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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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


For smooth medicine supply, CGHS centres to now have 3-month buffer

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The government has mandated a three-month buffer stock of medicines under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), which covers 4.2 million beneficiaries across 81 cities, in... और पढ़ें


India moves to bolster global trust in medicines with real-time tracking

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- New Delhi: In a move to enhance transparency and curb corruption in India's pharmaceutical regulatory process, the Union government is working on a plan to overhaul drug sampling... और पढ़ें


India cracks down on professional blood donor rackets with tougher new rules

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The government has framed stringent new regulations and raised the entry barrier for setting up new blood banks and centres to curb the culture of replacement donation and 'profe... और पढ़ें


India to centralize testing of 42 veterinary vaccines under regulatory overhaul

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 -- India plans to centralize testing and quality control of 42 essential veterinary vaccines at a single national laboratory, replacing a fragmented system that allows self-certific... और पढ़ें