Government considers establishment of new medical colleges within existing hospitals Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:48 AM ISTStrongly concerned over the mushrooming of private medical colleges in India, which in turn is perceived to dip the quality of medical education in...
Kolkata private labs under legal scanner for cheating on dengue tests Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:44 AM ISTThe Municipal Corporation in Kolkata have unwrapped a cheating scandal regarding dengue tests in the city. According to a news report in the TOI, few...
Government caps price of 6 formulations packs Pooja13 Nov 2015 8:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government has capped prices of six drug formulations packs, including pain killer Ibuprofen, anti-infective Metronidazole, among...
AIIMS to be set up in AP and J&K Pooja12 Nov 2015 10:43 AM ISTIn two separate state reports filed by the local media, India's premier institute AIIMS is likely to be set up in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and...
Delhi government clears Rs.209 crore for Mohalla Clinics Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 3:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday allotted Rs.209 crore for setting up 1,000 Mohalla Clinics in the national capital.The decision was taken...
Over 21 percent use tobacco in Himachal, says minister Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 3:56 PM ISTShimla: More than 21 percent of the adults in Himachal Pradesh use some form of tobacco. These include over 880,000 smokers, far higher than tobacco...
Loose cigarette sales banned in Himachal Pooja10 Nov 2015 1:28 PM ISTWith 75% of cigarette sales in India sold as single sticks, the state of Himachal Pradesh has offered to dent the consumption of smoking in India. It...
Government releases funds for cancer care in Himachal Pooja9 Nov 2015 12:41 PM ISTThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is reported to have granted a whopping 14 crore for Tertiary Care Cancer Centre at Indira Gandhi Institute...
CPI demands CBI probe into alleged malpractices in govt run medical colleges Pooja9 Nov 2015 9:52 AM ISTSecretary of CPI Puducherry State committee R Viswanathan has demanded a probe into a serious allegation on the government run medical college- Gandhi...
A medical equipment manufacturing hub likely to come in AP Pooja7 Nov 2015 9:24 AM ISTAs recently indicated by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu , the state is likely to develop its own-local manufacturing hub of...
Prices of 98 drugs not fixed due to non availability of information Meghna A Singhania6 Nov 2015 2:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government has not been able to fix the price of 98 drugs used for treating various diseases such as tuberculosis, cardiac...
Unique code to be developed to capture patient’s medical history Pooja5 Nov 2015 1:51 PM ISTIf the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Days has it way to define a new protocol to have a unique code to capture a patient’s medical...
