Panel to finalise cancer drugs for 30% trade margin cap; Rs 2,500 crore annual savings possibleAn expert group is finalizing the list of cancer medicines for a new trade margin cap. The government plans to implement a 30% cap to reduc...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
SC calls for safer firecrackers, voluntary restraint over curbsThe Supreme Court called for a balanced approach to firecracker usage during discussions on air pollution. Chief Justice Surya Kant emphasi...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
IRDAI may allow transition period for insurance fee capIRDAI Chairman Ajay Seth said the regulator is examining industry feedback on a consultation paper that is open until October 25, while mai...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Nadda to lay foundation stone of ICMR's high-altitude medicine centre in KeylongUnion Health Minister J P Nadda will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research. Thi...
11 Oct, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Tricog Health targets 100 million cardiac screenings by 2030: CEO Dr Charit BhograjBengaluru-based Tricog Health aims to conduct 100 million cardiac screenings by 2030, having screened over 41 million patients since its fo...
11 Oct, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
WHO says Russia confirms death at research lab, no plague case registeredThe World Health Organization said it has not identified the cause of pneumonia that killed a Russian laboratory worker in Siberia on Octob...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
US midterm elections: Who is Abdul El-Sayed? The Egyptian-American Rhodes scholar and public health expert taking on Republicans in Michigan’s Senate raceAbdul El-Sayed took an unusual route to American politics. Trained in medicine and public health, he spent years studying why people get si...
10 Oct, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Sexually transmitted diarrhea disease - what it is and is it fatal?Shigella infections affect almost half a million people in the United States annually, resulting in diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever and ot...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
- Flu shots, vaccines latest update: Donald Trump's Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. launches new push on vaccine injuries. All you need to know
Robert Kennedy Jr. has said US children receive too many vaccines, falsely claiming repeatedly that kids get up to 90 doses before age 18, ...
09 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Second plague case in Siberia? Russia responds after WHO presses Moscow for answers over 28-year-old researcher’s deathRussia has rejected claims of a second pneumonic plague case after the death of laboratory worker Darya Shipilova. The World Health Organiz...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Karnataka food safety officials inspect 45 ice cream units, seize expired productsKarnataka's Food Safety and Drug Administration Department conducted inspections of ice cream manufacturing units across the state. A total...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
China confirms nomination of senior health official for WHO chief's post amid COVID scrutinyChina has officially nominated Dr. Song Li, a senior health official, for the WHO Director-General position. This nomination could draw int...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
China confirms nomination of senior health official for WHO chief's post amid COVID scrutinyChina has put forward the nomination of Dr. Song Li for Director-General of the World Health Organization. Her background includes signific...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
How Russia and the world are responding to possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesThe World Health Organisation has confirmed that Russian authorities reported no cases of plague in Siberia. A laboratory worker at the Irk...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
WHO seeks more details from Russia about reasons for plague institute worker's deathThe World Health Organization has sought further information from Russia regarding the death of a laboratory worker. Reports indicate that ...
07 Oct, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
WHO Chief says Russia reports no plague cases in Irkutsk after lab worker's deathRussian health officials confirmed no cases of plague in Irkutsk after a laboratory worker died from severe pneumonia. WHO has been closely...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Trump says US will help Russia after plague lab worker dies in SiberiaPresident Donald Trump expressed concern over a recent incident in Siberia where a laboratory worker died. Russian authorities confirmed th...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.50 PM IST