New Delhi, July 24 -- India's National Medical Commission (NMC), the country's apex medical education regulator, has proposed to overhaul rules and introduce a fee to recognize medical courses offered... Read More
New Delhi, July 24 -- The government plans to take HIV treatment and support to the doorsteps of over 2.5 million living with the virus. The Union health ministry is working on a "person-centered app... Read More
New Delhi, July 23 -- New Delhi: Hospitals will be checked for standards of cleanliness and hygiene from now on before they are granted National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification, said ... Read More
New Delhi, July 21 -- Taking a leaf from schools and workplaces that have recently started displaying warning signs about high sugar and oil content in street food, the central government is planning ... Read More
New Delhi, July 21 -- Taking a leaf from schools and workplaces that have recently started displaying warning signs about high sugar and oil content in street food, the central government is planning ... Read More
New Delhi, July 20 -- The health ministry is set to deregulate the sale of common household liquid antiseptics, with a new policy in the works for easing wholesale licensing requirements for these pro... Read More
New Delhi, July 20 -- Lancet has criticized what it described as "systemic corruption and inefficiencies" at the National Medical Commission (NMC) after a corruption scandal surfaced about India top m... Read More
New Delhi, July 18 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and state drugs testing laboratories identified 185 drug samples as "Not of Standard Quality" (NSQ) and four as "spurious"... Read More
New Delhi, July 17 -- The health ministry may task the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with developing advanced technologies and diagnostics for infectious diseases, both viral and bacterial... Read More
New Delhi, July 15 -- Concerned over rising cases of child obesity in India, the Centre has asked states and Union territories to reduce added sugar, salt, preservatives, colors, and other synthetic i... Read More