Private hospitals in Delhi may pull out of free care scheme over dues

NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s scheme of cashless treatment to victims of road accidents, burns and acid attack at private hospitals has run into a roadblock over delay in reimbursements. Several…

Nadda reviews launch preparations of Ayushman Bharat in Ranchi

Ranchi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday reviewed the preparations for the launch of Ayushman Bharat in Jharkhand’s capital city by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23. Nadda…

Ayushman Bharat to give fillip to Digital India: Nadda

Ranchi Union minister J P Nadda Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious “Ayushman Bharat” insurance scheme will give a fillip to the Digital India movement. The “Ayushman Bharat” scheme…

NHA launches website, helpline number for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries

New Delhi: The National Health Agency (NHA), the apex body implementing the Ayushman Bharat– National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), has launched a website and a helpline number to help prospective…

The Government finally put the prohibition on the use of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations

Recently, Indian health ministry removed a list of banned combination medicines as they had no therapeutic value and were risky for human health if consumed and added restrictions on six…

Supreme Court asked Centre, AIIMS To develop an Action Plan to put a break on growing Menace Of Drugs Abuse

AIIMS and the Centre are asked by the Supreme Court to formulate an action plan to help a country to save from the growing menace of drug abuse. Drug menace…

Health ministry to ban 328 combination medicines over safety concerns

The health ministry has decided to ban 328 combination medicines following recommendations to do so by its technical advisory body over a month ago, ET has learnt. It is also…

Unauthorized sale of Oxytocin found in East Delhi

New Delhi: Unauthorized sale of Oxytocin by a chemist shop in East Delhi’s Gazipur area came to light during a raid by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the…

Supreme Court prescribes pain relief for 15 banned combination drugs

The Supreme Court told the government it could not use a technical advisory body’s report to prohibit 15 types of combination medicines manufactured in India since before 1988, said lawyers…

Gurugram : Hospitals ordered to register under Clinical Establishments Act

GURUGRAM: All hospitals with more than 50 beds will have to register themselves with the district administration by January 2020. This will be a provisional registration that will be valid…