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Snakebites: A Burden for India

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a global effort against ‘envenoming’. In May, the WHO’s 71st World Health...

01 Aug 2018 Health

Arsenic Accumulation in Paddy Plants

A recent publication by the Jadavpur University, has revealed rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants from ground water in West Bengal. It...

30 Jul 2018 Health

Panel Finds Dosing Mismatches in Many FDCs

The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) sub-committee has found that many Fixed-Dose Combinations (FDCs) were formulated without due diligence, with...

27 Jul 2018 Health

Government to Give Free Antiviral for Hepatitis C

The Government of India is set to launch an ambitious programme — National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme - to control viral hepatitis. As...

27 Jul 2018 Health

Oxytocin Ban

The US generic drugs major Mylan has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family...

25 Jul 2018 Health

Ayushman Bharat and the Role of Private Hospitals

This editorial appears in The Mint and addresses the brand new scheme Ayushman Bharat and how it is going to affect the role of private hospitals in...

23 Jul 2018 Health

Telemedicine Facility for Pilgrims

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined hands with Jammu and Kashmir’s Directorate of Health Services-Kashmir (DHS-K) to set...

16 Jul 2018 Health

Strict Clinical Trial Rules will Drive Away Drug Firms: WHO

The World Health Organisation has informed India that its work in the country would be hampered and drug companies are driven away if the government...

11 Jul 2018 Health

Treat Gaming as a Disorder: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a plan to include “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition. The reclassification...

10 Jul 2018 Health

Free Treatment to EWS Patients

The Supreme Court ruled that private hospitals in Delhi, allotted land at subsidized rates, will have to provide free treatment to patients from the...

10 Jul 2018 Health

Fish Samples Test Positive for Formalin

Recently, samples of fish species from two major fish markets in Chennai (TN) have tested positive for formalin, a cancer-inducing chemical used...

09 Jul 2018 Health