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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A price battle has broken out in the hot market for weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical heavyweights selling the popular injections, are each dangling discounts to gain an edge and to induce health plans to pay up.

Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC MLA Sudipta Roy for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Kolkata-based R G Kar Hospital and Medical College, official sources said Thursday. Roy is the president of the West Bengal Medical Council and also holds charge of the R G Kar Patient's Welfare Committee. He has been questioned by the CBI in this case as it is also probing the alleged irregularities. The premises of the MLA from Serampore apart from that of some others, was searched hy the ED on Tuesday. Roy has been asked to appear at the ED office in Kolkata on Thursday for questioning in the case, the sources said.

The organization representing Canada’s doctors has issued a formal apology for the harms the medical profession has caused Indigenous Peoples.

Kerala from the UAE last week has been diagnosed with Mpox on Wednesday, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). On Monday, the 38-year-old individual was admitted to the government medical college hospital in Manjeri, Malappuram after exhibiting symptoms associated with the illness. Health Minister Veena George confirmed on Wednesday that samples taken from the patient were tested at the virology lab at the government medical college hospital in Kozhikode.

Mistry family's Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, which holds an 18.37% stake in Tata Sons, suggested that the Tata Group holding company explore the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) to unlock value for stakeholders, according to people with knowledge of the matter. At the Tata Sons annual general meeting (AGM) held on Monday, the SP Group also praised the strong performance of group companies under the leadership of the executive team headed by chairman N Chandrasekaran, suggesting that ties between the two sides may have become less frosty.

West Bengal government invited the protesting junior doctors to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat, to end the impasse over junior doctor's protest, which entered its seventh day in front of State Health Department Headquarters 'Swasthya Bhawan" and crossed 38 days. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has said in his letter that this is the «fifth and last» time the government is reaching out to the junior doctors for the meeting. "...This is the fifth and final time we are reaching out to you for a meeting between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates," the Chief Secretary writes in his letter, adding «In view of the Honourable Supreme Court order dated 9th September 2024, directing junior doctors to resume duties by 5 PM on the 10th September 2024, it is our bounden duty, as law-abiding citizens, to follow and adhere to the apex court's directive.» The junior doctors have been stressing on a five-point demand from the beginning of the protest. The demands include the resignation of the Commissioner of Police, Director of Medical Education (DME), Health Secretary and justice of RG Kar deceased PGT doctor who were brutally raped and murdered on August 9. Following the letter, junior doctors are holding general Body meetings.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bajaj Housing Finance’s bumper listing today (16 September) might leave many investors feeling pangs of regret. The stock debuted at ₹150 per share, a staggering premium of 114% over its issue price of ₹70 apiece, possibly igniting a wave of FOMO (fear of missing out) among those who were unable to secure allotments in the company’s initial public offering (IPO).

cancer vaccine developed by Moderna Pharmaceuticals has reportedly shown encouraging results in early trials, offering new hope for cancer treatment. Utilizing mRNA technology, similar to the Covid-19 vaccines, the vaccine aims to train the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.

Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to vote next week to adopt two resolutions to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he refused to attend a hearing Thursday despite being issued...

ClaimBuddy and Khageshvara Aviation Technology took an early lead as the ten-member ET Startup Awards jury deliberated on the Best on Campus category. Finally, after two rounds of discussions and a secret voting, ClaimBuddy emerged as the winner, edging out aerospace and urban mobility startup Khageshvara.

suo motu cognisance of the widespread protests impacting medical services and set up a 10-member national task force to make recommendations on ensuring safe working conditions for medical professionals and preventing violence against them. While suggestions are pouring in from stakeholders, young medics told Mint what they endure in their professions and what it would take to make them feel safe again. According to a study by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), over 75% of doctors have faced violence of some kind at the workplace.

Some cancer patients are hitting coverage limits on a cheap anti-nausea pill that can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Johnson & Johnson to pay ₹35 lakh in compensation to each of the patients who had approached it claiming to have adversely affected after receiving a faulty hip implant of the multinational pharmaceutical company.

shooting of a Malayalam film starring Fahad Fazil at a state-run hospital triggered a row, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission has called for a complete ban on shooting in government hospitals. Commission member V K Beena Kumari has issued an order to avoid film shootings in government hospitals with 24 hour facilities like casualty department. The order was issued in the case registerd with regard to the shooting of the movie in Angamaly Taluk Hospital in June, a statement said here on Sunday. The panel warned the superintendent of the Taluk Hospital not to repeat such incidents. It also asked the Director of Health Department to give necessary instructions to the superintendents of hospitals in the state in this regard. In the report submitted by the Superintendent of Angamaly Taluk Hospital, it was said that the patients were given care despite the rush of shooting on June 27, it said.

benchmark anchored around 6.85%, as market attention shifts to U.S. economic data expected to influence potential rate cuts. The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.8542%, compared with its previous close of 6.8554%. The yield had ended at 6.8647% last Friday and has stayed in 5 basis points range in three weeks.

Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are among several political leaders who are attacking the leader of a troubled health care system for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a Senate committee

Lawyers for Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre say he won't comply with a subpoena to appear before a U.S. Senate committee investigating the hospital company's bankruptcy

startup Boson Whitewater and nutrition-focused brand TruNativ have each secured Rs 10 crore in equity funding from Zerodha-backed early-stage venture firm Rainmatter. Boson Whitewater helps treat excess sewerage treatment plant (STP) water into potable water, which can help solve the water scarcity problems in large cities like Bengaluru. TruNativ is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand that sells nutritional products like Everyday Protein, Everyday Fibre, and Everyday Sweetener through its own website and ecommerce channels.

Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition in a Kenyan hospital after being allegedly doused with petrol and set on fire by her former boyfriend. The attack occurred on Sunday at her home in Endebess, western Kenya, where she had been training. Both individuals are undergoing treatment for severe burns at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Local police are investigating the incident, which is part of a worrying trend of violence against female athletes in Kenya. Cheptegei, 33, had returned home from church with her two children when the incident took place. According to local police chief Jeremiah ole Kosiom, neighbors rescued her after hearing a quarrel outside the house, during which the alleged attacker poured a liquid on her before setting her ablaze. The attacker also sustained serious burns during the altercation. «The couple were heard quarrelling outside their house. During the altercation, the boyfriend was seen pouring a liquid on the woman before burning her,» Kosiom explained to journalists.