In the wake of the Gorakpur tragedy, it has been revealed that medical oxygen has seen a tax increase. Medical oxygen has seen its tax rate rise to 18 percent under the recently updated Goods and Services Tax (GST) which fixed the cost of most life saving medicines at a lower rate of five percent tax. …
Ashwini Choubey, a health minister from Bihar, has accused Bihari patients of overcrowding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi – and says doctors should turn them away. A ‘BJP veteran’ appointed in September, Choubey has been roundly criticised for remarks allegedly made at the launch of Mission Idradhanush, an immunization drive earlier …
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The Indian government will open 49 new cancer centres throughout the next three years. “A major medical development” The initiative – called“a major medical development” by NDTV – will be implemented under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS). The NPCDCS has already seen the construction and upgrading …
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An ambitious universal healthcare scheme has been approved by the Karnataka state government. Rollout begins November 1, coinciding with the anniversary of the state’s foundation. The Rs 869 crore (US$135.85 million) initiative is expected to provide healthcare at free or heavily subsidised levels to the entire state. It will combine seven pre-existing government-sponsored health initiatives, …
Menstrual pads could have a role to play in the fight against cervical cancer in India. A weapon against cervical cancer A study of rural women says analysing the blood on used menstrual pads could act as an effective screening tool for cervical cancer. The study was carried out by the Tata Memorial Hospital and …
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Key healthcare services will become more expensive under India’s new Goods and Services Tax (GST). According to the Union Health Ministry, pacemakers and kidney dialysis are among the healthcare amenities which will witness price increases due to tax hikes. The ministry was responding to a question submitted online. It says tax increases will be 5 …
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Late diagnoses could lead to 76,000 breast cancer deaths a year by 2020, claims a new study. Breast cancer: Common and deadly The study, published in the Journal of Business Research, says a lack of awareness surrounding the disease is causing late diagnoses. This increases the risk that, when detected, the cancer is too …
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Medical marijuana is now a real possibility in India. The country’s first ever research and development (R&D) licence to cultivate cannabis and study its medicinal properties has been granted to the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO). The two organisations will collaborate on a project examining the potential …
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Drugmakers could face new marketing restrictions in India, should new rules come into force. A set of marketing rules would limit the amount drugmakers can spend on gifts and trips offered to doctors and pharmacists to Rs 1,000 (US$15) per gift. The proposals propose stringent penalties. Violating the rules would result in a marketing suspension …
India’s long-awaited and divisive Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon take effect. What effect will it have on healthcare? The GST has effectively more than thirty years in the making. A large-scale stab at tax reform, it seeks to impose a levy on all goods and services across India at the national level. The …
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