Draft Public Health Bill restrictive, unclear: experts
They raise concern over the sudden introduction of the bill and its covert focus on bioterrorism
National Health Profile 2015: Suicides on a rise, cancer cases may grow by 15 per cent in five years
India’s public spending on health is among the lowest in South East Asia and BRIC countries
COVID-19: INSACOG shares genome sequencing data after a gap of 3 months
India sequenced 89,860 samples between January and April, according to the latest bulletin. The total is now 240,570 sequenced samples
COVID-19: Union health ministry issues guidelines for telemedicine
On SC’s direction to encourage less patient-doctor interaction. Registered medical practitioners will need to complete an online course first
India finalises national action plan on antimicrobial resistance
The government terms antimicrobial resistance as a serious threat to global public health
India comes up with strategic plan to eradicate malaria
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a plan for strategic action on malaria till 2022, with an aim to eradicate the disease by 2030
India's rare diseases policy hangs in balance
A 10-member committee, formed to draft a revised policy, has not held a single meeting yet
Delhi HC quashes Centre’s ban on drug that helps women with childbirth
Oxytocin was earlier banned as it was being illegally given to cattle to increase milk production
Over 50 people die due to swine flu in just one month
As many as 1,036 people have tested positive between January 1 and 17, 2019 in Rajasthan, while 40 have died, according to sources in the state&…
All tuberculosis patients to be screened for COVID-19
Studies show up to 4.47% of COVID-19 patients have prevalence of tuberculosis
Government backtracks on decision to have bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products
Health activists and experts believe the government has succumbed to pressure from industry
NITI Aayog health index: Kerala maintains top spot
The worst-performing state in overall performance was Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, Madhya Pradesh performed marginally better
Coronavirus update: Has India got its first COVID-19 reinfection case
Doctors at Ahmedabad private hospital claim 54-year-old woman has retested positive for COVID-19
New ruse in Big Pharma's old game
Drug multinationals are lobbying for a devious patent linkage system to block the entry of competitive generics
India in talks with Russia on ‘unverified’ COVID-19 vaccine
Indian serostudies do not talk about neutralising antibodies, says ICMR DG
COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: Appeals made for support on proposal regarding intellectual property
If it is adopted on December 16, IP rights on production and supply of COVID-19 tools will be waived off
Activists demand access to affordable oral hepatitis drugs
Giving patents to foreign-made medicines will add to patients’ woes, they urge
Centre confirms three pentavalent vaccine deaths
Union health ministry says 17 other deaths of infants reported in Haryana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu were not linked to five-in-one vaccine
Ivermectin for COVID-19: Mismatch between global and Indian policies
Union health ministry guidelines say the drug "may be" used for COVID-19 patients even as global agencies don't recommend
CAG finds lapses in dental education
Slams health ministry for granting permission to dental colleges with inadequate infrastructure and faculty
Don’t doubt India’s drug regulator on COVID-19 vaccines: Government
Weekly press meeting also releases details of COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare and frontline workers, seniors to be immunised on priority basis
10 years of Delhi gang rape: 70% of released Nirbhaya Funds utilised, Lok Sabha told
Region-wise disparities in fund utilisation; Conviction rate in crimes against women continues to remain abysmal
Decision on emergency authorisation for SII, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines deferred
Both manufacturers have been asked for more data before a final decision can be reached
Diabetes drug ban spells trouble for patients, doctors
Experts say pioglitazone difficult to substitute and health ministry has imposed ban without a back up plan