The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a major enforcement drive against misleading food product labels, issuing show cause notices to several food companies for making claims that may deceive consumers. The regulator is scrutinizing labels that use terms such as “100% Natural,” “Premium Chocolate,” “Fresh,” “Healthy,” and other marketing claims […]

The Maharashtra government has announced that all patients receiving treatment at government medical hospitals will be provided with the medicines they need directly by the hospital, eliminating the need to purchase medicines from private pharmacies. The decision was announced by Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, who emphasized that every patient should receive uninterrupted and quality […]

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is upgrading its existing field station at Keylong in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district into a dedicated Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research. The new facility will be India’s first multidisciplinary research centre focused exclusively on healthcare challenges in high altitude and climate sensitive […]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices under the National Health Mission (NHM) to encourage knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration across India’s healthcare system. Introduced on World Population Day, the initiative aims to create a year round platform where States and Union Territories can present successful […]

India’s healthcare sector is expected to deliver a strong performance in the first quarter of FY27, driven by sustained patient demand, increasing hospital occupancy, and continued expansion of healthcare infrastructure. According to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL), the sector is witnessing healthy operating momentum, with aggregate revenue expected to grow by 13.2 […]

Researchers from IIT Bombay, in collaboration with the ICMR National Institute for Research on Women’s Health (ICMR NIRWoH), have developed an indigenous Placenta on Chip platform that replicates the key functions of the human placenta in a laboratory setting. The innovation represents a major advancement in pregnancy research and could significantly improve the safety of […]

Healthcare experts across India are reporting a rise in H1N1 influenza (swine flu) cases as fluctuating weather conditions create a favorable environment for the spread of respiratory viruses. Sudden changes in temperature, delayed monsoons, increased humidity, and alternating hot and cool conditions are believed to be contributing to the recent increase in infections. Doctors are […]

The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi, has inaugurated a state of the art current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Cellular Therapy Facility, marking a major advancement in India’s biomedical research landscape. The facility was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and is expected to strengthen translational research while accelerating the development […]