COVID-19: At least 427 million people go into lockdown in India

No community transmission but national lockdown most essential, says ICMR director-general  

Coronavirus: Enough drug ingredients, says govt, refuses to go into detail

Union Health minister says India will not repatriate citizens stuck on ship in Japan

Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs

Nano-pharmaceuticals are expected to be of great use particularly in cancer treatment

COVID-19: INSACOG shares genome sequencing data after a gap of 3 months 

India sequenced 89,860 samples between January and April, according to the latest bulletin. The total is now 240,570 sequenced samples  

COVID-19: Union health ministry issues guidelines for telemedicine

On SC’s direction to encourage less patient-doctor interaction. Registered medical practitioners will need to complete an online course first

Over 50 people die due to swine flu in just one month

As many as 1,036 people have tested positive between January 1 and 17, 2019 in Rajasthan, while 40 have died, according to sources in the state&…

India's rare diseases policy hangs in balance

A 10-member committee, formed  to draft a revised policy, has not held a single meeting yet

Delhi HC quashes Centre’s ban on drug that helps women with childbirth

Oxytocin was earlier banned as it was being illegally given to cattle to increase milk production

Ventilators for COVID-19: Crisis looms in several states even after 50,000 allocated

More than 7,000 of the Centre-allocated ventilators are lying idle 

All tuberculosis patients to be screened for COVID-19

Studies show up to 4.47% of COVID-19 patients have prevalence of tuberculosis  

India reports 21 cases of COVID sub-variant JN.1, now a WHO ‘variant of interest’

We need to be on the alert, but there is no need to panic, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Over half of prescribed antibiotics in India can lead to AMR, finds National Centre for Disease Control

High use of antibiotics found; recommends defined policies and monitoring consumption

NITI Aayog health index: Kerala maintains top spot

The worst-performing state in overall performance was Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, Madhya Pradesh performed marginally better  

Coronavirus update: Has India got its first COVID-19 reinfection case

Doctors at Ahmedabad private hospital claim 54-year-old woman has retested positive for COVID-19

New ruse in Big Pharma's old game

Drug multinationals are lobbying for a devious patent linkage system to block the entry of competitive generics

India in talks with Russia on ‘unverified’ COVID-19 vaccine

Indian serostudies do not talk about neutralising antibodies, says ICMR DG  

Govt neither denies nor accepts adverse event in Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine trial

Health secretary claims all procedures followed but refuses to divulge details

COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: Appeals made for support on proposal regarding intellectual property

If it is adopted on December 16, IP rights on production and supply of COVID-19 tools will be waived off

CAG report finds promotion irregularities at ICMR institute

Irregular payments of over Rs 2 crore at NICED; Promotions ante-dated by upto 34 months

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

As told to Parliament (February 12, 2021): CSE expose on honey adulteration taken note of by Centre

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Ivermectin for COVID-19: Mismatch between global and Indian policies

Union health ministry guidelines say the drug "may be" used for COVID-19 patients even as global agencies don't recommend 

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

10 years of Delhi gang rape: 70% of released Nirbhaya Funds utilised, Lok Sabha told

Region-wise disparities in fund utilisation; Conviction rate in crimes against women continues to remain abysmal 

Decision on emergency authorisation for SII, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines deferred

Both manufacturers have been asked for more data before a final decision can be reached