Doctors have started raising questions after the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS), 2023, has come into force from today as it prescribes a reduced jail term of two years for doctors charged with causing death by...
About 67 per cent of cancer patients getting treatment in private hospitals and 33 per cent availing treatment at government hospitals sought a second opinion to find if their treatment is on the correct course, a survey has...
Amid the alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive tests including NEET-PG exam, the representatives of the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association met Union health minister J P Nadda to discuss key...
In a shocking study by The Lancet, almost 50 per cent of adults in India engaged in insufficient levels of physical activity. The study published in The Lancet Global Health, more women in India (57%) were found to be...
A Thiruvananthapuram-based CSIR institute has signed a pact with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi for validating a technology that offers an energy-efficient alternative to current practices in disposing...
India’s apex drugs regulatory body has found the samples of around 50 drugs, including that of widely-used paracetamol, pantoprazole and some antibiotics for treating bacterial infections, as not of standard quality. A...
The Union health ministry has issued guidelines for ethical use of ‘leftover, de-identified and anonymous’ samples generated from a diagnostic or surgical procedure on the patients for commercial use. These...
As the newly-elected government embarks on its initial 100 days in power, the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) has unveiled a comprehensive agenda aimed at transforming the healthcare sector and creating a...
Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday launched the National STOP Diarrhoea Campaign 2024 to attain zero child deaths due to childhood diarrhoea. While the existing diarrhoea strategy entailed a 2-week campaign...
Ten cities from India – Delhi, Varanasi, Shimla, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru – were analised by the researchers to find out the effect on mortality by high intensity heat...
