Kerala Health Department Has Launched The MeHEALTH App

Thiruvananthapuram : The Health department has readied the MeHEALTH mobile application which will help users easily access all information about the public health-care facilities nearby and the services available in…

Drug Diversion Epidemic Sweeps India: Absence of Track-and-Trace System, overly Codeine Allotments, and Regulatory Apathy Fuel Misuse of Narcotic Syrups and Tablets

New Delhi — A relentless surge in seizures of codeine-based cough syrups and narcotic tablets across multiple states over the past 48-72 hours has laid bare the rampant diversion of…

Kanpur police busts fake degree racket spread across 9 states

Kanpur:  Police on Thursday busted a fake degree racket spread across nine states and seized nearly 900 forged marksheets and documents linked to 14 universities, officials said here. Four persons…

Unnecessary use of steroid leads to risk of severe fungal infections: Doctors

Pune:  After the use of steroids for routine viral fevers and mild respiratory infections has grown among people, doctors in the city warned that it could increase the risk of…

UP has emerged as India’s largest Healthcare & med tech hub: Yogi

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that Uttar Pradesh is not merely a state with a population of 25 crore but has also emerged as the country’s largest hub…

Over 9,000 deaths due to respiratory diseases in Delhi

New Delhi:  The national capital recorded 9,211 deaths due to respiratory diseases in 2024, up from 8,801 in 2023, continuing an upward trend seen over the past few years, according…

DoP calls for proposals to set up common facilities for medical device clusters

New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has invited applications from eligible stakeholders to set up common facilities for medical device clusters in the country, under the scheme for Strengthening…

47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stock

These samples were part of a larger batch of 200 drugs tested nationwide that were found to be below standard, prompting the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to issue…

‘Pharma companies need to look beyond US market’

HYDERABAD:  With the Trump administration’s flip-flops on tariffs giving the Indian pharma industry a headache, experts feel it’s time the sector looked at an ‘America plus’ strategy to reduce heavy…

Pharma assns demand setting up of NIPER in silk city

Berhampur:  Several pharmacist associations staged a rally on Monday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi through the revenue divisional commissioner (south)…