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Delhi govt raises EWS med treatment income cap to rRs.r5 lakh

India, Jan. 3 -- New Delhi The Delhi government has revised the income limit criteria for patients of economically weaker sections (EWS) from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.5 lakh, which will provide major relief t... Read More


Govt plans to pull cough syrups out of OTC list

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The government is proposing to remove cough syrups from a class of drugs that are allowed to be sold over the counter with less strict licensing and manufacturing norms after case... Read More


Antibiotic misuse pushing India into public health crisis: Doctors

India, Dec. 30 -- India is facing a serious public health crisis due to the growing misuse of antibiotics, leading to a sharp rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), All India Institute of Medical Sci... Read More


What's the tea? Food regulator now draws the line

India, Dec. 26 -- India's food safety regulator has directed companies to stop using the word "tea" for beverages not derived from the camellia sinensis plant, a move that aligns the world's second-la... Read More


One-third of Delhi's PM2.5 is ammonium sulfate: Study

India, Dec. 26 -- Nearly one-third of Delhi's annual PM2.5 pollution consists of secondary ammonium sulfate, according to a recent analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). H... Read More


Docs slam Centre's denial of lung disease, pollution link

India, Dec. 23 -- Medical experts have cited multiple recent international studies to challenge the Union government's assertion in Parliament that there is no conclusive evidence establishing a direc... Read More


Oral, lung cancers show sharpest rise in Delhi, breast cancer tops list: Ministry data

India, Dec. 17 -- Cases of oral cancer recorded the sharpest year-on-year rise in Delhi in 2025, increasing by 5.1%, while reported instances of lung cancer rose by 4.9%, according to data for the per... Read More


Oral, lung cancers show sharpest rise in city, breast cancer tops list: Ministry data

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Cases of oral cancer recorded the sharpest year-on-year rise in Delhi in 2025, increasing by 5.1%, while reported instances of lung cancer rose by 4.9%, according to data for the... Read More


Delhi govt orders closure of 95 more mohalla clinics

India, Dec. 10 -- The Delhi government has issued a fresh order to shut down 95 more mohalla clinics across the city that are within a kilometre of the newly opened Aarogya Mandirs. This is the third... Read More


Experts call for sports psychology for athletes

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Physiologists and sports-medicine experts argued for integrating sports psychology more deeply into athlete training and rehabilitation at the 16th edition of the International So... Read More