
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday announced achieving a new milestone -- a first and successful paediatric renal transplant on an 11-year-old boy undergoing regular dialysis. ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued fresh directions to airlines, making annual fatigue-management training compulsory for pilots, cabin crew and other staff involved in planning crew schedules. ...

A new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warns that the global HIV response has suffered its most significant setback in decades, urging reliance on solidarity, resilience, investment and innovation to achieve the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic. ...

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, on Wednesday announced the launch of the second edition of its flagship industry-research interface initiative, SIDDHI 2.0 (Scientific Innovation in Drug Development, Healthcare and Integration). ...

India is well positioned to evolve from being the pharmacy of the world to an innovation-led pharma nation over the next five years, said Dr. R Chandrashekar, Joint Drugs Controller, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). ...

The Gujarat government has taken strict action after a serious case of ragging surfaced at a medical college in Gandhinagar, suspending seven third-year students for two years and several second-year students for six months. ...

Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday, in a letter to Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, has raised serious concerns about the illegal use of Auramine—a carcinogenic dye—in roasted chana and other foods and demanded urgent action. ...

Evidence-based ayurvedic products are the future of wellness, said Union Minister for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav. ...

Researchers in Australia have found that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes in the brain's blood vessels, changing the understanding of the disease. ...

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday convened a high-level brainstorming meeting with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to strengthen an integrated roadmap for joint health research, said the Ministry of Science & Technology. ...