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Govt mulls extension for pharma new manufacturing practice norms to bail out small firms

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- With thousands of small drug manufacturers struggling to meet tougher quality norms, the government is weighing a year's extension to the deadline for complying with the revised ... Read More


Who moved my paneer? India's food regulator has a plan to weed out impostors

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Is the loose, unpackaged paneer sold at local shops a genuine dairy product, or does it contain non-dairy substitutes? India's apex food safety regulator has taken up the issue ... Read More


Mint explainer: Why is India's food regulator cracking down on 'herbal tea'?

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- India's apex food regulator has tightened labelling norms for beverages sold as "tea", ruling that only products made from Camellia sinensis can legally use the term. The Food S... Read More


India sets 2026 health agenda: Drug quality, innovation, TB and obesity take centre stage

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


No ice, no toothpaste: Govt rolls out evidence-based treatment protocols for burn injuries

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- New Delhi: To reduce India's high burn-related mortality rates and standardise care across hospitals, the Centre has issued comprehensive treatment guidelines that formalise firs... Read More


Centre standardises burn care from first aid to ICU in new guidelines

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- To reduce India's high burn-related mortality rates and standardise care across hospitals, the Centre has issued comprehensive treatment guidelines that formalise first-aid pract... Read More


Govt to roll out 'smart doctor' tool in 70,000 hospitals

new delhi, Dec. 24 -- The government is moving to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered "clinical decision support tool" across nearly 70,000 public and private hospitals to standardise quali... Read More


The 'smart doctor' at the heart of India's digital health push

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The government is moving to deploy an AI-powered "clinical decision support tool" across nearly 70,000 public and private hospitals to standardise quality of care and reduce medi... Read More


Centre's new rules to curb your hospital ventilator bills

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Obtaining informed consent, usage-based billing, and the public display of charges are among the Centre's latest guidelines to regulate the use of high-cost ventilators in privat... Read More


Stricter ventilator usage rules for private hospitals

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Obtaining informed consent, usage-based billing, and the public display of charges are among the Centre's latest guidelines to regulate the use of high-cost ventilators in privat... Read More