A bad example from the US
A public sector technology transfer bill focuses exclusively on patenting
World Health Day: Diabetes, the modern killer
The prevalence of diabetes in adult population has nearly doubled since 1980 rising from 4.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent
Why dengue is not the devil
Lack of preparedness in our fight against this vector-borne disease is much to blame for it spreading fast
2.9 mln TB cases go unreported
A third of the unaccounted for cases are in India, where private hospitals rarely report TB
TB turns invincible
Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital underscores mismanagement
Toxin trial-blazer
Cost-effective and easy way to test aflatoxin contamination evolved
Public’s private peeve
Will Bihar’s failed model of outsourcing diagnostic services work in Chhattisgarh?
Is the government reconsidering the clinical establishments Act?
With stiff opposition from private players, the fate of the clinical establishments Act seems to be at risk
Diagnose the discord
Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …
A tab on wishlist
As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market
High-flying disease
From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has 'officially' killed 48 …
Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare
CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only
Are pills doctored?
A Punjab resident holds inferior quality drugs responsible for his son's serious illness
Setback to health insurance
Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme
Access denied
Shortage of antiretroviral drugs and lack of diagnosis is not new in India, but government does not admit to the crisis
WHO's Stop TB partnership programme
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‘Manipulate market, lower drug prices’
In times of rising costs of healthcare compounded by shortage of funds, UNITAID, a UN organisation, was set up in 2006 to improve access to life-…
Bloodless ban
Health activists demand removal of ban on unbanked direct blood transfusion
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H1N1 caught India sleeping
Defective blood-test kits in West Bengal
Prometheus bound
The denial of a patent on a medical test that correlates drug dosages with treatment could mean the end of human gene patents
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