August 24,2024 Mumbai: A 14-bed ward has been reserved at Seven Hills Hospital in Maharashtra’s Mumbai as a precautionary measure regarding Monkeypox infection. There is no single case of monkeypox in the Mumbai metropolitan area, however, measures were taken by...

August 24,2024 New Delhi: Following the recent ban on 156 drugs, the Government of India is now considering banning 34 additional multivitamins, according to sources. “34 multivitamins are under evaluation based on reviews,” sources said. The sources also mentioned that...

August 24,2024 New Delhi: The health insurance sector may face challenges in the coming months due to rising claims and increased competition, particularly in the retail sector, highlighted a report by Jefferies. “Health (approx. 35 per cent of mix) can...

August 26,2024 New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the BioE3 policy–Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment–aimed at fostering high-performance biomanufacturing, on Saturday. The policy is designed to supplement, rather than replace, traditional supply methods...

August 26,2024 Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George has said that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 69.35cr under the National Health Mission (2024-25) for the development activities of healthcare institutions in the state. She said more projects have been approved, including...

August 14,2024 New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have initiated the Phase 3 clinical trial for DengiAll, an indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine developed in India. This trial marks a significant milestone in the nation’s...

August 13,2024 In less than a week since the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given permission to pharma companies to launch certain types of drugs without local clinical trials, the economic think tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Initiative)...

July 30,2024 Five out of 12 Centres of Excellence (COEs) formed to treat patients suffering from rare diseases have utilised less than 35 per cent of the funds allotted to them by the Centre over the last three years, according...

August 13,2024 The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has directed makers of sterile equipment to comply with Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rule, which mandates companies to follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at par with the World...

August 12,2024 The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the country’s top drug regulator, has framed standard operating procedure and guidelines to ensure product traceability throughout the supply chain, as the menace of fake and spurious medicines grows. The DCGI...