July 24,2024 New Delhi: The Centre should consider infertility a national health priority and include it under insurance, Dr Ajay Murdia, founder and chairman of Indira IVF, said, emphasising the need for investment in IVF infrastructure, especially in rural areas....

July 24,2024 New Delhi: The government is considering a proposal to do away with quality tests for cough syrups manufactured in plants approved by the regulatory authorities of developed markets, according to people aware of the development. The proposal, which...

July 25,2024 New Delhi: The Budget proposal to waive customs levy on three specific cancer therapies has sparked claims of being “an eye-wash” and “selective”, as it covers only drugs from one MNC AstraZeneca. The exemption does not extend to...

July 25,2024 Munich: Three people effectively cured of HIV have spoken about how a risky transplant procedure saved their lives, with one saying they are “living proof” of hope in the fight against the virus. The trio spoke about their...

July 25,2024 London: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca raised its full year sales and profit forecast on Thursday after beating analyst expectations for second-quarter revenue on strong demand for its cancer, rare disease and heart disease medicines. Sales in AstraZeneca’s top business,...

July 25,2024 London: The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have become more common due to climate change, conditions that can alter medications and their effects on patients taking them. Here is what you...

July 25,2024 New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the National Health Authority (NHA) and WHO India, has released 32 new Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) for common and serious diseases. The new STWs cover five...

July 25,2024 Hyderabad: ETPharma will be hosting the second edition of the Next-Gen Lab-Con on July 26, 2024, at Le Meridien, Hyderabad. The conference aims to bring together industrial leaders to focus on the pharmaceutical landscape, which is rapidly evolving...

July 26,2024 London: Humanity is suffering from an “extreme heat epidemic,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change. “Billions of people are facing an extreme heat epidemic...

July 26,2024 New Delhi: The WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Saima Wazed, appealed to everyone on Thursday, July 25, to save lives and prevent the heartbreak of drowning on World Drowning Prevention Day. She said, “We join the global...