New Delhi, Aug 25 — Pakistan’s strained public healthcare system has come under renewed scrutiny after a woman reportedly gave birth in a washroom at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi, highlighting concerns over overcrowding, delays and gaps in basic patient care, a report…
Noida, Aug 25 — In view of the reported increase in cases of swine flu and dengue in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar, several schools across the district have stepped up precautionary measures to safeguard children against seasonal illnesses and minimise the possibility of infections spreading…
Gandhinagar, Aug 24 — Gujarat has stepped up preparedness against seasonal influenza as H1N1 cases rise in major cities, with Health Minister Praful Pansheriya saying on Monday that patients in the state were in normal condition and there was no serious outbreak.A high-level review meeting was held…
Lucknow, Aug 24 — Yogi Adityanath-led UP government has intensified the crackdown on the illegal trade of counterfeit and adulterated medicines in the state and has put in place strict monitoring of licences and supply chains. The entire supply chain and billing practices have been put under tight…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India and Cambodia on Monday agreed to diversify and deepen bilateral trade through cooperation in traditional medicine, e-governance modules, recognition of the Indian pharmacopoeia, trade statistics reconciliation, and strengthening the digital payments system between the two…
Kinshasa, Aug 24 — Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 5,500, with more than 2,600 deaths, government figures showed Monday, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the outbreak reached a "defining moment" more than 100 days after it was…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Indian scientists have developed a new smart cancer drug candidate designed to become active primarily inside cancer cells, offering a potentially more targeted approach to cancer treatment and reducing the risk of damage to healthy cells.The research has been led by Dr Asis…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — A woman died after a tree fell on the premises of SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Monday afternoon.According to hospital sources, the woman was identified as Rahima Bibi, 46, who had brought a family member from Nalhati in Birbhum district for treatment in the state-run…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 24 — Around 20 devotees were injured, some of them critically, when a tractor-trolley carrying Kanwariyas fell off a bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Monday, police said.The devotees were on their way to the Narmada River near Old Chikhalda to fetch water as…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) of Symbiotec Pharmalab showed that the company is facing multiple legal proceedings, including six tax proceedings and one material civil litigation, with the aggregate amount involved against the company standing at Rs 1,507.92…
Balaghat, Aug 24 — Madhya Pradesh’s Health Department teams have screened 3,811 people in three villages of Balaghat district affected by various illnesses, including malaria and diarrhoea, as authorities stepped up surveillance amid a controversy over child deaths in the tribal belt.The Opposition…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The government proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, to simplify regulatory requirements, standardise testing fees and facilitate faster market access for eligible medical devices, an official statement said on Monday."The government has undertaken key…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Singh on Monday called a high-level meeting to discuss the current situation and preparedness for the prevention and control of H1N1 (swine flu) and vector-borne diseases in the national capital. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. at…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi has said it is fully equipped to manage patients suffering from swine flu, or H1N1 influenza, as well as other seasonal illnesses, with necessary medicines, treatment facilities and supportive care available. In a statement, the hospital said…
Mumbai/Nagpur, Aug 24 — Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday issued orders to the health administration to conduct a high-level inquiry into the death of three newborn babies in the fire that broke out at the District Women's Hospital in Amravati.In his post on X, CM Fadnavis…
Seoul, Aug 24 — The number of attempts to illegally import weight-loss medications, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, from abroad in the first half was more than triple those caught for the whole of 2025, customs data showed on Monday.A total of 4,155 cases involving the illegal import of Wegovy and…
Amravati, Aug 24 — A devastating fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Maharashtra's Amravati during the early hours of Monday. Three infants suffocated to death due to heavy smoke, while six others are currently undergoing treatment at a…
Washington, Aug 23 — A senior Trump administration health official said on Sunday that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was not lethal, clarifying remarks by President Donald Trump as US childhood vaccination rates fell below the threshold needed for herd immunity.Dr Mehmet Oz,…
Washington, Aug 23 — US prescription drug prices are falling at their fastest rate in 63 years and are likely to decline further, the Trump administration's Medicare Chief said on Sunday.Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the fall was accelerating as…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has mandated medical device manufacturers that outsource sterilisation to disclose the licence number of the facility carrying out the process on the labels of their devices, in a move aimed at strengthening traceability and…
Lucknow, Aug 23 — The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), intensifying its searches against food adulteration ahead of the festive season, seized a huge quantity of 'khoya' (solidified milk) and collected at least 28 food samples from various parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Kanpur Dehat,…