More patients can access key drugs after GST rate cutsRecent GST rate cuts on critical medicines are set to significantly reduce costs for treatments of conditions like multiple myeloma, lung c...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
High costs of orphan drugs: Patients pay the price for policy hurdles in IndiaIndia manufactures APIs for over 400 FDA-approved orphan drugs, but patients face high costs due to Indian pharmaceutical companies' reluct...
24 Jun, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
Haryana starts process to identify patients suffering from rare diseases for monthly pensionThe Haryana health department in Gurgaon is compiling a roster of patients afflicted with rare diseases within the district, following the ...
16 Aug, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Sops likely for R&D on rare condition drugsIncentives could be offered to the private sector in the form of faster approvals and an extended period of exclusivity for orphan drugs. S...
28 Feb, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
No patient benefitted from Rs 50 lakh help scheme to treat rare disease patients: Varun Gandhi to Mansukh MandaviyaIn a letter to Mandaviya, Gandhi noted that the 'National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021' was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family...
07 Jan, 2023, 01.05 PM IST
Chhath Festival is example of "Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat": PM Modi on Mann Ki BaatIn the 94th episode of his Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister said, "The festival of Chhath is also an example of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. Toda...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
U.S. scientists Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in MedicineThe more than century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.15 million).
04 Oct, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday: Satyendar JainThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday said if the city government could not ensure that people get both doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin withi...
03 Jun, 2021, 05.14 PM IST
India notifies first policy on rare diseasesIn the new policy, formulated after detailed stakeholder consultations, 'rare diseases' have not been defined but classified into three gro...
01 Apr, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Bayer to acquire Asklepios Bio in foray into gene therapy worth up to $4 billionGermany’s Bayer will pay $2 billion upfront and up to an additional $2 billion in milestone payments contingent on development achievements...
26 Oct, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge': ObamaOn Saturday Barack Obama also highlighted how the health crisis has underscored racial inequality in America, and expressed outrage at the ...
17 May, 2020, 07.11 AM IST
Govt to come up with financial assistance for fighting rare diseasesThe decision comes as the government comes up with a new draft policy for the treatment of rare diseases, more than a year after it withdre...
14 Jan, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
Use compulsory license and put ceiling to curb prices of patented medicines: Government panelThe committee noted that the prices of patented anti-cancer and antifungal drugs are "on the higher side" and cited the example of Rs 1 lak...
27 Jan, 2019, 03.13 PM IST
IGST a bitter pill for patients with rare disorders as medicines attract 5%-12%While life-saving medicines imported for personal use would continue to be exempt from basic customs duty, they are not exempt from IGST.
05 Aug, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
Multidisciplinary approach must in Pompe diseasePompe disease, though progressive, can be managed better with early diagnosis. That, in itself, is a big challenge.
05 Jun, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
Choice of Life: Going for a Monk Over the FerrariThis motley group is among the 19 members who will take ‘Diksha’ during June 15-20 in Ahmedabad at a ‘Vijay Prasthan Utsav’ ceremony .
06 Jun, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
- Tents to greet you at Delhi's modern airport
Members of the Prime Minister's Infrastructure Committee termed the Delhi airport management plan a total failure. Most punctual airports I...
13 May, 2008, 07.35 AM IST