Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Biocon and Biocon Biologics Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, welcoming the removal of Customs duty on three cancer drugs in the Union Budget 2024-25, on Tuesday said the government needs to consider GST exemption for all cancer drugs.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Calling it a welcome step, oncologists on Tuesday hailed the Central government’s move to exempt customs duty on three more cancer drugs.
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai on Sunday dismantled an inter-state drug cartel involved in illegal activities, particularly the distribution of codeine-based cough syrup. The operation led to the seizure of 3,000 bottles of syrup, weighing approximately 300 kg, and the arrest of three suspects.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Union government on Sunday informed that a case of Nipah virus has been detected in Mallapuram district of Kerala and the patient succumbed to the disease.
Seoul, July 20 (IANS) Some medical professors vowed on Saturday to boycott training programmes for junior doctors in protest of the government's push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees and the medical school admission quota hikes.
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25, experts on Thursday called on lowering Customs duty on import of global medical devices.
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has launched the first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Mauritius.
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The hematopoietic cell transplant team at Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine has developed a novel technique based on a new drug combination that has shown considerable anti-cancer activity with low toxicity for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients.
Washington, July 18 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 as his bid for re-election faced fresh opposition from within his own Democratic party.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Countries must strengthen efforts at all levels to identify and immunise unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director of World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia.
