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Stay Healthy. Stay Protected.
Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

“We need to focus on accelerating efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere receives good quality health services, when and where needed, without incurring financial hardship.”

Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Regional Director,
WHO South-East Asia

Sep 18,2023: This strategic partnership between the two prominent healthcare entities aims to promote patient safety, enhance the quality of healthcare services, and drive positive changes in the healthcare ecosystem. By pooling their expertise and resources, these organisations aim to drive positive changes that have a lasting impact on the healthcare sector. Read More...

Sep 19,2023: With the funds, repair and maintenance works will be taken up at Hindu Rao Hospital, Swami Dayanand Hospital and Rajan Babu TB Hospital, among others. Additionally, primary healthcare centres in Qutab Garh, Lalkua, Sadar Bazaar, and Jwalapuri are scheduled to undergo building repairs, civil work, and electrical upgrades. Essential items, including surgical and OT instruments for Mata Gujri Hospital, will also be procured. Read More...

Sep 21,2023: “The idea is to bring in quality and reduce manufacturing of those drugs which are not of standard quality. A need has been felt to revisit and implement GMP at par with global standards. A notification will be put up soon,” said a senior government official. Read More...

Sep 22, 2023: 51 drug formulations, including linagliptin-metformin hydrochloride tablets, a combination medication used to treat high blood sugar levels brought on by type 2 diabetes, and rosuvastatin-clopidogrel, another combination medication used to prevent heart attack and stroke, have had their ceiling prices set by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). Read More...

Sep 19,2023: The blood donation camp was organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha at KGMU Blood Bank. About 120 people donated blood at the camp which was also attended by the newly appointed Lucknow president Anand Dwivedi and other senior leaders. Later, parliamentary affairs minister and BJP’s minister in-charge of Lucknow, Suresh Khanna, said free health check-up camps will be organised in 19 CHC/PHCs in the capital during the drive.. Read More...

Sep 18,2023: NEW DELHI: Reflecting an enhanced crackdown by the police on drug trafficking, the first six months of 2023 saw a 15.7% increase in registration of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act compared with the same period last year, data showed. There was also an increase of 21% in arrests of drug traffickers in the city. Read More...

Sep 23,2023: At a staggering rate of 188 people per every 100,000, India has a lot to do. Thankfully, tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, especially if it is detected early enough and treated in good time. With emerging machine learning algorithms, TB diagnosis seems to have taken a new dimension with computer-aided diagnostics (CAD) measures now taking centre stage in many climes. Read More...

Sep 21,2023: An EIR means closure of inspection. This means Zydus Lifesciences will soon get approvals for its filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs), enhancing its prospects to export existing and new products to the US market. Read More...

Sep 19,2023, The company is clearly banking on consumer enthusiasm for a vaccine that combines flu and an updated, shelf-stable version of its Covid, which it believes will be on the market in 2025. Read More...

Sep 21,2023: Around 5.8 million hypertension patients across 27 states were being treated under the Indian Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI's) as of June 2023. Read More...

Sep 20,2023: This week marks Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW) in the United States, an annual event in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners promote activities and outreach that encourage everyone to “Think Fungus”. Read More...

Sep 10,2023: Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin) is a CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate indicated for the treatment of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma after the failure of an autologous stem cell transplant and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Read More...

Sep 20,2023: Contract drugmaker Lonza's facility in Visp, Switzerland, was dedicated to making vaccine ingredients and help boost the Moderna's deliveries to Europe, Canada and other nations outside the United States. Moderna expects to absorb the demand currently supported by Lonza at its internal manufacturing site at Norwood in Massachusetts for 2024-25. Read More...

GSK plc announced that ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, announced that the European Commission has authorised Apretude (cabotegravir long-acting (LA) injectable and tablets) for HIV prevention. Read More...

Sep 19,2023: The country's COVID case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,98,243). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,65,693 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website. Read More...

Sep 20,2023: The world of aesthetic medicine is currently experiencing a surge in popularity driven by advancements in technology, according to industry experts. Read More...

Heart attack claims close to 18 million lives in a year. In order to avoid the onset of the complications associated with heart attack it is important to know the quick remedies and also to identify the symptoms seen during a heart attack. In a recent tweet, a doctor clearly explained how to use aspirin when someone has a heart attack. Heart attack  kills millions worldwide in a year. Doctors and healthcare experts urge adults to follow a healthy lifestyle to prevent the onset of the disease. Read More...

Sep 18,2023: The conclave addressed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2023 theme and highlighted the vital role that patients, their families, and caregivers play in ensuring safe healthcare practices. It underscored the importance of involving patients in their care and decision-making processes.Read More...

Sep 19,2023: One hospital bed is roughly equivalent to the carbon footprint of five Canadian households, according to a first-of-its-kind study to calculate the environmental footprint of hospitals. Carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. Read More...

Dr. Anamika Wadhera 

BDS, MPH, MSW, MWMA

Director, Consumer Online Foundation

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