Centre proposes rules for 2-wheeler ambulances to boost emergency medical access
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in hard-to-reach areas, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Monday proposed a regulatory framework for two-wheeled road ambulances. The draft notification…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta visits Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, reviews healthcare services
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday visited Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in Mayur Vihar Phase-II and interacted with patients and their attendants, seeking feedback on the healthcare facilities and services being provided…
Bengal health dept bars 11 blood banks from conducting donation camps; probe on into irregularities
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The West Bengal Health Department on Saturday announced that it has barred 11 blood banks in the state from conducting blood donation camps anywhere in the state till further orders. The state health department had started an…
FSSAI suspends Switz Foods’ licence over major food safety violations
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it suspended the food business licence of Switz Foods Private Limited after an inspection of its manufacturing facility uncovered serious violations of…
Gujarat sees steady rise in lung cancer cases, tobacco remains key risk factor
Ahmedabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) has recorded a steady increase in lung cancer cases over the past five years, registering 4,830 patients between 2021 and 2025, as health authorities marked World Lung Cancer Day by…
‘After gold, now ghee’: Sabarimala temple faces another crisis, Crime Branch probe ordered
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) The spotlight has once again fallen on Kerala’s revered Sabarimala — this time not over missing gold, but over the quality of the ghee used in one of the temple’s most sacred rituals. If the alleged…
Gujarat: India’s first live heart transport by train completed on Vande Bharat from Surat to Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad/Surat, July 31 (IANS) Indian Railways has completed what it described as the country’s first transportation of a live heart by train, with the organ being carried from Surat to Ahmedabad aboard the Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Capital Vande…
China faces blood donation crisis amid collapsing public trust
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) China is facing a blood donation crisis due to a collapse in public trust in the system along with demographic decline, a new report has said. The report from Myanmar-based publication Mizzima said blood banks in China are…
India seeks closer cooperation among the world’s medicine regulators: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India seeks closer cooperation among the world’s medicine regulators, supported by its expanding network of trade agreements, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. This will enable faster access to…
SC to examine use of metallic pellet guns on protesters, orders treatment for injured
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the petitioners seeking a ban on the use of metallic pellet guns for dispersing civilian assemblies to amend their plea to specifically challenge the police regulations permitting the use of…