Health And Medicine
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Johnson & Johnson’s tuberculosis drug patent rejected, treatment likely to get cheaper
Currently, the treatment cost for a six-month course of bedaquiline is around Rs 65,000.
Scroll Staff
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Nepal bans import of medicines from 16 Indian firms
The companies allegedly do not adhere to the World Health Organization’s good manufacturing practices.
Scroll Staff
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Bombay HC allows Johnson & Johnson to manufacture baby powder but freeze on sale to continue
The High Court also ordered that the samples of the product, which was banned in Maharashtra for not meeting quality standards, be sent for re-testing.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Wellness vapes: Could inhaling vitamins actually harm users?
The US regulator has warned that these vapes are ‘unsafe’, ‘ineffective’ and ‘unproven’.
Aaron Scott, The Conversation & Alice Jasper, The Conversation
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Facing over 38,000 lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talc-based baby powder globally
The product had been discontinued in the US and Canada in 2020 amid allegations of the product causing cancer due to contamination with asbestos.
Scroll Staff
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Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of baby powder in US, Canada, will continue selling it elsewhere
The company said demand for the product has declined due to ‘misinformation’, as it faces thousands of lawsuits claiming contamination in its talcum powder.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Lessons from Bastar on how local wisdom can aid modern medicine in the fight against Covid-19
The district has been blending traditional and modern practices to treat malaria.
Vishnu Prasad
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World Health Organisation appoints Soumya Swaminathan chief scientist of new division
She is a leading researcher on HIV and tuberculosis.
Scroll Staff
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Writer, doctor Atul Gawande made CEO of Amazon’s joint healthcare company
Amazon, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase had announced their healthcare venture in January.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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India’s Soumya Swaminathan becomes WHO’s Deputy Director General
She served as the head of Indian Council of Medical Research.
Scroll Staff
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India’s Soumya Swaminathan becomes WHO’s Deputy Director General
She served as the head of Indian Council of Medical Research.
Scroll Staff
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Girl dies of malaria in Italy – a country that has been free of the disease for decades
The four-year-old had never travelled outside the nation.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj