The Indian government has declared that within 10-15 days (as of the 18th January) the price of cardiac stents is to be capped. This announcement follows a host of condemnation over the high cost of stents along with the corresponding cardiac operations. Criticism had also been aimed at the fact that Indian-produced stents were costing …
A government ministry is facing criticism for allegedly legitimising homeopathy as a treatment for diabetes. It seems a little unfair as the ministry in question is specifically charged with promoting “alternative” and traditional medical systems. (The idea may be terrible but it seems harsh to blame officials for doing their job.) The Wire has published …
The Indian government is lagging behind in the issue of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment according to Harvard Medical School expert, Jennifer Furin in an email interview with The Hindu. The focal point of the matter is India’s lack of access to treatment via Bedaquiline, a drug capable of treating multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). Created in response …
Bilateral talks between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta resulted in a number of agreements regarding medicinal and agricultural cooperation. It has been reported, however, that Prime Minister Modi has remained silent on the topic of Kenya hiring Indian doctors, thought by many to be a strategy of replacement for Kenya’s …
Non-transmissible disease has become a priority concern in India, as figures indicate higher death tolls amongst diseases such as kidney and heart failure than infectious diseases such as HIV. A potential avenue of suggested research is regenerative medicine. Some suggest that deaths through non-communicable disease will comprise three quarters of all deaths in India by …
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India is due to begin multiple collaborative research projects in with a number of Scandinavian countries. These projects will involve work with Norway on antibiotic resistance and a project with Sweden on new ways of caring for older people. The first of the projects will involve the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration …
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The swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017 was an event few ever expected to happen. Now that the reality television star-turned-world leader has taken his seat in the Oval Office, what will his presidency mean for the rest of the world? It is difficult …
Indian researchers are making groundbreaking research in the field of cancer diagnosis. Two separate projects are underway making use of infrared and near infrared light in the detection of breast cancer. The announcement of these projects comes shortly after a previous article in Health Issues India covering a study at Tezpur University regarding the usage …
Free medical camps, set up to aid pregnant women, may help reduce maternal mortality in Haryana. The city of Gurugram has unveiled plans for a new a public-private partnership to tackle health issues related to pregnancy. India has long shown a terrible track record in terms of maternal deaths, though over recent years this high …
One in seven medications prescribed in India are deemed to be substandard. This is according to a report published in the Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, which says that, “there is urgent requirement of more stringent regulation and legal action against the problem.” According to the Report, “Being the world’s largest manufacturers of active pharmaceutical …
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