Drugs treating Cancer and HIV now have rise in prices
New Delhi, 6 February, The Central Board of excise and Customs (CBEC) last week issued a notification withdrawing exemption of levy of basic customs duty on as many as 74 drugs.
74 drugs including life...
Beware of taking Gifts
The Medical Council of India (MCI) is set to advise and warn in their new ethical guidelines under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015. For the first time,...
RDA AIIMS Run for Unity- need to rebuild the lost patient- doctor relationship and...
Ekta Purohit| Delhi
A special run was organized by Resident Doctor Association, All India Institute of Medical Sciences to spread public awareness on the issue of violence which medical doctors have to face in critical...
Two hospitals to be adopt by ESIC under PPP in each state
Coimbatore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on inauguration of ESIC Medical College and Hospital said that the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) would develop its coverage with public-private-partnerships (PPP) while adopting two model hospitals in...
Mumbai will emerge as the global destination for robotic surgery: Surgeons
Mumbai| Mumbai will emerge as the global destination for for robotic surgery in the next two-three years, said surgeons, who term the reasonable cost for the procedure in the city as as the main...
Assamese professor seeks Gogoi’s help in expediting inquiry of wife’s death in Delhi
Guwahati| HL Correspondent
A senior faculty of the Gauhati university, whose wife died of blood infection due to a wrong surgery performed by the doctors of two Delhi based hospital, has sought help from the...
Necessary steps being taken against Zika: Health Ministry
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
The Health Ministry is closely monitoring the cases of Zika reported in some of the countries and India has initiated the necessary steps have been initiated to ensure that India is well...
Health ministry approves two national centres on ageing
New Delhi| Agency
The union health ministry on Tuesday approved the setting up of two National Centres on Ageing to boost up geriatric care in the country.
The centres will come up at the All India...
Sunny Leone agrees to not endorse tobacco product on request of Delhi Government
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
Welcoming the Delhi Government's appeal to a couple of actors urging them not to endorse pan masala and tobacco products, noted actress Sunny Leone has informed that she wont be advertising...
Slew of e-health initiatives launched by health ministry
New Delhi| Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has launched a number of e-health initiatives, including 'Kilkari' that will provide information on child care through mobile phone.
A family expecting the birth of a child can...
