Bengaluru: City doctors are reporting a sharp rise in bypass surgeries among youth in their 30s — a trend once uncommon in this age group.
Madrid: Investment fund CVC is in talks to buy a majority stake in Spanish pharmaceuticals firm Rovi’s third-party manufacturing business, Expansion newspaper reported on Tuesday,
By Subrata Nag Choudhury Kolkata: Junior doctors in India’s state of West Bengal vowed on Tuesday to keep up a protest strike over the rape
New Delhi: The CBI on Monday raised doubts over the forensic report of the postgraduate medic who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical
New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Johnson & Johnson to pay ₹35 lakh in compensation to each of the patients
By Bhanvi Satija London: U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly on Monday said it has appointed insider Lucas Montarce as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately,
New Delhi: The West Bengal government appealed to junior doctors on Monday to resume work, with CM Mamata Banerjee stating that she is ready to
New Delhi: Secretary Department of Pharmaceuticals Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers Dr Arunish Chawla on Tuesday informed that the plant for the production of Clavulanic
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the absence of the “challan”, a key document forwarding the body of the junior doctor
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal said they would continue their ‘cease work’ to demand justice for the RG Kar hospital medic who was
New Delhi, AIIMS-Delhi will start a weekly clinic from Tuesday to support individuals struggling with tobacco addiction, considered a significant public health challenge. The Tobacco
By Mariam Sunny Bengaluru: Terns Pharmaceuticals said its oral obesity drug reduced weight by an average of 4.9 per cent in an early-stage study, joining
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare has sought the Competition Commission of India’s approval for its proposed acquisition of another 31.52 per cent stake in its diagnostics
By Mariam Sunny and Sneha S K Bengaluru: Relay Therapeutics said on Monday interim data from an early-stage study of its experimental combination treatment for
London: Detailed results from one of AstraZeneca’s key lung cancer trials released on Monday showed that its experimental precision drug did not significantly improve overall
Bengaluru: Rezolute Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had lifted its partial clinical hold on a late-stage study testing the company’s
Faridabad: Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, hosted the third International Conference on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, organized by the National Quality of Care Network (NQOCN), focusing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the immediate removal of all photos of the victim from social media. The apex court also reminded
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report by September 18, 2024, on
By Mariam Sunny and Sneha S K London: Relay Therapeutics said on Monday interim data from an early-stage study of its combination drug for breast
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to liaise with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and ensure accommodation and
London: Terns Pharmaceuticals said its oral obesity drug reduced weight by an average of 4.9 per cent in an early stage study, joining drugmakers vying
New Delhi: The West Bengal government told the Supreme Court on Monday that 23 people have died as doctors are on strike protesting the rape
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has raised concerns over the absence of a key document required for the postmortem of a medic who
London: Summit Therapeutics shares surged 37 per cent in premarket trading on Monday after a study in China showed some lung cancer patients on the
Hoshiarpur: Government doctors in Punjab on Sunday said they will suspend outpatient department (OPD) services across the state from Monday for three days to press
Kolkata: As the RG Kar rape-murder case, which shook the whole nation, nears a moth, protests were held across various parts of West Bengal, criticising
Kolkata: Several women on Sunday held a protest at Kolkata’s Raja Bazar area over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to submit a fresh report by September 17 on the probe in the rape and
New Delhi: Proxy advisory firms Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES), Institutional Investors Advisory Services (IiAS) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that investors vote against a
Kolkata: Justice for the rape and murder of a doctor in R G Kar Medical College and Hospital is the primary concern but the allegations
Siliguri: As a month concluded after the horrific rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar medical college and hospital, several
By Supantha Mukherjee and Abhirup Roy London: Thousands of diaspora Indians protested in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to
Kolkata: Sanjay Roy remains the only accused person on paper in the past 30 days of probe into the rape and murder of the RG
Kolkata: The probe into the alleged financial irregularities in RG Kar Medical College & Hospital has now opened up a Pandora’s Box of scams by
New Delhi: “There should be an alternate vendor that can support you, even if at higher prices or higher cost. So, I think that is
Kolkata: Thousands flooded the streets as Kolkata saw a surge in citizen protests Sunday night, praying that next day’s sun would bring with it the
Cherokee: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21 or over starting Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary
New Delhi: China can win a war without firing a single bullet. It is an exaggeration but a useful one to underline India’s dependence on
New Delhi: A patient underwent a successful 15-hour long cardiac surgery at a private hospital in Noida after he reported an unusual symptom of hoarseness
New York: A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for
New Delhi: The drug formulations market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9-10 per cent over the next decade with Jan
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council on Saturday issued a show cause notice to arrested ex-RG Kar hospital principal Sandip Ghosh over his alleged involvement
Sun Pharma and Israel-based Moebius Medical on Friday said that USFDA has granted fast track designation to novel non-opioid therapy MM-II against osteoarthritis knee pain.
