Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted) was launched in India on Monday by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The vaccine is aimed to prevent post-herpetic neuralgia and shingles (herpes zoster) in individuals 50 years of age and older. According to a statement from

According to data published on Friday by the Union Health Ministry, India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, with 66,170 active cases. The death toll has risen to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, including nine confirmed by Kerala, according to data

The AIIMS administration has made the decision to start a recruiting drive in order to meet the goal of having almost “zero vacancies” by September 2023. According to a recent TOI report, the institute has 1,055 paramedical staff positions open

The inclusion of Covovax from Serum Institute as a heterologous booster dose for adults on the CoWIN portal is reportedly approved by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in light of the rising COVID-19 cases in various regions of the nation,

At the Secretariat on Thursday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami formally inaugurated a Health ATM that had been built by JK Tire Limited Company and Yes Bank as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Two additional Health ATMs were

According to a statement made by India’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York, India has been elected as a member of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint UN Programme on

An official with the Odisha government said on Thursday that the state will soon provide free molecular tests for cancer treatment. Samples will be taken from a few state-run hospitals, examined at inDNA’s private laboratory, and then reports will be

The National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 outlines all of the rare diseases that are eligible for full exemption from basic customs duty by the central government, which has issued a general exemption notification. This exemption covers all imported food and

At Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli in the Chikkaballapura district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday originally inaugurated the “Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR) & “Sri Sathya Sai Rajeswari Memorial Block,” a completely free medical college

In addition to opening a specialised cancer outpatient department at Goa Medical College starting next month, the Goa government is planning to build a cancer institute in the state so that residents won’t have to leave for treatment elsewhere, according