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NMC plans to fill vacant faculty posts in medical colleges with retired army and railways doctors

New Delhi, April 23 -- Amid a shortage of medical faculty in medical colleges, the National Medical Commission (NMC) plans to fill the vacant positions with retired doctors from the army and railways.... Read More


Centre urges states to implement new treatment regimen for leprosy

New Delhi, April 21 -- In a bid to eradicate leprosy by 2027, the health ministry has urged states and Union territories to implement a revised treatment regimen for paucibacillary and multibacillary ... Read More


This anti-allergy combination drug can't be used in kids below four years

New Delhi, April 16 -- The central government has mandated strict labelling requirements for manufacture, sale and distribution of the fixed-dose combination of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephr... Read More


Drug combination used to treat cold, allergy banned for children under four

New Delhi, April 16 -- The central government has mandated strict labelling requirements for manufacture, sale and distribution of the fixed-dose combination of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephr... Read More


Pharmacy education curriculum to be revised; move after decade to keep pace with latest advances

New Delhi, April 16 -- The curriculum for pharmacy education is being revised after a gap of 10 years to bring it up to date with advances in healthcare and pharmaceuticals. The need to upgrade the c... Read More


Facing low organ donations, Centre warns hospitals over transparent organ transplantation in India

New Delhi, April 14 -- With the world's lowest organ donation rate, the health ministry has warned hospitals to issue timely and transparent reports of deaths to their respective state authorities or ... Read More


Centre asks states, UTs to monitor heat stroke, deaths

New Delhi, April 13 -- An early summer has prompted the union health ministry to direct states and UTs to share daily updates on heat stroke cases and heatwave deaths. The data is being monitored by ... Read More


FSSAI may allow sweets, flowers, malt-based ingredients in ice creams

New Delhi, April 11 -- India's food regulator is reviewing the list of ingredients used in ice creams and frozen desserts, according to officials close to the development. The Food Safety and Standar... Read More


India's top drug advisory board revived, pharma policy impasse set to ease

New Delhi, April 9 -- The health ministry has reconstituted India's apex drug advisory panel, paving the way for long-pending discussions on spurious drugs, OTC norms, antimicrobial resistance, and mo... Read More


How to game the system: Pharmacy colleges found faking principal, faculty

New Delhi, April 9 -- Some pharmacy colleges are refusing to cooperate with government inspectors and even putting up "dummy principals and faculty" during digital inspections, alarming the Pharmacy C... Read More