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Medical schools to prep doctors as India's lifestyle disease crisis explodes

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- New Delhi: India is set to introduce mandatory courses on preventive healthcare, including obesity, cancer, women's and child healthcare, and other lifestyle diseases, for all med... Read More


Sunscreens face a reality check-Indian skin tones take the spotlight

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Is your sunscreen the right one for your tropical skin tone? India's first-ever standardized testing protocol for sunscreens adds a new measurement layer for a more accurate categ... Read More


Standards upgrade: India targets safer, globally accepted medical devices

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- India is set to overhaul standards for medical devices, strengthening the regulatory framework for the country's $12-billion market and aligning with US, Japanese, and European Un... Read More


Health ministry probe finds no contamination in MP cough syrups, but one child tests positive for Leptospirosis

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- In a major development concerning the recent child deaths in Madhya Pradesh, a multi-disciplinary investigation led by the Union ministry of health and family welfare has conclude... Read More


MP child deaths: Deadly contaminant found in Coldrif cough syrup

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- A specific cough syrup, Coldrif, has been found to contain diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond the permissible limit, as part of an investigation into the deaths of nine children from ... Read More


Mint Explainer | India's big bet: Rs.5,000 crore to transform pharma R&D. See what it means.

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- India, the world's pharmacy for low-cost generics, is attempting a major upgrade. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has opened applications for the Rs.5,000 crore program aimed a... Read More


Mint Explainer | India's big bet: Rs.5,000 crore to transform pharma R&D. See what it means.

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- India, the world's pharmacy for low-cost generics, is attempting a major upgrade. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has opened applications for the Rs.5,000 crore program aimed a... Read More


H3N2 flu surge drives infectivity in 25% Indians tested: Govt data

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- New Delhi: Is flu rampant at your home and neighborhood? You are not alone. India is witnessing a surge in influenza cases this year with data from hospitals across the country sh... Read More


Centre launches probe as six children in Madhya Pradesh die from contaminated cough syrup

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- Following the tragic deaths of six children in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district from acute kidney failure, the Union health ministry has launched a comprehensive, multi-agency... Read More


89 Maharashtra pharmacy colleges face action over safety, faculty lapses

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has barred 89 pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra from admitting first-year students for the 2025-26 academic session, after inspections reveale... Read More