Officials said the interest levels of candidates in the non-clinical subjects is so low that even after the ministry brought down the cut off by 6 percentile points, still many seats went vacant. read more

Bibi took her son to a local doctor, who prescribed paracetamol syrup for Raza and told her there was no need to worry. But she panicked after being alerted that several children who initially came down with a fever had tested positive for HIV in nearby... read more

Around 2.1 million people have TB in India, of which an estimated 30,000 people have MDR-TB. Only 6,500 patients are on the bedaquiline-based treatment regimen, which may cause side effects such as heart problems. read more

The professor told investigators he was aiming to further the “education” of his pharmaceutical sciences students, an official from the local health ministry told AFP. read more

Once the policy is notified, the ministry will work on a national strategic implementation framework with detailed implementation points. “The draft policy will be out for public consultation in about a month or so,” said the ministry official. read more

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on February 22 ordered drug controllers across the country to ensure ENDS are not sold, manufactured, distributed, traded, imported and advertised. read more

According to data released by the health ministry in March 2018, the estimated number of patients with MDR-TB in India is 1.47 lakh, which account for one-fourth of the cases of MDR-TB globally. read more

Resident doctors may get a hardship allowance of Rs 5,000-Rs 7000 for risking infections from needle-prick wounds or cuts suffered while treating patients, officials familiar with the matter said. read more

Punitive measures, including forfeiture of security deposit up to Rs 2 lakh, introduced last year led to a sharp decline in the number of students attempting to block MBBS seats by not taking up admission after giving every indication that they plan... read more

The foetus is suffering from Down’s Syndrome apart from problems in the heart and oesophagus, said the lawyer for the petitioner. read more

With little transparency on how such deaths are investigated, and new rules relaxing how clinical trials are conducted in India, this data could be a poor estimate, said experts. read more

The health ministry had earlier regulated 23 devices and with the addition of eight more such devices, the total number of devices to be specified as drugs has increased to 31. It would require same checks as drugs. read more

The construction of the mortuary is already underway and for the first phase of the mortuary Rs 10 crore has been granted read more

The fundamental problem is structural. The anganwadi worker reports into the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) system of the women and child development (WCD) ministry, the ANM into the health ministry, and the ASHA to health (with a dotted... read more

It featured a series of pictures of a fictional girl called Amira, whose parents advise her to protect “the modesty of her sexual organs” by wearing the correct attire. read more