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Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

“India can only achieve self-reliance in pharmaceuticals and medical devices by strengthening its research and development infrastructure that would drive the expansion of access to life-saving medicines and drugs and help India become a global pharmaceuticals and medical exports hub"

Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister
Govt of India

Oct 25,2023: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formed a technical advisory committee to address the issue of loneliness, which is becoming a public health problem. The committee is seeking experts to assist in identifying mechanisms to tackle the issue on a global scale. Read More...

Oct 18,2023: With an influx of patients seeking treatment in their outpatient departments, dengue wards in Balrampur Hospital, Lokbandhu, and SPM Civil Hospital are packed to capacity. Read More...

Oct 27,2023: Indian pharmaceutical companies are investing in biologics considering the demand for effective and safe treatments especially for cancer. Read More...

Oct 18,2023: The health and wellness industry is seeing a surge of interest, as many people are trying to discover wellness and health protocols rather than quick treatment for their diseases. Read More...

Oct 31,2023: The two departments are the Medical Education and Drugs Department (MEDD) which oversees medical colleges plus tertiary care hospitals and the Public Health Department (PHD) which runs secondary and primary level hospitals. MEDD has 42 per cent vacancies as against 36145 sanctioned posts, while PHD has 35 per cent vacancies as against 57714 sanctioned posts. Read More...

Oct 27,2023: Research indicates that strokes rank as the third most prevalent cause of mortality in developed nations, and they also stand as a prominent contributor to fatalities and disabilities resulting from non-communicable diseases in developing countries. Read More...

Oct 31,2023: A nurse in California suffered "crushing injuries" after being caught between an MRI machine and a bed. The incident occurred when the machine's magnetic force pulled the bed towards it, causing the nurse to become trapped. The patient fell from the bed but was unharmed. Read More...

Oct 22,2023: The increased mortality risk was found for all weight groups studied, including those defined as underweight, normal or overweight prior to their pregnancies, the researchers said, having analysed more than 45,000 US women's data 50 years, including their body mass index (BMI) and weight fluctuations during pregnancy. Read More...

Oct 25,2023: Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Annandale, Virginia, has been crowned "America's Top Young Scientist" after inventing a groundbreaking soap designed to treat skin cancer. The accolade, awarded by 3M and Discovery Education, is recognized as one of the nation's premier middle school science competitions. Read More...

Oct 23,2023: The study, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, analysed data from people with an average age of 65 and found short sleep was associated with the onset of depressive symptoms. Read More...

Oct 26,2023: The nation's first oral diabetic medicine authorised for use during pregnancy and the period immediately preceding conception, known as the periconceptional stage, may soon be the well-known anti-diabetes drug metformin hydrochloride.  Read More...

Oct 25,2023: The Golden Life Sciences Company, which had been manufacturing pharmaceuticals without a licence for the previous year, was raided on 22 October by a team. The squad had to climb the wall to enter because the gate was closed from the outside. Read More...

Oct 27,2023A surge in sales of Novo Nordisk's drug Wegovy, which launched in the United States in mid-2021, has propelled the Danish drugmaker to become Europe's most valuable company.Amid a global obesity crisis, some analysts predict the market for weight-loss drugs could be worth $100 billion by 2030. Some companies, like West Pharmaceutical Services, whose share price is up 37 per cent year to date, are already providing components for the injections pens and reaping rich rewards from the business. Read More...

Oct 28,2023: The agency warned against the use of 26 over-the-counter eye drop products and said using them could result in partial vision loss or blindness The eye drops are marketed by CVS Health, Rite Aid Cardinal Health along with Target's up & up brand and Velocity Pharma, the FDA said in a statement. It has also asked the manufacturer to recall all lots of the product. Read More...

 

Oct 21,2023:The health ministry further said in the statement 49 per cent Ayushman cards are held by female beneficiaries. The AB PM-JAY has successfully catered to 5.7 crore hospital admissions costing more than Rs 70,000 crore. Read More...

Considering public health as a priority issue, the government has extended the COTP (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products) film rules to OTT platforms also. The OTT Rules 2023 became operative from September 1, 2023. Read More...

Medicines have expiry dates so that you know till when you can use them safely. After the expiry date, medicines may not be safe or as effective. You should not take medicines after their expiry date. If you have had a medicine for a while, check the expiry date before using it. You should also make sure that you store the medicines properly, as described on the packaging or leaflet. If your medicine looks, tastes or smells different to when you first got it, even if it's within the expiry date, take it to your pharmacist for advice.

Oct 26,2023: When the COVID-19 pandemic tightened its grip on the country, going out for anything, including any exigencies, seemed like a daunting task. Hospitals were overflowing with patients, hospitals beds not available and doctors were struggling to deal with the sudden deluge. Read More...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare autoimmune condition in which a person's immune system attacks their peripheral nerves. Read More...

Dr. Anamika Wadhera 

BDS, MPH, MSW, MWMA

Director, Consumer Online Foundation

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