Mar 26,2024 The final round of talks on a landmark pandemic accord faces a frantic last push this week, with countries still pulling in different directions on how to handle future global health crises. The last week of negotiations runs...

Lucknow: All govt hospital staff have been put on high alert to manage emergencies during Holi. Following deputy CM Brajesh Pathak’s directive, doctors and paramedical teams will remain on duty. Pathak highlighted concerns like road accidents, skin issues from chemical-based...

Mar 18,2024 Nestled somewhere remote in the western Indian state of Maharashtra is the district of Gadchiroli. Today home to 10,72,942 residents, the district faces many daunting healthcare-related challenges – scarce resources, high patient loads, overwhelmed systems, and prolonged waits,...

Mar 16,2024 New Delhi: Age, sex and location could be important in assessing the antibiotic resistance of a bacterial infection, new research has found. Antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance is a global public health threat and occurs when disease-causing germs evolve...

Mar 17,2024 Amritsar: How does a charity organisation effectively provide medical tests, including dialysis, ECG, etc. at prices that are approximately 10 to 11 per cent of those charged by private and government medical services, while remaining financially sustainable? “We...

Mar 18,2024 NEW DELHI: Hydroxyurea, a medicine used for treating sickle cell anaemia patients, will now be available in India for Rs 600 per vial — less than 1% of the price of its imported versions. Unlike the versions sold...

Mar 21,2024 Bengaluru: As India nears its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for eliminating chronic hunger by 2030, the country has witnessed remarkable progress in the reduction of malnutrition in recent years, as demonstrated by an almost 3 per cent decrease...

Mar 21,2024 Patanjali Ayurved has issued an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for airing “misleading” advertisements. This comes after the court asked Patanjali’s co-founder Baba Ramdev and managing director Acharya Balkrishna to personally appear before it on April 2...

22 Mar 2024 New Delhi: Admonishing the Delhi health minister and health secretary for not complying with judicial orders on enactment of a law to regulate clinical establishments, the Delhi High Court on Thursday warned them that they could be...

Mar 14,2024 Ionis Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday its experimental drug to treat a type of fatty liver disease met the main goal of reducing inflammation of the critical organ in a mid-stage trial. The results come as companies race to...