COVID-19: At least 427 million people go into lockdown in India
No community transmission but national lockdown most essential, says ICMR director-general
Government issues draft guidelines for kidney donation
Hospitals in NCR cities will be included in the network along with hospitals of Delhi for the purpose of organ sharing and allocation
Coronavirus: Enough drug ingredients, says govt, refuses to go into detail
Union Health minister says India will not repatriate citizens stuck on ship in Japan
Drug resistance finds mention in new National Health Policy
India does not have robust data on antibiotic resistance, but the available records show that the issue needs immediate response
Draft Public Health Bill restrictive, unclear: experts
They raise concern over the sudden introduction of the bill and its covert focus on bioterrorism
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
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
All tuberculosis patients to be screened for COVID-19
Studies show up to 4.47% of COVID-19 patients have prevalence of tuberculosis
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
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
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
Lung infections to panic attacks: Those who ‘beat’ COVID-19, but did not recover
Amid studies hinting at long-term impacts of COVID-19 infection, the world, including India, has started monitoring people who recovered from the …
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