Health Ministry
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E-cigarettes, other electronic smoking devices may soon be banned in India. Read full report
India | Jun 11, 2019, 07:48 PM ISTGoing tough on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, the health ministry has proposed to classify such alternative smoking devices as "drugs" under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, in a bid to ban their manufacture, sale, distribution and import.
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Health Ministry proposes to convert 75 district hospitals into medical colleges
India | Jun 09, 2019, 02:03 PM IST"The proposal to convert 75 district hospitals into medical colleges in the third phase of the scheme has been sent for approval to the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), after which it will be sent to the Cabinet," a source said.
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Johnson & Johnson to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to 67 patients each
Business | May 31, 2019, 11:58 AM ISTThe court was hearing Johnson & Johnson's plea challenging the formula approved by the Centre for determining the compensation to patients who received faulty hip implants.
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Address manpower shortage at AIIMS-New Delhi before expanding: Parliamentary panel asks health ministry
India | Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 PM ISTThe committee is of the view that the premier medical institute has to have sufficient and most-efficient manpower.
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NEET must for candidates aiming to obtain medical qualifications from abroad on or after May
Career | Feb 23, 2018, 01:35 PM ISTThe ministry had earlier this month made NEET, which was introduced in 2016 for admission to government and private medical colleges in India, mandatory for even those who wished to pursue medical courses in foreign universities.
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After stents, Modi govt working to bring more medical devices under price control
May 11, 2017, 12:31 PM ISTStents have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines and we are trying to put more medical devices in this list to ensure medicines and medical devices remain affordable, Health minister JP Nadda said
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Good News: Kerala no less than United States in saving newborns, says NHFS
Lifestyle | Feb 21, 2023, 01:35 PM ISTKerala has been famous as the most literate state in India. But the godly state has defeated all other states of India in saving the newborn children. This means, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Kerala has been brought down to 6
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1,850 drugs sold in India 'Not of Standard Quality', 13 'spurious': Health Ministry
India | Feb 22, 2017, 07:36 PM IST1,850 samples of drugs sold in India are found to be Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) while 13 were found spurious, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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From soaps to doctors’ coats, govt asks hospitals to adopt Khadi
India | Feb 17, 2017, 01:52 PM ISTIn a move aimed at getting central government-run hospitals across the country to focus on adopting the Khadi culture, the government has asked hospitals including AIIMS to opt for purchase of Khadi products -- from soaps to doctors’ coats and bed an
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Health Ministry to begin awareness campaign on dengue, chikungunya
India | Aug 25, 2016, 10:28 AM ISTThe Health Ministry will start an awareness campaign on dengue and chikungunya in the wake of rising cases of the vector-borne diseases across the country, an official said on Wednesday. West Bengal has recorded
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Cancer deaths in 2016 estimated at 7.3 lakh, could rise to 8.8 lakh by 2020: Health Ministry
India | Aug 02, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTOver seven lakh Indians could succumb to cancer in 2016, with the figure expected to rise to 8.8 lakh by 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed Parliament today. In a reply to
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Govt to rename 'Mission Indradhanush', adds four new vaccines to immunisation drive
National | May 31, 2016, 12:22 PM ISTThe government's ambitious ‘Mission Indradhanush’ programme, which provides immunisation against seven life threatening diseases, is all set to be re-christened as four new vaccines have been added into it.
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Let Parliament decide on euthanasia: Supreme Court
India | Feb 16, 2016, 09:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court abstained from passing an order on the appeal to legalise passive euthanasia and Living Will (the Constitutional right of terminally-ill persons to elongate their lives with the aid of life
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Health Min set to introduce common entrance exam for medical colleges
India | Feb 07, 2016, 03:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Health ministry has approved the Medical Council of India's (MCI) recommendation to amend Medical Council of India Act, 1956, paving the way to decide on the common entrance test format.The amendments
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World Anti-Leprosy Day: Time to talk & know about the deadly disease
Lifestyle | Jan 30, 2016, 05:06 PM ISTIndia is the abode of 60 % of world's leprosy affected people. Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms and legs.According to the National Leprosy
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J.P. Nadda introduces e-health initiatives for common people
India | Jan 15, 2016, 09:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday launched a number of e-health initiatives, including 'Kilkari' that will provide information on child care through mobile phone.A family expecting the birth of a child can
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Health ministery should support institutions without doing micro-mgmt: Arun Jaitley
National | Oct 18, 2015, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stating that "over-involvement' has in the past led to "crisis" for AIIMS, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Health Ministry should play a supportive role to encourage the institution without getting
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National Human Rights Commission issues notice to centre, Delhi government
India | Aug 08, 2015, 08:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The NHRC has issued notice to the union health ministry and the Delhi government over a 10-year-old boy losing his leg after he was denied timely treatment, an official said on Friday.A shard
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Govt mulling exit exam for MBBS doctors
India | Jun 01, 2015, 12:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the concern over the quality of doctors in the country grows, the government is planning an exit exam for MBBS students passing out of medical colleges.The health ministry is also planning to
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1,300 die of cancer every day in India
India | May 17, 2015, 01:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: With more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in the country due to communicable and life-style ailments, followed by tuberculosis.As