Punjab calls for private players to run public health centres and charge patients for services

A state health department public notice raises questions of whether patients will now have to pay for basic care that is supposed to be free of cost.

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· Jan 21, 2019 · 08:17 pm

Gene therapy works for some people. In others, their immune system gets in the way

Gene therapies offer long-term fixes for a host of incurable illnesses. Researchers are looking for ways to help the treatments sneak past our antibodies.

Jovana Drinjakovic, Mosaic

· Jan 20, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Srinagar: Inquiry ordered after woman gives birth on road as hospital allegedly refused to admit her

The hospital removed a third-year resident doctor for allegedly refusing to admit the woman. The infant, a baby girl, immediately died.

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· Jan 20, 2019 · 10:19 am

Rajasthan: Swine flu claims five more lives, toll since January 1 rises to 48, say authorities

A total of 1,173 people of the 5,061 people whose samples were tested were diagnosed with the virus strain.

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· Jan 20, 2019 · 10:17 am

An Ebola-like virus called Mengla has been found in China

Although scientists have not yet sequenced the entire genome of the virus, there is convincing evidence that the Mengla virus can jump to humans.

Muhammad Munir, The Conversation

· Jan 19, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Health ministry bans 80 more fixed-dose combination drugs, including antibiotics and painkillers

A sub-committee set up by the Drug Technical Advisory Board examined these drugs, and found no therapeutic justification for them.

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· Jan 18, 2019 · 08:37 pm

India’s environment ministry once again downplays the effects of air pollution on human health

Evidence in India of ill-health effects of air pollution have been documented exhaustively by the health ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research.

Bhargav Krishna

· Jan 16, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Chhattisgarh government adds eggs to mid-day meal menu to increase protein intake

The government said milk can substitute eggs if the children or their parents object.

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· Jan 16, 2019 · 10:40 am

New private hospitals could get 40% public funds under Centre’s health insurance scheme

New guidelines have renewed criticism of the insurance scheme which activists say is aimed at diverting public resources to the private sector.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Jan 15, 2019 · 12:30 pm

In India, waiting for the drug bedaquiline is a matter of life and death for TB patients

Patient Vaishali Shah who has drug-resistant TB has petitioned the Prime Minister’s office for access to the life-saving drug.

Swagata Yadavar, Indiaspend.com

· Jan 13, 2019 · 02:30 pm

One year after 7-year-old girl’s death created a furore, Fortis hospital escapes the police net

A Haryana-appointed panel recommended that three doctors be held accountable for medical negligence and found forgery charges against hospital to be credible.

Vidya Krishnan

· Jan 11, 2019 · 09:00 am

Mamata Banerjee says West Bengal won’t pay for Ayushman Bharat, asks Centre to fund health scheme

She asked why the state was expected to contribute 40% to the programme for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was allegedly taking all the credit.

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· Jan 10, 2019 · 07:22 pm