Treatment for chronic hepatitis C could potentially be shortened from the standard 12 weeks to eight weeks for treatment-naive patients without cirrhosis, following findings from an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-funded clinical trial published in The Lancet. The RESOLVE trial, led by researchers from Sanjay

Robotics is set to expand beyond surgical procedures into diagnostics, treatment and therapy across multiple medical specialities, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh said at the International Conference of the Society of Robotic Surgery. The Minister said robotics, combined with artificial

The National Health Authority (NHA) has released a Guidebook for a Model Digital Health Facility to help hospitals and other healthcare institutions digitise patient services through a structured, step-by-step approach. Launched as part of the Aarogya Manthan 2026 initiatives, the guidebook outlines how digital systems

India's healthcare sector is facing an important discussion about medicine affordability as health groups call for changes to the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). The demand for an Essential Medicines Overhaul focuses on including more cancer therapies and biologic medicines under government price controls. With

The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) has called for a balanced, evidence-based approach to pricing medicines and medical consumables in hospitals, opposing the proposed application of a uniform 16% margin across all products. The hospital industry body said pricing policies should account for

Shares of major hospital chains came under selling pressure after the Supreme Court raised concerns over steep mark-ups on medicines sold through corporate hospitals and questioned the practice of requiring patients to purchase medicines from hospital-owned or designated pharmacies. The development has brought renewed attention

World Congress of Gastroenterology being held in India for the first time, with around 3,000 delegatesfrom 61 countries New Delhi, September 30, 2026: Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, today inaugurated the World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG)

Opening day of the World Congress of Gastroenterology examines H. pylori, metabolic liver disease, early-onset colorectal cancer, celiac disease and emerging role of AI in gastroenterology New Delhi, September 30, 2026: The World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG) 2026 opened in New Delhi today with global and

Doctors call for faster post-exposure care, stronger anti-rabies services and wider access tonewer passive immunisation options New Delhi, September 30, 2026 : India’s efforts to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by2030 could gain further momentum with experts calling for wider access to rabies monoclonalantibodies (RmAbs) alongside faster