Bihar: Prasad Hospital license revoked after Muzaffarpur fire kills five, investigation ongoingA fire incident at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, has claimed five lives. The Civil Surgeon has revoked the hospital's license. ...
06 Jun, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Zydus Semaglutide approval: Delhi HC directs CDSCO to decide on patient safety concernsThe Delhi High Court has asked the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to review a petition challenging Zydus Lifesciences' approva...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.22 AM IST
After Gurgaon’s Rs 70 lakh fake Mounjaro seizure, more stocks found in Hyderabad; Racket may span multiple statesThe investigation into fake Mounjaro injections has widened beyond NCR after authorities confirmed that part of the seized batch was sent t...
24 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
JD Vance's dodgy H-1B sleight of handUS policies are impacting foreign-trained doctors. Claims of widespread H-1B visa fraud are not fully supported by government data. Recent ...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Easy access to weight-loss drugs rings alarm bells among doctors, authorities; regulators step inWeight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Are your eye drops safe? CDSCO flags illegal products, doctors issue strong warning on irritation, conjunctivitisAuthorities have launched a major crackdown on unapproved dry eye relief drops being sold without mandatory CDSCO approval. States and Unio...
20 Mar, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Did Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk hide drug death reports? Here’s what FDA said about side-effect reportingDespite ongoing debate, medications such as Ozempic continue to rank among the most commonly prescribed treatments for weight management an...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Pakistan: Punjab CM Maryam suspends MS and staff of Multan's Nishtar Hospital over HIV outbreak due to criminal negligencePunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has suspended the Medical Superintendent and several senior medical staff at Nishtar Hospital in Multan,...
24 Nov, 2024, 07.32 AM IST
13-year-old girl turns surgeon in Austria, successfully performs skull surgery!A neurosurgeon allowed her 13-year-old daughter to take part in a surgical operation, igniting widespread outrage and serious consequences.
18 Nov, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Pharma bodies flag risks of refurbished medical gear importsMedical device manufacturers are urging India's health minister to revoke the policy allowing unchecked import of refurbished medical devic...
25 Oct, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
HC rejects PIL on action against import of pricey refurbished medical gearThe Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the Patient Safety and Access Initiative of India Foundation’s plea seeking action against large ...
31 May, 2024, 09.05 PM IST
Stray dogs inside cancer hospital: NHRC notice to Odisha govt, Cuttack civic body"This provides for their right to safety and quality care according to standards that include a proper environment within the hospital prem...
25 May, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Indian drugmaker to pay $50mn in fine for destroying records before FDA inspectionIn a criminal information filed in federal court in the District of Nevada and unsealed on Tuesday, Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) ...
10 Feb, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks reply from Centre, states on COVID-19 guidelines, fire safety in hospitalsRecently, SC also took cognisance of the fire incident in a designated COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in which several patients had ...
09 Dec, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
770 hospitals, nursing homes in Bengaluru warned for lack of fire safety measuresAfter the fire tragedy at SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar, the Fire and Emergency Services Department started checking fire safety arrangements...
01 Nov, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
Only three of Odisha's 568 hospitals meet fire safety norm: NHRCBehera has mentioned in the report that fire safety norms as per the 2013 guidelines were not followed by the hospital authorities, a gover...
19 Oct, 2016, 06.31 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel flays Health Ministry's "inaction" on clinical trial
A Parliamentary panel has criticised the Union Health Ministry for its "inaction" on certain alleged irregularities in clinical trials of d...
26 Apr, 2013, 07.48 PM IST