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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