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Centre considers faculty sharing to tackle medical teachers' shortage

It is looking to convene a stakeholder consultation to finalise a roadmap for meeting faculty requirements and development in May this year

3 in 5 women at risk of anaemia in India, says Redcliffe Labs report

The study also revealed a gender disparity in health risks, with women being three times more vulnerable than men to anaemia

AstraZeneca gets nod to import, sell hyperkalaemia treatment drug in India

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate is indicated for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adult patients

Ayush-approved medicines exempt from extra safety trials in research: ICMR

With growing global interest in holistic and personalised medicine, it is observed that ethical and regulatory clarity is essential to ensure the credibility and efficacy of integrative approaches

High inbreeding, disease risks in south Indian communities: Genetics study

A founder event is when a new population is formed by a small group of people. The endogamy practice, deeply rooted in the caste system, is significant to the South Indian society

Centre to expand internet access to Arogya Mandirs, enhance CMO training

The MSG is the highest policy-making and steering institution under the NHM, providing broad policy direction and governance for the health sector

India may have over 440 mn overweight, obese people by 2050: Lancet study

Number of overweight and obese adults by mid-century in India (218 million men and 231 million women) could be the second highest in the world, after China

Health insurance premium growth in slow lane due to tapering demand

Change in accounting norms, sharp decline in premiums from govt. schemes have also weighed on health insurance premium growth

CDSCO flags select batches of 145 drugs for failing quality standards

Fifty-two drugs were identified by central drug laboratories, while another 93 were flagged by state drug testing labs

Bird flu: K'taka administration carries out mass culling in three districts

Cases of bird flu among poultry birds have been reported in Manvi taluk of Raichur, Chikkaballapur taluk of Chikkaballapur and Sandur taluk of Ballari districts

India's cancer mortality ratio highest among top 10 cancer-affected nations

Based on the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) 2022 data, India ranked third behind China and the United States in terms of absolute number of cancer incidences

Distributed manufacturing may become the future trend: Pharma Inc

Volumes need to be high to justify relocation of manufacturing; strategic decisions cannot be based on current tariff structure

CDSCO centralises GMP issuance and verification with new online portal

This initiative addresses long-standing concerns over inconsistent certificate formats and verification challenges across India's 28 states

Health Ministry set to begin work on integrating health portals

This comes after work was initiated to integrate the Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) portal, which monitors the NHM and other health programmes

India to eliminate TB by 2025, to achieve target 5 yrs ahead of time: Nadda

Nadda said this while inaugurating the 9th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare System in Puri

Vaccine makers can add clinical trial sites through Sugam, says CDSCO

The recent notice brings applications for biological products such as vaccines and recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA)-based drugs under the online ambit

DCGI streamlines drug export approval, plans revised biosimilar guidelines

Previously, companies exporting drugs from India had to apply for a customer- and quantity-specific NOC each time they received an order

India's contract drug manufacturers seek govt support in China fight

"The government has to understand that this industry has potential, if not scale, right now," Krishna Kanumuri, CEO and managing director at Sai Life Sciences, said at an event earlier this week

AI in healthcare likely to contribute $30 billion to GDP by 2025: Report

Government-backed initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, are setting the stage for a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem

Rewrite clinical trial rules to boost mkt share: Healthcare experts to govt

As of 2022, India held an 8% share in global clinical trials - which evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new treatments - compared to China's 29%