PMC’s cancer screening drive from March 3
Come March the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC’s) health department will start screening women for oral, cervical and breast cancer. The civic body is expected to start the initiative on March…
Natco Pharma seeks USFDA approval for hepatitis drug
New Delhi: Drug firm Natco Pharma today said it has filed an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Sofosbuvir Tablets, 400mg, with the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).…
NPPA Chairman paid ‘price’ for trying to Control price of treatment
New Delhi: Private Hospitals and Medical Device lobby have retaliated with a vengeance. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) chairman, who capped the price of exorbitant stent and exposed ruthless fleecing…
100 specialists set up Immuno-Oncological Society to outline treatment standards
An initiative by IIT-Bombay may help decrease the cost of a sort of immunotherapy used to treat blood tumor to a tenth of that in the US. Dr. Rahul Purwar…
North East soon get new 20 new ayurvedic healthcare centers
Sripad Naik, Union Minister of State for AYUSH while addressing a national workshop on activities and contribution of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) said that at…
India based researcher gets $600000 for Lupus care
The Lupus Research Alliance has given Chandra Mohan a grant to find the Target Identification in Lupus. He is an endowed professor in the university’s biomedical engineering department. He and…
Over 200 surgeries put off as strike cripples services
NEW DELHI: Health services were severely affected at Lok Nayak and Safdarjung hospitals on Tuesday because of a strike called by resident doctors. More than 200 routine surgeries were postponed…
North corporation to hand over 5 hospitals to Centre, cites cash crunch
NEW DELHI: Citing acute cash crunch, the north corporation is planning to hand over five of its major hospitals to the Centre. The standing committee is, however, yet to approve…
Max Healthcare to introduce 24×7 ward monitoring system
New Delhi, To bring Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-standard monitoring across general wards, Max Healthcare on Wednesday announced a partnership with US-based medical technology company Vios Medical to launch a continuous…
Controls On Oxytocin Production And Trade To Check Misuse
The Modi government has chosen to confine the make of oxytocin, known as the ” cuddle hormone”, in the nation and boycott its import and fare to stop the far-reaching…