Kolkata: A CBI lawyer kept a Kolkata court waiting 50 minutes for a hearing Friday on RG Kar hospital rape-murder suspect Sanjay Roy’s bail application,
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted multiple raids and search operations at several locations in Kolkata, Howrah and other districts of West
New Delhi: Ignoring representations from nurses and patients to be included in the deliberations on safety inside hospitals, the National Task Force dominated by senior
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the case it has initiated on its own regarding the rape and murder of
Washington: Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the US drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before
Bangalore: Narayana Health City has taken a significant step in advancing healthcare by inaugurating its state-of-the-art Advanced Simulation Centre, dedicated to the training of ICU
New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday said it has received the establishment inspection report (EIR) from the US health regulator for its active pharmaceutical
New Delhi: India has started producing blockbuster clavulanic acid for the first time in what could reduce its dependence on China for APIs. Mumbai-based Kinvan
Well over half the world’s population—4.4 billion people—cannot access safely managed drinking water, a new study has shown. That is more than double the estimates
Kolkata: The order to demolish a rest room for doctors and a staff toilet at R G Kar Medical College & Hospital was issued by
Kolkata: The protests at RG Kar Medical College are not just affecting the hospital., as businesses around it are also feeling the squeeze. Medical and
New Delhi: Strides Pharma Science Ltd on Friday said its arm has received approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of Theophylline
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh challenging
New Delhi: The India launch of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, which are semaglutide in injectable form, depends largely on the
Bengaluru: British drugmaker GSK said on Friday that its asthma drug, Nucala, met the main goal of a late-stage study in treating patients with chronic
Kolkata: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out raids at the residence of former principal of RG Kar medical college and hospital, Sandip Ghosh, among
New Delhi: Four theme-based sub-groups have been constituted on the recommendations of the National Task Force to address the concerns highlighted by the Supreme Court
Bengaluru: Several Bengalureans have been complaining of persistent joint pains long after their recovery from dengue, sparking concern among doctors. Although negative for the virus,
London: U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly has signed a research deal with privately held AI-focused firm Genetic Leap to develop genetic medicines, the latter said on
New Delhi: Emcure Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it has launched a product range aimed at supporting women through their menopausal journey. The Arth range of
London: Police in China have detained five current and former employees of AstraZeneca for questioning about potential illegal activities, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing
Kolkata: The axe fell on doctors Avik De and Birupaksha Biswas who are in the eye of a storm in medical colleges across the state.
