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The panel had also suggested that the company pay compensation of around Rs 20 lakh to the affected patients.. Credit: Reuters/File Photo

Panel to Determine Compensation to Patients of Johnson and Johnson Faulty Hip Implants

The move comes after an earlier panel said pharma...

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Now, the Government Is Pulling a ‘Demonetisation’ on Life-Saving Hormone Oxytocin

Anoo Bhuyan 19/07/2018

Oxytocin is a hormone that can prevent maternal mortality,...

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High Court Asks for Centre’s Reply on ‘Illegal’ Closure of AIIMS Graft Cases

An NGO has claimed that the health ministry illegally...

Gopendra Singh Parmar (in pink), received a refund of Rs 15.6 lakh from Medanta on agreeing to withdraw a police case he filed against them. Credit: Anoo Bhuyan/Twitter

Health Ministry Brokers Rs 15 Lakh Refund to Bereaved Parents, Medanta Uses It as Hush-Money

Anoo Bhuyan 30/03/2018

Medanta Hospital asked the father of seven-year-old Shaurya Prathap...

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Pharma Regulator Revises Coronary Stent Rates a Year After 85% Cut in Cost

NPPA has increased the price of bare metal stents...

After a year of drafting the Bill, its passage has been stalled mainly as a result of resistance from the professional community. Credit: PTI

Govt Homeopathy Body Slams ‘Bridge Course’, Indian Medicine Council Supports Different Idea of It

Anoo Bhuyan 11/01/2018

The health ministry’s proposal of a “bridge course” for...

A shopkeeper takes out a cigarette from a box for a customer in Kolkata October 15, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Health Ministry Plans to Stop Cigarette Shops From Selling Candy, Soft Drinks

The Wire Staff 28/09/2017

In an attempt to protect children from tobacco addiction,...