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Aarogya Setu to get new life as personal health record app

New Delhi, March 11 -- New Delhi: The government is set to repurpose and relaunch the pandemic-era Aarogya Setu mobile application as a personal health record (PHR) app, allowing patients to digitally... Read More


The chocolate truth test: FSSAI's new labels may expose how much of India's chocolate is "imitation"

New Delhi, March 10 -- Is the chocolate that Indians eat actually chocolate? That's the question that India's food regulator wants answered. The regulator is planning stricter labelling rules to make... Read More


Centre plans tighter rules on nicotine lozenges, may mandate pharmacy-only sales

NEW DELHI, March 8 -- The Centre plans to tighten rules governing the sale of nicotine lozenges, moving them from general store counters to regulated pharmacy shelves to curb easy access among minors ... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why India's nationwide HPV vaccination drive is a shot in the arm to eliminate cervical cancer

NEW DELHI, March 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign on 28 February by including it in India's Universal Immunization Programme to... Read More


Apex drug regulator greenlights Serum's covid and influenza combination vaccine trial; also approves Omicron vaccine

New Delhi, March 3 -- India's apex drug regulator has approved the third phase of clinical trials for the country's first combined covid-19 and influenza vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII), a... Read More


West Asia tensions rattle India's medical tourism, pharma trade

NEW DELHI, March 2 -- Escalating military tensions in West Asia are beginning to disrupt travel and trade links critical to India's medical value tourism and pharmaceutical exports, as airspace restri... Read More


Mint Explainer | How Harvard Medical's tie-up with AIIMS, Delhi for face transplants will help acid attack victims

New Delhi, March 1 -- Harvard Medical School, part of Harvard Univeristy and one of the world's most prestigious medical institutions, has partnered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A... Read More


New safety norms for firecracker makers to avert mishaps

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Amid a rising toll of firecracker-related injuries during festivals, India has, for the first time, issued comprehensive guardrails for the Rs.6,000 crore industry, aiming to shi... Read More


India to launch nationwide HPV vaccination drive to eradicate cervical cancer

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India is set to roll out a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program aimed at eliminating cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women in India, acc... Read More


FSSAI's big coffee shake-up: Chicory content must be prominently displayed on front of pack from 1 July

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- How much chicory is in your coffee? If you're not sure or don't care, you will get to know starting in July, when the percentage of chicory will be displayed quite prominently on... Read More