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu requesting her to withdraw or forfeit the prestigious
London: Vaxcyte, a clinical-stage vaccine developer, will raise $1.3 billion in gross proceeds by selling common stock and warrants, it said late on Wednesday, a
Mumbai: Nanavati Max Hospital has taken a significant step forward in the fight against cancer by introducing the EDGE radiosurgery system, one of India’s most
Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maharashtra has initiated a statewide inspection drive to curb illegal sale of medicines by general practitioners to
Mumbai: Centre For Sight announced a strategic collaboration with Laxmi Eye Hospital. The partnership marks a significant milestone in Centre For Sight’s expansion strategy, enhancing
“We have no hopes of seeing our college campus before we graduate,” said Srinivas, a third-year MBBS student from the All India Institute of Medical
Beijing: Several employees of multinational pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca are under investigation in China, the firm told AFP Thursday, after a report said they were being
New Delhi: If India has to get a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine, then probably it is going to be from AIIMS-Delhi and the
By Patrick Wingrove New York: In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to
New Delhi: The resident doctors from major hospitals, including the AIIMS, Safdarjung and GTB Hospital, held a candlelight march here on Wednesday night intensifying their
Kolkata: In the latest development in the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, the family of the victim accused the Kolkata Police of trying to offering them
New Delhi: The Supreme Court hearing into the RG Kar rapemurder, scheduled on Thursday, has been deferred as the “Hon’ble Chief Justice of India will
New Delhi: Kritarth Mittal, the 25-year-old founder of Soshals and a software developer himself, has built a successful career in the IT industry, but his
By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi: The claims made by ENTOD Pharmaceuticals about its product PresVU eye drops being approved by DCGI and offering spectacular treatment
By Mike Spector and Dietrich Knauth New York: Johnson & Johnson plans to pay an additional $1.1 billion to resolve tens of thousands of legal
New Delhi: Former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Calcutta High Court order
New Delhi: Former Principal of RG Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh, on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the
Kolkata: Hundreds of people in Kolkatta switched off their lights at their homes and took to the streets on Wednesday night to protest against the
New Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay USD 25 million as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice regarding a case
By Puyaan Singh London: Amgen will test its obesity drug candidate in patients at risk of weight-related conditions such as heart, liver and kidney diseases
By Maggie Fick London: Britain’s health regulator said on Wednesday that the available data does not establish a link between a popular class of diabetes
New Delhi: A recent animal study published in the journal Cell on Wednesday has shown that an experimental Moderna mRNA vaccine for mpox is more
Jaipur: Nearly 5.5 lakh elderly individuals have benefited from the Ramashray Ward and OPD (geriatric wards and geriatric clinics) facilities established across all district hospitals
New Delhi: A balance must be struck between making hospitals secure and at the same time accessible for patients to freely consult doctors, AIIMS-Delhi Director
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court alleging “unpardonable” non-cooperation by the West Bengal government in providing logistical support to the CISF,
Kolkata: The ‘cease work’ by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued on Wednesday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of
By Mariam Sunny London: Nvidia-backed Recursion Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday its experimental drug to treat a rare brain-related condition was safe and tolerable in a
Kolkata: Two vendors – Biplab Singha and Suman Hazra – laundered money for Sandip Ghosh and he took 20 per cent commission on each tender,
London: Eli Lilly will license the manufacturing know-how for its rheumatoid arthritis treatment to Egypt’s Eva Pharma, the companies said on Wednesday, to help localise
New Delhi: The President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged doctors to return to patient care leaving justice to the Supreme Court of India
Amritsar: A female resident doctor of Government Medical College here has alleged that she was molested by an unidentified man when she was heading towards
Coimbatore: KMCH Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre to offer indigenously developed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy for cancer patients. The innovative therapy requires significant
London:The British government announced legislation on Wednesday to ban the so-called “zombie drug” xylazine and 21 other drugs to tackle deaths and crack down on
Bengaluru: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has increased the production limit for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s ADHD drug Vyvanse and its generic versions by about 24
Hyderabad: Natco Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said its Canadian subsidiary acquired 40 million shares in eGenesis Inc., a biotechnology company at the forefront of xenotransplantation
Bangalore: SPARSH Hospital, Yeswanthpur successfully performed a split liver transplant in which a single deceased donor liver is split into two livers that saved two
By Maggie Fick London: Intermittent shortages of diabetes drug Ozempic in the European Union that are expected to continue into the final quarter of 2024
New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Lupin are recalling products in the US due to manufacturing issues, as per the US Food and Drug Administration
Kolkata: Junior doctors on Tuesday called off their sit-in on BB Ganguly Street after 24 hours — but not their cease-work — minutes after meeting
New Delhi: Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was remanded to eight days’ CBI custody until September 10 by
Sep 04, 2024 11:20 AM IST This article is authored by Janak Raj, senior fellow, Aashi Gupta, research associate and Shauryavir Dalal, former research assistant,
New Delhi: Cipla on Tuesday said Mustafa Khwaja Hamied or MK Hamied, vice-chairman and non-executive director has stepped down from the company’s Board citing “age
By Nqobile Dludla Aspen: Aspen Pharmacare fell short of its targeted mid-single digit growth in core profit on Tuesday, but is betting on GLP-1 drug
London: Athira Pharma said on Tuesday its drug failed to meet the main goal in a mid-to-late stage trial in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
London: Vaxcyte’s shares surged as much as 48 per cent to a record high on Tuesday after the company said its experimental pneumococcal vaccine showed
Bengaluru: Coal India Limited has partnered with Bengaluru-based Aster CMI Hospital to provide life-saving bone marrow transplants for children with thalassaemia and aplastic anaemia conditions,
By Deena Beasley New York: The U.S. government’s first-ever negotiated prices for prescription drugs are still on average more than double, and in some cases
New Delhi: Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla successfully conducted a rare procedure to save the life of a 1.5-month-old newborn weighing mere 1.8
Hyderabad: Based on credible information, officials from the Drugs Control Administration, Secunderabad, on Monday seized physician’s samples and expired drugs that were illegally stocked for
New Delhi: A Kolkata special court on Tuesday ordered Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in eight-day custody after
Bengaluru: Genesys announced that Narayana Health has deployed the Genesys Cloud platform. By implementing Genesys Cloud, Narayana Health has significantly enhanced its capability to manage
Mumbai: Barely 40 days after 38-year-old Mahesh Padav made history as the first patient to undergo a heart transplant in the civic-run KEM Hospital in
Chennai: At least one third of the men who attended an online survey said they suffered from erectile dysfunction. At least one in five of
Kolkata: CBI arrested Sandip Ghosh, former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal, on Monday evening after questioning him the entire day, whisking him away
Brussels: Europe’s top court on Tuesday backed U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina’s fight against EU antitrust regulators’ investigation into its $7.1 billion bid for cancer
Ahmedabad: In a growing protest, nursing students across the state are joining the call for increased stipends, mirroring the ongoing strike by medical resident doctors
Bengaluru: Novo Nordisk said the shortage of lower strengths of its diabetes drug Ozempic has deteriorated, with intermittent shortages for all strengths expected into the
Kolkata: Junior doctors of different medical colleges who took out a rally to Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar demanding the resignation of police commissioner Vineet Goyal,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday said directions have been issued for dismissal of 26 medical officers in different districts for
Mumbai: Sion hospital’s head of forensic medicine Dr Rajesh Dere gave false information and tried to mislead it by claiming that the 60-year-old woman run
Kolkata: Doctors from B. R. Singh Hospital, Eastern Railway conducted the medical tests of former principal of RG Kar Medical Hospital and College, Dr Sandip
Kolkata: Former principal of RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh, has been taken to the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Anti-Corruption Branch from the
Mumbai: Mankind Pharma Ltd, India’s fourth-largest pharmaceutical company by market share, is set to raise more than ₹9,000 crore through a mix of non-convertible debentures
New Delhi:Alkem Laboratories on Monday said it has inked a patent licensing pact with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to commercialise Vonoprazan in India. The medication (in
Kolkata: The CBI on Monday arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh and three others for their alleged involvement
Kolkata: CBI arrested Sandip Ghosh, former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal, on Monday evening after questioning him the entire day, whisking him away
Kolkata: Junior doctors of different medical colleges here on Monday took out a rally to Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar, demanding the resignation of police commissioner
Kolkata: Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder of the R G Kar Hospital PGT doctor, has told CBI investigators that he
New Delhi: The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Sunday wrote to Indian Medical Association requesting the medical body to “reconsider” Ketan Desai’s
Indore: A “drunk” attendant of a patient allegedly tried to enter the room of a 25-year-old junior female doctor, and also misbehaved with her at
Mumbai: Smaller listed hospital chains have outrun their bigger peers on the bourses in recent months. Stocks of mid-cap hospital companies such as Kovai Medical
By Ludwig Burger London: Sanofi’s most advanced multiple sclerosis drug candidate has missed the main goal of two late-stage trials to treat relapsing forms of
Kolkata: The ‘Justice for RG Kar’ campaign reached new heights, quite literally as a mountaineers’ group from a north Kolkata-based trekkers’ association scaled the 6,400-plus-metre
Paris: Sanofi shares rose by more than 2 per cent in early Paris stock market trading on Monday as the company updated investors on some
By Sakshi Dayal and Subrata Nag Choudhury Kolkata: Five years ago, the government of West Bengal state in India pledged to clamp down on violence
Kolkata: CBI officers probing the financial corruption in RG Kar Medical College are looking into the alleged scams that had already been flagged within the
The future we long envisioned for health care is here. India’s health care system stands on the brink of a digital revolution, with the Ayushman
Kolkata: Film director Aparna Sen, prominent personalities from the Bengali film industry and rights activists on Sunday joined thousands of people in a massive rally
India’s health care sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven not just by rising incomes, but also through a confluence of transformative factors. As people’s financial
New Delhi: Doctors in the national capital gathered at Jantar Mantar Saturday to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a
Siliguri: The residents of the Subhas Pally area in Siliguri took to the streets on Sunday against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man suffering from acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) due to a blood clot in his leg was successfully treated with a new
Latur: Over 500 gynaecologists from across India met over two days in Maharashtra’s Latur to discuss various developments concerning women’s health, including abortion laws and
New Delhi: The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) voiced concerns over the recent electoral process within the Indian Medical Association (IMA), alleging irregularities
New Delhi: Biotechnology firm Biocon said its subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication to treat chronic heart
Rajahmundry: Narcotic Control Bureau has conducted raid on a manufacturing unit at Ghantavari Palem in Nallajarla police station limits in East Godavari on Saturday night.
Islamabad: A parliamentary committee in Islamabad on Friday expressed concerns regarding the production quality of drugs in Pakistan, claiming that the final product mostly does
New Delhi: Doctors at a private hospital here have removed a complex brain tumour from a 62-year-old man through the nasal route, restoring his vision.
New Delhi: India’s economy has witnessed a remarkable surge, growing from USD 10 billion in 2014 to over USD 130 billion in 2024, with projections
New Delhi: Unapproved formulations for mental illnesses accounted for over 60 per cent of psychotropic fixed dose combination (FDC) drug sales from 2008 to 2020,
Kolkata: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kolkata on Friday, suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hopsital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid
Shahdol: The family of a nine-day-old baby has alleged that he sustained burn wounds after undergoing phototherapy for jaundice at a government hospital in Madhya
Kolkata: The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, an umbrella body of junior doctors across all medical colleges, has decided to start teleconsultation for patients from
New Delhi: The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) will on Saturday hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand
Kolkata: Former R G Kar principal Sandip Ghosh has claimed that he came to know of the death of the PGT doctor around 10.20 am
By Sriparna Roy Bengaluru: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of Novavax’s COVID shot. The
By Nate Raymond Boston: The three largest U.S. drug distributors have agreed to pay $300 million to resolve claims by health insurers and benefit plans
New Delhi: Long working hours, sometimes 24 to 30 hours at a stretch, no days off for weeks together, hyper patients and their worried families,
New Delhi: Amid the growing nationwide outrage, the Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the rape and murder of a trainee
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday said it has received the final approval from the US Health regulator to market its Scopolamine transdermal system
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday said the US health regulator has issued a warning letter for its injectables manufacturing facility at Jarod near
Bengaluru: Contract drug manufacturer Catalent beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, helped by its biologics segment that develops and manufactures cell and gene
New Delhi: Medanta, a multi-speciality hospital, announced the completion of 10 years of its ‘Mission TB-Free’ initiative, a public health campaign aimed at detecting and
New Delhi: In a major revelation, the doctor with access to the autopsy report of the trainee post-graduate doctor, who was found brutally raped and
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Jitin Prasada highlighted India’s emergence as a premier, cost-effective healthcare destination and a global leader
London: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved expanded use of Emergent BioSolutions’ ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine to include people at high risk for
Kolkata: A bustling hospital ward with close to 70 to 80 patients on any given day till three weeks ago that had doctors and nurses
New Delhi: Natco Pharma on Thursday said it has submitted a product application with the US health regulator for a generic product indicated for the
Faridabad: Corneal blindness is the second leading cause of blindness in India with a current burden of 1.1 million people. The incidence rate of corneal
Mumbai: Lupin Limited announced the launch of Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome Injection 20 mg/10 mL (2 mg/mL) and 50 mg/25 mL (2 mg/mL) single-dose vials in
London: Merck has stopped two separate late-stage studies of its immunotherapy Keytruda in patients with skin and lung cancers, the company said on Thursday, marking
New Delhi: Union home secretary Govind Mohan on Wednesday asked all states to ensure that hospitals with high footfalls have CCTV cameras in blind spots.
New Delhi: The West Bengal Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new Bill that seeks to prevent rape and enforce harsher penalties for perpetrators. The cabinet
There is a growing recognition that mental health is intrinsically linked to economic prosperity. A mentally healthy workforce is more productive, creative, and resilient, leading
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday reached the Police Morgue of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for further investigation
New Delhi: Paras Health launched the ‘Ghar-Ghar Paras’ campaign to ensure enhanced public awareness about emergency care services and trauma care while simultaneously promoting road
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday continued to question Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of state-run R G Kar Medical College and
Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have been continuing ceasework for 20 days to protest against the alleged rape and murder of
Kolkata: Kolkata is set to witness a series of rallies and demonstrations on Thursday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a doctor,
In recent years, the mantra of ease of doing business has become a cornerstone of economic policy, championed by institutions like the International Monetary Fund
New Delhi: Security audit of district hospitals, night patrolling, regulated access at large health facilities were among the measures the Centre asked states to implement
Panaji: Goa Medical College has constituted a Task Force for the welfare and safety of medical professionals’ in the college. The Task Force will be
Bengaluru: Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), a biosimilars company and a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd, announced that it has signed a settlement and license agreement with
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s Industry Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan announced on Wednesday that the state government aims to complete the Bulk Drug Park by March 31, 2026.
Dehradun: A private super-speciality hospital in Dehradun has introduced robotic technology for joint replacement surgeries, offering greater precision and accuracy. Max Super Speciality Hospital said
New Delhi: The political unrest and related violence in Bangladesh have led to significant losses for the Indian pharmaceuticals industry as many exporters of drugs
Bengaluru: Neurocrine Biosciences said on Wednesday its drug helped reduce the severity of schizophrenia symptoms in a mid-stage trial, but its shares fell nearly 17
New Delhi: More than 4,000 children aged below five have died due to different illnesses like sepsis, pneumonia and septic shock at the Delhi government-run
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Gurugram: Artemis Hospitals has unveiled a new programme, SAMAY—Stroke, Acting Within, Minutes, Adds to, Years. The programme aims to revolutionise stroke care and tackle India’s
By Kane Wu Hong Kong: Drugmaker Mundipharma International, owned by the billionaire Sackler family, has failed to find a buyer for its China unit for
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe money laundering charges against Sandip Ghosh,
New Delhi: The CBI will consult experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on the DNA and other forensic reports related
New Delhi: To maintain dominance in the global pharmaceutical market and bridge the gap between established and emerging players, Union Minister Jitin Prasada has urged
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh: A troubling incident unfolded at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in Tirupati, where an outstation patient suffering from conversion
New Delhi: Global brokerage firm Jefferies has upgraded Zydus Lifesciences to a ‘Buy’ rating, citing the strength of the company’s US pipeline as a key
Bengaluru: Shares of cannabis companies sank on Tuesday after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) postponed its cannabis reclassification hearing to Dec. 2, after the
New Delhi: The CBI has sought permission from a Kolkata court to conduct a polygraph test on city police assistant sub-inspector Anup Dutta who was
Bengaluru: As medical education minister, Sharan Prakash Patil set out to assess the safety and security of women health professionals at hospitals, in the aftermath
Mumbai: In a fresh crackdown reported last week, the government banned 156 medicines that were made from “irrational” combinations of two or more drug ingredients.
New Delhi: In a groundbreaking development, a recent study conducted by researchers in Europe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found that Merck’s
New Delhi: Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Group and Bain Capital are vying for a buyout of Vadodara-based active pharmaceuticals ingredient (API) maker Farmson Basic
New Delhi: Indian Immunologicals Ltd on Tuesday said it has jointly developed an intranasal vaccine for COVID-19. The company said it has come up with
By Brendan Pierson New York: Delaware’s highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more
By Michael Erman London: Pfizer Inc is launching a new website to promote and improve access to its health care offerings for migraine and respiratory
By Subrata Nag Choudhury Kolkata: Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of Kolkata
New Delhi: The CBI will consult experts from the All India Institute of Medical Science on the DNA and forensic reports related to the alleged
By Patrick Wingrove London: Eli Lilly said it has begun selling single-dose vials of its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound in the U.S., aimed at patients
By Prabhat Prakash & Prarthana Sharma Hyderabad: Electronic batch records (EBR) are transforming the management of documentation and drug production by pharmaceutical companies. For the
Mumbai: Pharmarack Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), has released a report titled “Changing Dynamics of Indian Pharma Supply Chain,”
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) announced the launch of Hillchol (BBV131), a novel single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) developed under the license from Hilleman
Hisar: Three men allegedly molested two junior resident doctors walking to their hostel after a 12-hour shift, stalked them and issued death threats at Maharaja
New Delhi: Shares of Aarti Drugs jumped 5 per cent to their fresh all-time high of Rs 634.90 on BSE on Tuesday after the company
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in the FIR the agency
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday concluded a second round of polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH)
New Delhi: The National Task Force, constituted by the Supreme Court against the backdrop of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata,
New Delhi: Drug makers Aurobindo Pharma, Glenmark and FDC are recalling products in the US due to manufacturing issues, as per the US Food and
London: Drug distributor McKesson said on Monday it would buy a controlling stake in community cancer center Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute’s (FCS) business
By Patrick Wingrove Cigna said on Monday it will remove AbbVie’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira from some of its lists of preferred drugs for
Ambala: Since its start in May 2022 to July 2024, Atal Cancer Care Centre (ACCC) in Ambala Cantonment, has recorded registration of over 46,077 patients
New Delhi: A study by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which functions under the Railway Ministry, has found that train controllers face multiple
Kolkata: People associated with the TV industry took out a candle march on Sunday against the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder
Kolkata: A US-based doctor who has contributed immensely to India’s polio elimination efforts and measles surveillance initiatives has criticised the brutal rape and murder of
Kolkata: CBI sleuths on Monday started grilling former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) Sandip Ghosh and ex-medical superintendent and vice principal
Kolkata: Sandeep Ghosh, who faced CBI interrogation for nine consecutive days and a polygraph test, did not immediately respond to knocks on his door and
New Delhi: Alembic Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication used to treat moderate-to-severe
New Delhi: Adish C Aggarwala, the immediate past president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has demanded that the current president, Kapil Sibal, either
New Delhi: Rallies and demonstrations were held in different parts of West Bengal on Sunday, protesting the rape and murder of the doctor at the
Chennai: Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospital announced the launch of the ‘Parinamam’ support group, a comprehensive initiative designed to provide holistic support for patients living with
New Delhi: Shares of Shilpa Medicare rose 6.40 per cent on BSE on Monday, and were trading at Rs 741.90 at 12 noon, on company’s
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences shares fell up to 6% on Monday to day’s low at Rs 1,109 on BSE after the company announced acquisition of
By Geert De Clercq and Yantoultra Ngui Paris: UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical firm, said on Monday it would sell its Chinese neurology and allergy business
New Delhi: The lie detection test on Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the alleged rape and murder of a RG Kar Medical College trainee
Delhi: Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ending June 30th, 2024. The company’s CDMO segment which accounts
Darjeeling: A torchlight protest was held in Siliguri on Sunday, demanding justice for the victim of the Kolkata woman doctor’s rape and murder at RG
South 24 Parganas: Local women staged a protest on Sunday, demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case in Bhangore, South
London: Cancer vaccines represent a burgeoning field in oncology, potentially revolutionising cancer treatment. Earlier, approved cancer vaccines were prophylactic against cancer-causing viruses. However, recent advancements
New Delhi: Kolkata Police have extended prohibitory orders near state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for one more week till August 31. The orders,
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the BioE3 policy–Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment–aimed at fostering high-performance biomanufacturing, on
New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical industry has sought at least two more years to implement the revised pharma manufacturing rules under Schedule M, saying it is
New Delhi: Saptarishi Chatterjee, Medical Superintendent and Vice President of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, held a meeting with students and teachers to discuss
