HEALTH

Seoul, Aug 30 — The number of foreign medical tourists coming to South Korea topped 2 million last year amid growing global interest in the country's medical services, a report showed on Sunday.A total of 2.01 million foreigners visited South Korea for medical, dental and surgical care in 2025, up…

Jaipur, Aug 29 — The Permanent Lok Adalat has ordered compensation of Rs 23,36,774 to a woman from Bharatpur who was allegedly subjected to chemotherapy for cancer, only to discover later that she was suffering from tuberculosis (TB). The order was passed on August 24 by Presiding Officer Gambhir…

Kolkata, Aug 29 — Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Metro Railway Kolkata on Saturday started a 'special drive' to eradicate dengue from the city, officials said. The joint drive started from Esplanade Metro Station area in Kolkata which will continue till September 3. KMC Administrator…

New Delhi, Aug 29 — The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) seized 66,79,980 psychotropic tablets and arrested one person after intercepting a truck on the Chandigarh–Baddi interstate route during Operation Vajra 2.0, an official statement said on Saturday.The consignment of tablets, comprising…

Ranchi, Aug 29 — The Health Department of Jharkhand is taking every care to prevent the spread of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu. The department is on alert mode across the state. Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Saturday reviewed the situation. He directed all civil surgeons, medical college…

New Delhi, Aug 29 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited the sale of compounded asafoetida (hing powder) by Everest Food Products Private Limited and Laljee Godhoo over alleged non-compliance with prescribed food safety standards, the regulator said on…

Rewa, Aug 28 — Two doctors and two nursing officers have been suspended following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child at Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Rewa. The action came after the family alleged negligence and misconduct during treatment. A committee of senior doctors has been…

Mumbai, Aug 28 — The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the drug sale licences of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences Ltd's Carry and Forwarding (C&F) facility at Wadki in Pune, due to serious irregularities found during inspections related to the company's Reactin Plus…

New Delhi, Aug 28 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed to roll out a front-of-pack red warning label for processed food items and beverages that are high in sugar, salt, or fat content so that consumers can make an informed choice."The warning label shall indicate…

Rewa, Aug 28 — Two doctors and two nursing officers have been suspended following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child at Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Rewa. The state government has also constituted an inquiry committee to probe allegations of medical negligence and misbehaviour with…

Kolkata, Aug 28 — The Calcutta High Court on Friday fixed the time limit for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its new probe in the rape & murder of a woman junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here in August 2024.A division bench of Justice…

New Delhi, Aug 28 — The Centre's Department of Pharmaceuticals has announced the second call for applications under the Rs 5,000 crore Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma & MedTech (PRIP) Scheme, launched to strengthen India's pharma and medtech research and development ecosystem…

Ahmedabad, Aug 28 — Gujarat’s Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) has seized cosmetics and related material worth more than Rs 2.68 lakh from a firm in Ahmedabad’s Tragad area after finding that products were allegedly being manufactured and repackaged without the required licence and…

New Delhi, Aug 27 — Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh inspected the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka, in view of the rising number of H1N1 cases in the national capital and reviewed the preparedness of the hospital and the Health Department, an official said on Thursday. The Health Minister…

Jaipur, Aug 27 — The Rajasthan Medical and Health Department has issued an alert following a rise in H1N1 swine flu cases in parts of the country, particularly Delhi. Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said on Thursday that 146 positive cases of swine flu (Influenza A H1N1) have…

Mumbai, Aug 27 — In a direct strike against speculative trade and market manipulation, the Maharashtra Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection on Thursday issued a high-level Government Resolution (GR) mandating an aggressive enforcement drive against illegal sugar stocking…

Kampala, Aug 27 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case since the country's last patient was discharged.The WHO…

Srinagar, Aug 27 — The Jammu and Kashmir Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed on Thursday that no junk food should be sold within 50 metres of schools in the Union Territory, officials said. Officials added that the FDA has directed the School Education Department to strictly implement food…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 — The Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan-led Kerala government’s ambitious plan to take specialist healthcare beyond medical colleges and make it available round-the-clock at district and general hospitals, has run into its first major reality check, with government doctors…

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Aug 26 — Police and Drug Administration officials have stepped up surveillance of gyms and fitness centres across Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district following reports that Mephentermine, a prescription cardiac stimulant, is being illegally used by young fitness enthusiasts to…