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The hidden cost of looking better: What health insurance covers, and what it leaves you to payRising demand for weight-loss drugs, cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments is creating a growing out-of-pocket healthcare expense cat...15 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST- India's weight-loss drug boom raises questions over healthcare prioritiesIndia's market for cheaper anti-obesity drugs has surged tenfold. While demand is high, especially among those with diabetes, concerns abou...12 Jun, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
- India’s anti-obesity drug market sees slower growth after initial surge in generic semaglutide salesIndia's anti-obesity drug market sees a slowdown after initial generic semaglutide sales. Demand has eased from its peak, with growth moder...09 Jun, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
- These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analystsFor the next few weeks, what needs to be watched is market breadth. And also look at which sectors are leading the rally. Why? Because, at ...22 May, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
- No cosmetic job with jabs, warns drug regulator CDSCOThe notice issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) cites provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the...21 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
- Govt orders safety review of popular weight-loss drugs amid rising demandIndian authorities are increasing vigilance on popular weight loss drugs. Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will now compile reports on adver...04 Apr, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
- Semaglutide patent expiry: India’s next big public health inflection pointThe expiry of a key patent for semaglutide in India opens doors for affordable weight-loss and diabetes drugs. Indian pharmaceutical compan...19 Mar, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
- Crores of children at risk from the food you are feeding them, Economic Survey 2026 warnsEconomic Survey 2026: India's Economic Survey 2026 flags a major health crisis: rising obesity. Unhealthy diets, ultra-processed foods, and...29 Jan, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
- SC directs FSSAI to implement Front-of-Pack nutrition labels on packaged foodsThe Supreme Court of India has instructed FSSAI to implement front-of-pack nutrition labels on packaged foods, a move lauded by MP Milind D...15 Jul, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
- 80 cm for women, 90 for men: Researchers find new measure for obesity in India and it has nothing to do with your weightNew obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated when waist excee...16 Jan, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
- From psychology to surgery, how China plans to cut down belly fatChina's new guidelines to standardise obesity diagnosis and treatment aim to tackle the escalating health crisis, with over half of adults ...22 Oct, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
- Sanofi launches new long-acting insulin drug in IndiaSoliqua is indicated as treatment to improve glycemic control as an adjunct to diet and exercise, in adults with obesity and type 2 diabete...27 Mar, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
- View: India's healthcare policies need to prescribe bitter medicineWhile the forthcoming budget will hopefully address gaps to ramp up hospitals, train healthcare workers and detect new mutants, much more i...31 Jan, 2022, 06.54 AM IST
- Budget 2017: Junk food, sugary drinks may invite higher taxesAn 11-member group of secretaries has also suggested that proceeds from such higher taxes be used to increase the government's spending on ...25 Sep, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
- Obesity can trigger hypertension, diabetes: Eat right and workout to ditch the silent killerObesity is a pandemic disease and is one of the primary causes of preventable death.19 Oct, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
- Companies lose appetite for junk food adsA group of food & beverages (F&B) companies, including Hindustan Unilever, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Kellogg’s, have come together to stop mar...11 Apr, 2009, 05.22 AM IST
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