nordic Partners With SII For Mpox Vaccine Production

COPENHAGEN, Denmark:  Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today a license and manufacturing agreement for its MVA-BN® mpox vaccine with Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (“SII”). Under the agreement, the…

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  • December 17, 2024
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Diabetes Drug Linked To Increased Damage To The Optic Nerve

Southern Denmark: In their separate studies, Jakob Grauslund, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Anton Pottegård, Professor of Pharmaceuticals, have used two different methods to investigate all Danish users of Ozempic. Both of…

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  • December 16, 2024
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Doon Police Arrested Wanted For Manufacturing And Selling Narcotic Drugs Under The Guise Of A Herbal Factory

Dehradun: In order to realize the vision of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of “Drugs Free Devbhoomi 2025”, instructions have been issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun to all…