Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

Adulterated Drugs On Decline Amid Crackdown

Rise in raids on illicit drug manufacturing units, alongside arrests for the production, sale, or distribution of spurious or adulterated drugs. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters   The......

Display owner's name, install cameras: UP govt cracks down on eateries

Taking cognisance of incidents of spitting and mixing of urine in eatables in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed that the name and address of operators, proprietors......

Tirupati laddu row: Food safety regulator notice to ghee supplier

The country's food safety regulator has issued a show cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based firm for allegedly supplying substandard ghee to temple authority Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam even as the......

India better placed than China in trade with US: Experts

Donald Trump's Presidency of the United States will open new opportunities for India though certain sectors, especially pharma and IT, may face the heat if the incoming president decides to impose......

'Real growth and opportunity are going to come from GLP-1'

'It is not just the US and European opportunity, but it is a huge global opportunity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Biocon The peptides and GLP-1 class of drugs that are offering breakthrough......

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Pricing challenge in US biz, rich valuations may weigh on pharma stocks

The tailwind of low price erosion in the US generics market, seen by domestic pharmaceutical companies in calendar year 2023 (CY23), may be reversing slowly, caution analysts. Illustration: Uttam......

Why Dipa Karmakar accepted suspension in doping case

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian gymnast to compete in the Olympics, has tested positive for prohibited substance and has been suspended till July 10, 2023. Photograph: Dipa......