France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths
Tavneos is made by the U.S. biotech firm Amgen and is sold by different partner pharmaceutical companies around the world
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Karnataka seventh in HPV vaccination coverage in country, reports just one adverse event following immunisation
Health officials said that beneficiaries (girls aged between 14 and 15) are being monitored for adverse reactions following vaccination, while district teams have been asked to address concerns and misconceptions that could affect uptake
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More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DRC
The Ervebo vaccine "has already been used several times, and in particular on a very large scale during the 2018-2020 outbreak", says Samuel Roger Kamba, the DRC's Minister of Health
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Government restricts FDCs with chlorpheniramine, phenylephrine for children below 4
The latest notification extends this requirement to all formulations containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride
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Student well-being in India declines sharply through senior school years, finds study
According to the findings of the study, sleep declined steadily and sharply as students moved into higher grades; the grade-level trend showed a deterioration in sleep as academic pressure increased.
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J.P. Nadda reviews H1N1 situation, healthcare preparedness in Delhi
The Health Minister reviewed the national surveillance and epidemiological situation, ILI and SARI trends, testing and laboratory surveillance, and preparedness of healthcare facilities
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More than 1,700 swine flu cases logged in Delhi this year amid surge in seasonal influenza infections
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the government is closely monitoring the situation and has directed all government hospitals to ensure adequate treatment facilities are available
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Punching up fitness: Visakhapatnam women turn to kickboxing and strength training
In Visakhapatnam, women are finding new ways to work out, with kickboxing, music and community bringing strength training into the social space
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Many TB prescriptions outside national programme do not follow treatment guidelines, study finds
A systematic review of 34 studies found 53.3% of anti-TB prescriptions in non-programmatic settings were faulty, with substantial variation across States and an estimated 2–3 million potentially inappropriate prescriptions annually
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Starting pregnancy with long-term conditions linked with 20% higher miscarriage risk: study
The researchers analysed over 2.2 million pregnancies and birth events recorded between 2000 and 2022 in five datasets spanning England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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