Centre reviews mpox situation, anticipates imported cases

There are currently no reported cases of Monkeypox in India even though cautionary measures will be put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease, the Union health ministry said on......

FIR within 6 hrs: Centre's directive on violence against medics

Amid widespread protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the Union health ministry on Friday said the heads of institutions will be responsible for filing an institutional......

Unqualified docs, expired licence: Shocking lapses at Delhi hospital

The private neonatal hospital where seven newborns died and five were injured in a blaze was operating despite the expiry of its license. IMAGE: A view of damaged Neonatal intensive care unit......

Govt cuts customs duty on 3 cancer drugs

The government on Tuesday proposed to fully exempt three cancer medicines from customs duties. The government proposes to cut customs duties on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab......

Ayushman Bharat's 70+ coverage: Minimal impact expected on health insurers

Industry experts believe that health insurance companies are unlikely to experience business cannibalisation due to the central government’s decision to extend health coverage to people aged......

Regulator asks traders to stock 55 ICU drugs

This is apart from the requirement to stock hydroxychloroquine (200 mg) and Azithromycin (500 mg) tablets for patients requiring ICU management, asymptomatic healthcare workers and asymptomatic......

Medical devices to be treated as drugs from next fiscal

The new regime aims to bring in ease of doing business, as the NITI Aayog has proposed to do away with the need to have manufacturing licences to register medical devices or to get a certificate of......

'Our AUM Will be 3x by 2030'

'I am very happy to see that the work is starting to bear some fruit now.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shriram Life Insurance Shriram Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between the Shriram......