State informs SC that 40 cured patients will be transferred to rehabilitation centre, director of mental hospital says only 10 have recovered
Bareilly: The affidavit recently submitted by the UP government in the Supreme Court for rehabilitation of cured inmates of mental hospitals has stated that district social welfare officer of Bareilly…
Thai lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana
BANGKOK – Thailand’s legislature has officially proposed allowing the licensed medical use of marijuana, making it a potential trailblazer in Asia in legalizing what used to be regarded strictly as…
Wipro has to think beyond enrolment to keep HPS healthy, feel analysts
Indian IT services major Wipro may have to look at building solutions beyond healthcare enrolment-based services for its Health Plan Services unit to remain competitive amid legislative changes in the…
Smuggled Snake Venom of Worth Rs 1.7 Crore Seized
Raigad Police in Maharashtra helps four members of the inter-state gang for smuggling snake venom allegedly worth Rs 1.7 crore in illicit markets. Arrested members kept snake venom in a…
New Tuberculosis drug ‘Bedaquiline’ gave side effects on 8% of its users
Report generated from the data gathered through RTI Act revealed that the new tuberculosis drug ‘Bedaquiline’ at public hospitals over the last two years experienced side-effects like depression, liver damage,…
Private Bus staff involved in Drug Smuggling
Srinagar Police recently busted a drug racket that made use of private bus staff members to transfer drugs from Jaipur to Srinagar. Police seized highly addictive narcotic pills that were…
Niger launches mass polio vaccination drive
Niamey: Niger has launched a mass polio vaccination campaign targeting more than three million children under five after new cases were detected, an official said Friday. The programme kicked off…
1 lakh benefitted under PMJAY in one month of its launch: Nadda
New Delhi: Nearly a month after the roll out of the Centre’s PMJAY health insurance scheme, one lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister…
Dissolve hospital panels which have less than 25 transplant cases: Bombay high court
MUMBAI: Hospital-based organ transplant authorisation committees that have conducted less than 25 such surgeries in the previous year will have to be dissolved, Bombay high court has ruled. A division…
Centre & Arvind Kejriwal government still stuck on name for Ayushman Bharat
Should ‘Ayushman Bharat’ be the suffix or the prefix of the name of the scheme in Delhi – that seems to be one of the issues stopping the rollout of…
