Killer heatwave: 110 dead, over 40k cases of stroke reported

The unrelenting heatwave sweeping large parts of the country has claimed at least 114 lives and left more than 40,984 people grappling with suspected heatstroke between March 1 and June 18 this......

Reliance proposes using tapeworm drug to treat Covid patients

Reliance Industries Ltd's R&D arm has proposed the use of Niclosamide -- the drug used to treat tapeworm infestation -- for treating Covid-19 patients. IMAGE: A health worker attends to a Covid-19......

Delhi HC sets aside government decision to cap condom prices

In a relief to pharma majors, the Delhi high court on Friday held as "illegal and unsustainable" the Centre's decision to put a ceiling on the price of condoms, including the luxury variety. A......

Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya......

Why Drug Prices Won't Increase This Year

The government has been stringent with pricing changes.Prices of 651 essential medicines came down from April 1, 2023 by 6.73 per cent with the government capping ceiling prices of these drugs.......

Factors that will sustain Abbott outperformance

Abbott India outperformed the Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) with a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 23 per cent in February. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The domestic market grew at a......

GOOD News! No Drug Price Hike In 2024

For the consumer, there would be practically no impact on prices of essential medicines this year. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Essential drugs list to be expanded

The government has begun work on expanding the country's National List of Essential Medicines, which was last revised in 2003. The government closely monitors the prices of these essential......

Davidzson report sees IHF in poor light

Federations running on outdated constitutions, lack of information, financial woes, non-registration of players and poor coaching modules are some of the vices that plague Indian hockey, according......