Indigenous Robotic Surgery is Mantra for Accessible Cancer Care in India

Best in Class ‘Made in India’ Surgical Robot is proving Best Bet New Delhi: ‘Made in India’ best in class surgical robot SSiMantra is proving godsend for cancer patients in…

One arrested in spurious rabies vaccine racket: Govt tells RS

New Delhi:  The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization along with State Licensing Authority has investigated the circulation of batch specific spurious rabies vaccine in India, resulting in the arrest of…

Drug testing lab at Baddi under lens over chronic delays, missed deadlines

Solan:  Inordinate delays in testing drug samples at the Baddi-based Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) have brought the functioning of the high-profile facility under sharp scrutiny. Set up with an investment…

Already Nursery for Specialists, Sir Ganga Ram is Medical College in the Making

Annual CME of Iconic Hospital proved a Milestone Medical Event New Delhi: 930 bedded iconic Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is fully equipped to take on the mantle of a premier…

IISER Pune scientists uncover bacteria’s new survival secret

Pune:  A recent study at the Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, found that Escherichia coli can quickly survive antibiotics by temporarily making extra copies of a key…

NPPA fixes retail price of 36 new drugs

New Delhi:  The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed and notified the retail price of 37 new drugs in its recent meeting, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices…

Budget 2026: 17 cancer medicines to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces basic customs duty exemption

In a relief for cancer patients, 17 life-saving drugs have been fully exempted from basic customs duty, while seven more diseases have been added to the list. The move, announced…

State warns blood banks over unethical profit through bulk transfers

State Blood Transfusion Council issues warning to blood banks against collecting excess blood and transferring it in bulk to other states for profit Pune:  The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC)…

Healthcare Leaders lauds India’s Union Budget 2026 in no uncertain terms

It evinces Union Government’s Resolve to groom India as Global Leader in all aspects of Healthcare New Delhi: Union Budget 2026 seems to have mighty impressed healthcare leaders. They have…

Minimum import price set for Penicillin G, salts

New Delhi:  The Union government has set a minimum import price (MIP) for some key pharmaceutical inputs like penicillin G and its salts, 6 APA and amoxicillin. According to a…