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October 15, 2025, 02:50 PM - 4 min read
The Centre is drafting a new law to empower CDSCO with statutory authority, ensuring stricter quality checks and surveillance of drugs, medical devices and cosmetics in India.
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October 9, 2025, 04:38 PM - 4 min read
CDSCO has told WHO that three cough syrups linked to child deaths have been recalled and their production have been stopped, confirming none were exported and that stricter testing norms are being enforced.
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October 9, 2025, 12:13 PM - 3 min read
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought clarification from Indian authorities on whether the cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least 22 children in the country was exported to other nations.
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October 8, 2025, 04:47 PM - 7 min read
Physical health, not just mental calm, holds the key to happiness. A new ICMR study warns that India’s carb-heavy diet, low in protein and fibre, is driving obesity, diabetes and heart diseases nationwide.
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July 23, 2025, 08:06 PM - 3 min read
Andhra Pradesh has recorded a 56.12 per cent caesarean section (C-section) rate in the financial year 2024–25, an increase of 14 per cent from the already concerning 42.4 per cent recorded during the 2019–21 National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5).
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June 3, 2025, 10:18 AM - 5 min read
The study findings, published in the "Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR)" suggest that among public health facilities, PHCs, district hospitals and government medical colleges in India are better prepared to manage services for diabetes and hypertension. Across all the facilities, the domain score for equipment was the highest and for medicines, it was the lowest.
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May 29, 2025, 03:04 PM - 3 min read
Nagaland's Health Department has issued an advisory following the detection of new COVID-19 variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 in India. Classified as Variants Under Monitoring, these have prompted heightened surveillance, public education, and reinforced health precautions across the state, especially in districts like Dimapur and Kohima.
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January 30, 2025, 01:08 PM - 7 min read
Withdrawal from the WHO means the US loses any influence over the international health agency, the research and resource pool of 194 member nations and be more susceptible to health threats emerging in any corner of the world.
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January 24, 2025, 04:14 PM - 2 min read
UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday that the US withdrawal was set in motion following Trump’s pledge on Monday—his first in office—to pull out from the WHO and to put an end to future funding of the organisation.
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November 15, 2024, 09:57 AM - 5 min read
Healthcare professionals are already trying to raise levels of health literacy on social media, however. Doctors and specialists are publishing videos to educate users about melanoma and dark skin, for instance.
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November 3, 2024, 04:40 PM - 2 min read
PM Modi and Health Minister J P Nadda commended India's significant progress in reducing TB incidence, stressing continued collective efforts towards achieving a TB-free India.
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October 23, 2024, 01:32 PM - 3 min read
Around 77 per cent of children in this age group are missing out on the suggested dietary diversity, with the central region of India showing the highest incidence of dietary failure, according to researchers.
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