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Generic journey to affordable healthcare

Intense scrutiny and criticism aside, it is an exciting time for Indian pharma, says IPA’s new spokesperson

Healthy diets from sustainable food systems, but for whom?

EAT-Lancet report’s suggestions may not address the nutritional needs of humankind

CAPSULES Digital health technologies: WHO sets up technical group

Digital health technologies: WHO sets up technical group

The World Health Organization is establishing a global multi-disciplinary technical group to advise it on issues related to digital health. The WHO’s ...

My Five

A ‘to do’ list & calorie counting app1 The morning is dedicated to three important life Tatvas — mind, body and soul. My day starts with a ...

From the regulator Protecting against measles

Protecting against measles

Measles is one of the most contagious respiratory diseases in the world that has the potential to be life-threatening. It is caused by a virus and is ...

When breast cancer screening is like a ‘changing room’ experience

Start-up Niramai, founded by IT researchers, uses AI algorithm for the process

Policy support is the prescription that pharma seeks

Industry wants from the new government a collaborative approach to the challenges it faces

Coming Up WHO annual meet

WHO annual meet

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. And the 72nd WHA is scheduled during May 20-28, in Geneva, ...

Non-animal research models

New Centre for predictive systemsAtal Incubation Centre (AIC) at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), in collaboration with Humane ...

Coming Up Protected together

Celebrated in the last week of April, World Immunization Week (April 24 - 30) aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages ...

From the WHO Replace industrially-produced trans fat

The elimination of industrially-produced trans fat from the global food supply is a World Health Organization priority and a target in the 13th ...

My Five ‘Fartlek’ & a piece of jaggery to stay fit

My FiveRahul Agarwal, CEO, Organic Harvest1 Raised in a disciplined family, I understand the value of time and have imbibed the habit of timeliness ...

Protect your eyes from dryness, one blink at a time

A simple change in office habits helps

Ensuring progress of quality universal health coverage

For this, the functioning of primary care needs to be improved without delay

The road not taken, a missed chance for medical devices

The Drugs Technical Advisory Board does not recognise devices as different from drugs

Capsules Anti-malaria campaign

Do it like BeckhamIn a new short film that harnesses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, David Beckham launches the world’s first voice petition ...

By Invitation Anti-cancer drugs: Capping trade margin is not enough

It doesn’t curb profiteering by manufacturers. Single units of many drugs are still costly

From the Regulator Testing safe and right with your glucose meters and strips

Using a glucose meter to check and monitor blood sugar is a daily part of life for millions of Americans with diabetes. Glucose meters and test strips ...

My Five Exercise. 365 days.

Harsh Mariwala Marico Founder1 I exercise everyday, 365 days almost, in the evenings mostly. Three times a week I do weights, at the gym. After a ...

The clock is ticking on the fight with Big O — Obesity

India needs to get its act together withoutdelay

Balancing research with patient protection

Will the recently issued rules achieve this? Not all think so

USTR report on Intellectual Property

The “Special 301”report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative will be out later this month. The report is a scorecard of sorts by ...

CAPSULES Ebola outbreak: WHO promises Congo all help

As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1,000 cases amid increased violence, the World Health Organization ...

Vitamin D3 maker looks for its place in the sun

Fermenta Biotech says plans are brewing to expand its nutritional ingredients basket

From the regulator Updates to mammography rules

Mammograms continue to be the best primary tool for breast cancer screening. The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) certifies ...

By Invitation Choking investment will give teeth to fight against tobacco

It’s time for #ustoo movement in investments

COMING UP World Health Day

Universal health coverage is the World Health Organization’s number one goal and it is the focus this World Health Day, April 7.The key to achieving ...

MY FIVE Live like you never need a vacation

1 I begin my day at 6 am with an hour-long yoga session — a habit I have maintained from a young age — followed by a 3-km walk. Post working out, I ...

As Ayushman Bharat juggernaut rolls on, mind the gaps

Patients slip through the cracks of different government-run insurance programmes

CAPSULES: Relocation throes - EMA @ Amsterdam

Against the backdrop of the Brexit vote, the European Medicines Agency has said it is now operating from Amsterdam. EMA left its London premises on ...

Coming Up End TB: It’s time

The World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 is marked every year with campaigns to raise public awareness on the health, social and economic ...

From the Regulator Amidst global recalls, regulator gives nod for new generic Valsartan

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new generic version of Diovan (valsartan), an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that ...