India sees rise in Covid-19 cases: India is witnessing a notable rise in Covid-19 cases across several states, prompting health authorities to urge caution while reassuring the public that the current situation remains manageable. Here are the seven key developments shaping the Covid landscape in the country: 1. Bengaluru, Karnataka Covid update Karnataka is closely…
New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), a body under the health ministry, has named five lifesaving drugs as having shown serious side effects. The drugs are Metronidazole, an antibiotic; Luliconazole, an antifungal; Dalteparin, used for cancer treatment; diabetics drug Gliclazide and Tramadol, a painkiller. During a recently conducted analysis of adverse drug reactions (ADRs),…
The government may soon start taking feedback on the Universal Immunization Win (U-WIN) scheme which was launched last January to digitally record all vaccination services provided under the Universal Immunization Programme. The government may take feedback from all stakeholders such as states/UTs, vaccinators, doctors and beneficiaries so as to overcome the current challenges and make…
Junior doctors, trainee doctors and medical students protest against the sexual assault and killing of a post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, in Kolkata on August 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Medical Association has written to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda seeking enactment of a special central law to curb…
