Florida woman diagnosed with three cancers after learning husband's infidelity left her with a cancer-causing STIA Tampa woman discovered her husband's infidelity led to a cancer-causing HPV diagnosis. She subsequently developed three distinct cancers,...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
ICMR licenses cancer, vaccine technologies to Emcure, Biological EThe Indian Council of Medical Research has licensed three new biomedical technologies. These innovations aim to advance cancer treatment an...
22 Jul, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
92% of people will be affected by cancer at least once in their lifetime, says WHOCancer affects nearly everyone globally, with one in five developing the disease. The world recorded over twenty million new cases and ten ...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
HPV vaccination drive reaches 50 lakh girls in three monthsIndia's free Human Papillomavirus vaccination drive is making significant progress. Nearly 50 lakh doses of the cervical cancer vaccine hav...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Government to target 1.15 crore HPV vaccinations yearly: Health ministryThe vaccine will be provided free of cost at designated government health facilities. Vaccination will be conducted at Ayushman Arogya Mand...
27 Feb, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
PM Modi to launch nationwide HPV vaccination campaign on February 28 from AjmerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls. The campaign begins ...
26 Feb, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
India clears nationwide rollout of free HPV vaccine to curb cervical cancerIndia is launching a nationwide HPV vaccination program. This initiative aims to eliminate cervical cancer, a common threat to women. The v...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Centre plans free HPV vaccine for girls under national immunisation programmeIndia is launching a nationwide HPV vaccination program for 14-year-old girls, offering the free and voluntary Gardasil vaccine to combat c...
24 Feb, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Biological E to manufacture HPV9 vaccine for India, UNICEF and PAHO tender marketsJiangsu Recbio Technology and Biological E. Limited are partnering for HPV9 vaccine. Recbio will transfer technology to Biological E. Limit...
01 Jul, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Why is cancer becoming shockingly common among Indians in their 20s and 30s? Oncologists blame this virusCancer doctors in India are raising concerns about rising HPV-related cancers among young adults. Cases of cervical, oral, and throat cance...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
Govt plans capacity building activities for frontline workers of HPV vaccinationThe Union Health Ministry plans to initiate capacity-building activities for frontline workers administering the HPV vaccine to girls aged ...
06 Apr, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
HPV vaccines may protect men as well as women from cancer claims new studyVaccinated women had a lower risk of developing cervical cancer within at least five years of getting the shots. For men, there were benefi...
24 May, 2024, 08.43 AM IST
Budget 2024: Govt actively considering rolling out of HPV vaccine for cervical cancer, says FMBudget 2024: During her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will encourage vaccination for girls in...
01 Feb, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Govt says yet to take decision on roll-out of HPV vaccination against cervical cancerThe Union Health Ministry in India clarified that it has not yet made a decision regarding the rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) va...
13 Jan, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Govt likely to float global tender for HPV vaccine in April; Merck, Serum Institute may participateIndia, at present, is fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for HPV vaccines. Globally, three foreign firms manufacture HPV vaccines out...
29 Jan, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
DCGI recommends allowing SII to manufacture, stockpile qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer: SourcePrakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, had written to the Health Ministry on February 4 seeking approval ...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
MSD Pharmaceuticals launches gender-neutral HPV vaccine GARDASIL 9 in India"Launching GARDASIL 9 is a crucial step towards advancing the mission of building a healthy young India by reducing the disease burden of H...
29 Sep, 2021, 03.57 PM IST