Mar 29,2024 Mumbai: Incinerators and treatment units at Maharashtra’s around thirty common bio-medical waste treatment facilities (CBWTF) spread across the state are contributing to the pollution, due to carelessness on the part of hospitals in segregating medical waste eventually harming...

Mar 29,2024 New Delhi: Prices of essential medicines, including painkillers, antibiotics and anti-infectives, are set to see a minuscule increase from April 1. Drug pricing regulator announced an annual change of 0.0055% increase in prices of drugs under the National...

Apr 10,2024 Mumbai: On the eve of World Parkinson’s Day, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre unveiled findings from a comprehensive clinical trial aimed at slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Led by principal investigator Prof (Dr) Paresh Doshi, Director of...

Apr 12,2024 The Supreme Court has issued strong remarks against the Uttarakhand authorities for their failure to take action against Patanjali Ayurved, founded by Yoga guru Ramdev and Balkrishna. The court’s comments came as it rejected apologies from the duo,...

Apr 12,2024 New Delhi: The US health regulator has pulled up Kilitch Healthcare India for manufacturing lapses, including packing drugs in insanitary conditions at its Maharashtra-based plant. In a warning letter to the company’s Managing Director Paresh Mehta, the US...

Apr 12,2024 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a meeting on Thursday to assess the nation’s readiness for potential heatwave conditions in the upcoming summer months. The meeting focused on coordinated efforts among central, state, and district-level government bodies....

Apr 12,2024 New Delhi: Next time you pop a nimesulide, a commonly used painkiller, be watchful. Pharma standards body Indian-Pharmacopoeia-Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert over nimesulide, saying the pill can trigger rashes on the skin (fixed drug...

Apr 12,2024 New Delhi: In the battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), young children have faced a particularly challenging hurdle: the painful injectables in treatment regimens. These medications, notorious for their severe side effects, added an extra layer of distress to...

Apr 14,2024 The government has told ecommerce websites that Bournvita and other beverages should not be called health drinks because the category isn’t defined in the country’s food laws. “All ecommerce companies/portals are hereby advised to remove drink/beverages including Bournvita...

Mar 27,2024 London: Gene therapy maker bluebird bio said on Tuesday it plans to revise its financial statements for 2022 and the first three quarters of last year due to accounting errors related to some contract manufacturing agreements. The company...