New Delhi: All drug labels will now be required to clearly disclose the qualitative details of excipients along with the date of expiry, as the Union Health Ministry has notified the Drugs (Second Amendment) Rules, 2025 through a Gazette notification. The amended rules will come into force from March 1, 2026. According to the Gazette […]
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has cancelled the import registration of two cosmetic products of Satnam and Company after finding them in violation of the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, due to excessive concentration of salicylic acid beyond permissible limits. According to the order issued by the Licensing Authority, a show cause notice […]
Patna: MBBS interns of the State-run Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) are on a protest demanding a hike in their monthly stipend. HT has reported that the interns on Friday threatened to intensify their protest by disrupting the out-patient department (OPD) services if their monthly stipend was not increased. Currently, the MBBS interns at PMCH […]
The Bombay High Court recently quashed the reservation of 3 percent seats in favour of Children of Central and State Government Employees and Persons in Private Occupations, granted under Clause 5.7 of the prospectus issued by the Director of Technical Education, Goa. While considering the plea filed by an MBBS aspirant, who challenged the provision, […]
Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the death of a patient due to a lack of proper treatment at Kanpur Dehat Medical College, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The […]
Indore: A man posing as a doctor has been booked by Indore police following the death of a 45-year-old patient at an unauthorised clinic. An investigation has revealed that the quack possessed neither a medical degree nor valid registration with any state or national medical council. The accused had reportedly been running a clinic under […]
China: A new study published in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews has raised safety concerns over very short time-restricted eating patterns. The research, led by Victor W. Zhong and colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, found that consuming all meals within an eight-hour window was associated with a significantly […]
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh today, i.e., on 22.08.2025, issued notice to the Union Government and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on the plea filed by doctors’ body challenging the ‘inhuman’ working hours of resident doctors. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the doctors under the United Doctors’ […]
A shocking fraud and alleged irregularities in the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS), the state’s flagship programme, has led to the suspension of nine individuals, two Ayurveda doctors, three allopathy doctors and four government employees for allegedly misusing a beneficiary’s health card to claim fake medical treatments and benefits worth around Rs 26 lakh. In […]
Here are the top health stories of the day: NHRC takes cognizance of patient’s death at Kanpur Medical College Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the death of a patient due to a lack of proper treatment at Kanpur Dehat Medical College, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the […]