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NPPA sets retail prices for 65 drugs, revises ceiling for 20 formulations

The ceiling prices of seven other drugs were revised to include the impact of the 0.00551 per cent increase in drug prices in the National List of Essential Medicines

Four OEMs express interest in manufacturing e-ambulances: MHI official

This initiative aims to bolster the country's medical sector, which currently operates approximately 50,000 ambulances

Healthcare, pharma sectors raise Rs 14,811 crore via IPOs in 2024

Record fundraising surpasses the previous high of Rs 9,370 cr in 2023

Nadda meets CMs, urges support for Centre's intensified TB campaign

Nadda called on CMs, lieutenant governors, state health ministers to monitor the campaign at state level and ensure the same is done by political and administrative leadership at the district level

Aiims in process of making low cost therapy for treating multiple myeloma

This kind of therapy is expected to make advanced treatments like CAR-T cell therapies more affordable and accessible for patients in India

CAG report highlights manpower shortage across Maha's health institutions

The Comptroller and Auditor General noted that providing adequate and quality healthcare services to a large population requires a robust healthcare infrastructure and services

36 cr beneficiaries verified under Ayushman Bharat PM-Jan Arogya Yojana

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday

Healthcare industry faces rising cybersecurity threats: Seqrite report

Malware detections in the healthcare sector were dominated by Trojans, which accounted for 43.38 per cent of all threats

India's ageing population at high risk of dementia, cases to double by 2030

By 2050, India will host 15% of the world's silver generation, facing a rising wave of dementia

Diagnostic demand rises in towns; organised players lead expansion plans

The Healthcare Federation of India reports that over 50 per cent of aspirational districts identified by NITI Aayog, which lack essential infrastructure, are served by diagnostic chains

Health scares of 2024: A Year-in-Review of outbreaks and global responses

The last decade has seen a significant rise in global health threats, which continued into 2024. Here's a round-up of major outbreaks and pandemics that caused much scare around the world

88 mn women screened for cervical cancer under national programme: Govt

Under the same programme, over 14 crore were screened for breast cancer and more than 26 crore for oral cancer

Serum Institute ties up with Bavarian Nordic to manufacture Mpox vaccine

Bavarian Nordic will transfer the technology of the current manufacturing process to SII to enable supply for the Indian market, the company said in a statement on Monday

Bavarian Nordic partners with Serum Institute for Mpox vaccine production

Bavarian Nordic has partnered with the Serum Institute of India to produce its Mpox vaccine for the Indian market and expand global capacity through contract manufacturing

Pakistan reports four new cases of polio, year's tally rises to 63

Of the 63 cases reported in the country so far this year, 26 were from Balochistan, 18 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17 from Sindh and one each from Punjab and Islamabad

New study links paracetamol to several side effects among senior citizens

Taking the drug may also increase the risk of chronic kidney disease by 19 per cent, heart failure by 9 per cent and hypertension by 7 per cent

AIIMS, Wipro GE Healthcare sign MoU to establish AI health innovation hub

The hub will focus on developing products and solutions to enhance healthcare delivery and outcomes through precise diagnosis

TB incidence rate drops 17.7% to 195 per lakh in 2023: Health Min JP Nadda

The government of India has implemented a National Strategic Plan (2017-2025) with a view to eliminating TB by 2025, five years ahead of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target

Nestle's baby products compliant with added sugar regulations: Nadda

The limits specified for sugars in infant food products in the Regulations is at par with the global standards, namely Codex Alimentarius Commission, which takes into account the recommendation

Over 62 mn tuberculosis cases, 8 mn deaths in India during 2021-2040: Study

Low-income households would bear the larger share of health-related burden, while the high-income ones the larger share of the economic burden due to the disease