The Common Research and Technology Development Hub on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur has entered a sustainable phase, transitioning from grant support to a self‑sustaining national facility that will continue to develop and commercialise low‑cost medical technologies, an official statement said on Saturday....
The Medical Superintendent-cum-Vice Principal (MSVP) of the state-run Malda Medical College & Hospital in West Bengal's Malda district has been removed following the deaths of 89 infants and neonates at the facility in August, officials said on Saturday....
At least nine people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, while around 35 others have been admitted to hospitals, officials said on Sunday....
Authorities on Friday reported the first confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Sydney, Australia....
Tamil Nadu is witnessing a sharp increase in dengue and swine flu cases compared with last year, prompting doctors to urge greater vigilance and stronger preventive measures as the monsoon season approaches....
Food Safety officials have inspected a club in Bengaluru and an online grocery retail facility in Mangaluru following complaints over food safety violations, seizing expired food products and temporarily sealing storage areas as part of enforcement measures carried out over the past 24 hours....
J&K Health and Education Minister, Sakina Itoo, said on Friday that the medical interns' demand for a hike was justified and the file for enhancement is already with the UT's Finance Department....
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday initiated strict enforcement action against British Lifesciences Private Limited in Bengaluru, Karnataka, following an inspection that uncovered misbranded and expired infant food products....
Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar visited Muzaffarpur on Thursday and inaugurated a state-of-the-art 12-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC) on the premises of Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH)....
The Delhi High Court has held that the absence of the word "penetration" in the testimony of a child victim cannot be a ground to acquit a rape accused, observing that a child cannot be expected to describe a traumatic sexual assault using technical, legal, or medical terminology....
