Supreme Court issues notices on unethical drug trials
1,727 persons have died during drug trials between 2007 and 2010, says public interest petition
Checks on drug trials
Court intervention prompts guidelines for drug trials. Pharmaceutical companies lobby to dilute them
Will appellate body uphold grant of compulsory licence to cancer drug?
Hearing on Bayer's appeal against manufacture of generic version of Nexavar to conclude this week
COVID-19: Centre doesn’t clarify basis for CDSCO authorising remdesivir
Government also does not provide clarity about whether remdesivir should be given to only severe patients
COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers
The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers
'Chhattisgarh's PPP model for diagnostic services flawed'
Team of experts deputed by Centre says state's plan could lead to denial of services to poor patients and filing of false claims
India’s mysterious diseases: What is NCDC doing?
There is enough evidence to show that National Centre for Disease Control on diseases is not equipped to deal with the country’s …
No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off
PMO orders huge cuts in social sector spending for 2015-16
Employment guarantee, rural road and sanitation schemes among those likely to be affected
Troubled minds
In spite of a National Mental Health Programme being in place, very few people suffering from mental illnesses in India get treatment, either …
COVID-19: How community platforms can help stem violence against women
Reduced availability of frontline healthcare workers is likely, since the entire health system is focused on the novel coronavirus disease (…
Health ministry forms committee to investigate charges by parliamentary standing committee
It will also suggest ways to improve grant of statutory approvals for drugs and functioning of the CDSCO
Cradles of hope
A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …
FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted
But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …
Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS
Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July
‘South-East Asia must remain polio-free after certification’
Poonam Khetrapal Singh became the first woman to assume the office of WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia on February 1, 2014. Her priority …
`Many doctors are simply businessmen'
Samiran Nundy, chairperson of the department of surgical gastroenterology and organ transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and editor-in-chief …
Fat of the matter
What does 'healthy oil' really mean? It is difficult to tell. The Centre for Science and Environment studied branded edible oils to understand …
Universal health scare
The country’s planners are debating how to provide healthcare to all. In a drastic shift from the 65-year-old public health system, the …
Troubled Beautiful Minds
They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy relatives. Nobody wants to …
Deafening Noise
Constant exposure to noise can make one deaf. The major culprit is road traffic. Can one avoid noise? It’s difficult. Checking it, however, …