Kolkata: All documents pertaining to the alleged financial irregularities in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been handed over to the Central Bureau
Jammu: Security has been beefed up at government hospitals in Jammu with the deployment of armed security personnel to ensure the safety of medical staff
Kolkata: Following the Supreme Court’s order to hand over security of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Medical Education Department on Friday ordered that the stipend of senior resident doctors and postgraduate medical students will be increased by 25
Kolkata: Bengal govt appealed to agitating junior doctors to return to work as their agitation over the RG Kar rape-murder entered the second week on
Mumbai: A 14-bed ward has been reserved at Seven Hills Hospital in Maharashtra’s Mumbai as a precautionary measure regarding Monkeypox infection. There is no single
Kolkata: A delegation of resident doctors met with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Friday regarding the alleged sexual assault and murder of
Brussels: The European Commission on Friday approved Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults — the first time the bloc has authorised an
New Delhi: The Government of India has banned 156 drugs, including painkillers, multivitamins, and antibiotics commonly used for treating fever and colds. An official comment
Kolkata: A team of experts from Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Delhi reached Kolkata for a polygraph test that will be conducted today on former
New Delhi: BNT116, a vaccine developed by BioNTech is being tested to determine its effectiveness in targeting and eliminating cancer cells, and preventing them from
Bhopal: CM Mohan Yadav said that the Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance (CRISP) should design and implement versatile training programmes tailored to the
New Delhi: Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday it had received a binding offer from Germany’s Siemens Healthineers to acquire its molecular imaging business for
Kolkata: On the 172nd birth anniversary of Dr Radha Gobinda Kar who founded the Calcutta School of Medicine in 1886, an institution later rechristened as
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences Limited has signed an agreement with Perfect Day Inc, a Temasek portfolio company, to buy its 50% stake in Sterling Biotech
Washington: Several lawmakers have urged the US Food and Drug Administration to initiate an investigation over US biopharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials alongside the People’s
New Delhi: The US health regulator has pulled up Aurobindo Pharma’s subsidiary Eugia for manufacturing lapses at its Telangana-based plant. In a warning letter to
Kolkata: The anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches on Sunday at multiple locations connected to former RG Kar Medical College
New Delhi : The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) called off the strike protesting the Kolkata rape and murder of a trainee doctor
New Delhi: After the Supreme Court made another appeal on Thursday to the striking doctors to resume their duties, various agitating resident doctors’ associations (RDAs),
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated its appeal to the doctors protesting over the rape and killing of a Kolkata medic to resume work
Ranchi: Junior doctors at the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Jharkhand’s Ranchi resumed work on Friday as they withdrew their ‘pen down’
Kolkata: Healthcare services were severely hit at state-run hospitals in West Bengal on Friday as junior doctors continued their ceasework for the 15th consecutive day
London: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna targeting newer variants of the disease in time
New Delhi: Hundreds of resident doctors in New Delhi have resumed work on Friday following an 11-day strike sparked by the alleged rape and murder
New Delhi: The government has banned 156 fixed-dose combination (FDCs) drugs-including antibiotics, antiallergics, painkillers, multivitamins and combination doses for treatment of fever and hypertension-after a
London: Bristol-Myers Squibb-backed Zenas BioPharma has filed to go public in the United States, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday, underscoring improving investor appetite for
New Delhi: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of an explosion that killed at least 17 workers and injured several others at a private
New Delhi: Finding doctors protesting R G Kar hospital rape-murder incident not heeding to its appeal to resume duties, the SC on Thursday protected them
OnSeptember 23, the much-touted Ayushman Bharat, also called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), completed one year of its existence. The National Health Authority
ON February 8, as this article goes to print, the rapidly escalating number of infections caused by a previously unknown virus, but which belongs to
THE hype and hullabaloo over the availability and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in India have been gathering a lot of steam in recent days,
THE COVID-19 caseload continues to rise in India, with State governments, including those of Delhi and the industrial hub Maharashtra, signalling that their States are
The recently released data of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2019-20) offer little to feel optimistic about. The data unveiled
The big story on the COVID-19 vaccine front in the country is the release on March 3 of the interim Phase 3 trial results of
Amid the ongoing vaccination drive euphoria over the efficacy of the Phase 3 trials of the indigenously manufactured Covaxin, the fresh outbreak of COVID-19 infections
AFTER touching the lowest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at around 9,100 on February 9, India is witnessing a continuous and worrisome increase (Fig 1a
Following the emergence of several variants of the COVID-19–causing virus, SARS-CoV-2—in particular the three more transmissible ones identified since December 2020 in the United Kingdom,
On March 30, Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for and Family Welfare released a document titled “Chasing the virus: A public health response to the pandemic”,
