Over 2,900 drugs found to be substandard, 422 spurious, govt tells RS

Out of the 89,729 drug samples tested between April 2022 and March 2023, 2,921 drugs were found to be "not of standard quality" while 422 were identified as spurious, the Rajya Sabha was told on......

Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

Amid heatwave, Centre to rush teams to UP, Bihar

A team of experts from the Union health ministry, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the India Meteorological Department and the National Disaster Management Authority will visit Bihar and......

Govt simplifies organ transplant, patients can register in any state now

The government has done away with the requirement of state domicile for registration of patients requiring organ transplantation, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Image used for......