No one liable for trial mishap

Don’t doubt India’s drug regulator on COVID-19 vaccines: Government

Weekly press meeting also releases details of COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare and frontline workers, seniors to be immunised on priority basis

Allow use of endosulfan for two more years: expert committee

Activists fear it may lead to lifting of court ban on use of the pesticide

Bill shows the way

Stringent laws in India can control unethical practices

India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed

There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades

Experts contest new vaccine policy document

Say they were not consulted

New, affordable kits for diabetic patients to hit market soon

Kits developed by IIT-Bombay and BITS-Pilani will cost Rs 500 to Rs 800, and reduce cost of diabetes management

Air pollution killing 620,000 Indians every year: Global Burden of Disease report

Six-fold increase in air pollution-related deaths in the past decade, says report that tracks disease causes across the world

Missing evidence

Questions are being raised about the authenticity of forensic samples of Bhopal gas victims, crucial for establishing the cause of deaths. Have …

Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial drug

It has an efficacy rate of over 95 per cent, claims company

India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses

Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well

Hidden hunger?

There is a rush to cash in on micronutrient deficiency in India through fortification of food

The new obesity

A growing number of people are unable to shed those extra pounds despite strict diet regimes and long hours of workout. Evidence shows that the …

New victims

India is nowhere close to herd immunity, countrywide serosurvey shows

Upcoming winter season and festivals could heighten COVID-19 challenge, say officials

Superbug threat is for real

But Indian government does not think it is significant

Brief

India’s COVID-19 vaccine: Study investigators say August 15 deadline unachievable

Indian Council of Medical research suggests a month’s time to complete three phases, global experiments taking months

ICMR launches three new diagnostic kits

They will help reduce costs of detecting pathogens in food, estimating iron levels in blood and determining vitamin A levels in blood under …

‘Stem cells – more hype than hope’

Scientific community calls for more stringent regulation of basic stem cell research and clinical trials

Can endosulfan be exported?

Supreme Court asks panel to explore possibilities of disposing of the pesticide  

ICMR D-G is wrong; Kawasaki disease in children post-COVID has been reported in India

Shut down schools if positivity rate goes up to more than 5 per cent: IAP chief

Scientists get legal notice for highlighting health hazards of endosulfan

Excel Crop Care asks them to withdraw report, apologise publicly by July 28

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study