Health minister J P Nadda reviews flood relief measures in Kerala
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Wednesday reviewed the flood relief measures in Kerala.
Senior officials of the Health Ministry briefed the minister on the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently strengthened its black box warning on fluoroquinolone use
In its recent black box warning (its strongest warning), the FDA has strengthened the current warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The drug, the US drug...
Health ministry advisory to states asks them to stop sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import, advertisements of e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes may be on their way out.
Health ministry on Tuesday sent an advisory to states asking them to stop sale (including online sale),...
PMJAY will also pay for pre-hospitalisation drugs and diagnostics for three days before a person is admitted and for two days after dischargePre-authorisation for hospitalisations under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) will take half an hour, health minister...
Yet to be rolled out on the ground but the health cover plan for 10 cr families does have a lot of names
Having signed memoranda of understanding with 29 states for a scheme called the Ayushman Bharat - National...
Health minister J P Nadda chairs high level review meeting
Sixty five metric tonnes of essential emergency drugs, 2 crore chlorine tablets and 80 metric tonnes of bleaching powder have been sent/are on way to flood hit Kerala. As flood...
The monthlong initiative aims to promote breastfeeding, fight anemia and deliver a hygiene message
In a concerted attempt to tackle India's malnutrition, 13 ministries and government departments will observe September as the nutrition month, or Poshan Maah. Prime minister Narendra...
All tobacco products manufactured or imported or packaged on or after 1 st September, 2018 shall display new images
From September 1, India will move to new, more gory images of cancerous growths on cigarette packets.
On Monday the ministry of health...
Union health minister J P Nadda says situation is being monitored
Union health ministry has set up 3757 medical relief camps in flood hit Kerala. The state government has requested for 90 different types of medicines. The first tranche of...
Insurance regulator cites new Mental Healthcare Act in order
Mental health problems will henceforth the covered by insurance companies.
In a directive to insurers, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has laid down that mental health problems should...
