A bad example from the US

A public sector technology transfer bill focuses exclusively on patenting

World Health Day: Diabetes, the modern killer

The prevalence of diabetes in adult population has nearly doubled since 1980 rising from 4.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent

Why dengue is not the devil

Lack of preparedness in our fight against this vector-borne disease is much to blame for it spreading fast 

2.9 mln TB cases go unreported

A third of the unaccounted for cases are in India, where private hospitals rarely report TB

TB turns invincible

Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital  underscores mismanagement

Toxin trial-blazer

Cost-effective and easy way to test aflatoxin contamination evolved

Is the government reconsidering the clinical establishments Act?

With stiff opposition from private players, the fate of the clinical establishments Act seems to be at risk

Public’s private peeve

Will Bihar’s failed model of outsourcing diagnostic services work in Chhattisgarh?

Diagnose the discord

Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

High-flying disease

From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has 'officially' killed 48 …

Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare

CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only

Are pills doctored?

A Punjab resident holds inferior quality drugs responsible for his son's serious illness

Access denied

Shortage of antiretroviral drugs and lack of diagnosis is not new in India, but government does not admit to the crisis

Setback to health insurance

Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme

WHO's Stop TB partnership programme

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‘Manipulate market, lower drug prices’

In times of rising costs of healthcare compounded by shortage of funds, UNITAID, a UN organisation, was set up in 2006 to improve access to life-…

Bloodless ban

Health activists demand removal of ban on unbanked direct blood transfusion

Bytes

H1N1 caught India sleeping

Defective blood-test kits in West Bengal

Prometheus bound

The denial of a patent on a medical test that correlates drug dosages with treatment could mean the end of human gene patents

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