UK orders health service to be ready for vaccine by December

LONDON: The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out, starting with the most…

India In Talks With All Covid Vaccine Manufacturers, Domestic And Foreign: Health Ministry

New Delhi : A day after Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced more than 90 per cent efficacy of their potential vaccine for the coronavirus, the health ministry on Tuesday said…

Maharashtra: Counterfeit Masks Using Leading Brand’s Name Major Concern

Mumbai : One of India’s leading mask manufacturers Venus Safety and Health Private Ltd has issued at least 38 legal notices during the Covid-19 pandemic to owners of manufacturing units…

Children evinced better COVID Precaution Sense in Health Mela Grand Finale

New Delhi: Grown- ups may be throwing caution to the winds despite warning from experts; children of India have better COVID 19 precaution sense. It was revealed by them in…

Next Generation Nurses are COVID Skilled

New Delhi: To strengthen its fight against COVID-19, over 1 Lakh nurses from various hospitals in the country, have undergone skill development training. Initiated by Generation India, a youth employment…

Antimalarial Drugs Supply Disrupted Due To Covid-19 Pandemic

Mumbai : A new study has found that patients with rheumatic diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe, are facing difficulty to secure hydroxychloroquine — highly vouched…

FSSAI’s ‘Food’ Fortification Move Unscientific: NGOs

Kochi : Agriculture welfare organizations have asked Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to reconsider the proposal to make mandatory fortification of edible oil with Vitamin A and…

NPPA Plays Crucial Role In Making Cancer Drugs Affordable

New Delhi : National harmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has said that its  price rationalisation initiated February 2019 has had the far reaching impact of its decision leading to huge price…

Myth Busting Research about Cystic Fibrosis in India by Sir Ganga Ram

New Delhi: Cystic Fibrosis was considered to be very rare in Indian Population so far. But this myth has been busted by a genetic research by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.…

Experts Aghast at Govt abetted Promotion of Sugar Consumption in Diabetes Awareness Month

New Delhi: The Union govt on yesterday in ‘India COVIDiabetes E-Summit’ drew flak from diabetic experts for promoting consumption of sugar, that too in diabetes awareness month. Stressing the fact…