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'Govt allowing this to happen': Supreme Court questions overpricing of medicines, massive gap in MRP and cost to retailers | India News

'Govt allowing this to happen': Supreme Court questions overpricing of medicines, massive gap in MRP and cost to retailers | India News Hindustan TimesWhy is entire system working to help pharma companies, asks SC RediffRs 11,000 Injection, Rs 1.3 Lakh Hospital Bill: Supreme Court Asks Centre To Explain Marked-Up Medical Charges NDTV‘Why entire system helping manufacturers?’: Supreme Court questions Centre on high medicine prices Telegraph IndiaCan you justify this loot? Supreme Court slams hospitals, government for 1,000% mark-up on cancer drugs Bar and Bench

Walter Smith's widow donates £50,000 to cancer unit that treated Rangers legend five years after his death

Cancer 360: Overview of Detection, Treatment, Palliation

This e-book brings together the many dimensions of cancer care.

ईएसआई अस्पतालों में बढ़ेंगी सुविधाएं: आईसीयू से लेकर कैंसर के इलाज तक का प्रस्ताव; 14.9 करोड़ लोगों को फायदा

ईएसआई अस्पतालों में बढ़ेंगी सुविधाएं: आईसीयू से लेकर कैंसर के इलाज तक का प्रस्ताव; 14.9 करोड़ लोगों को फायदा---ESIC Hospitals to Expand Medical Facilities, Including ICU and Cancer Treatment for 14.9 Crore Beneficiaries

Bowl For Ronnie: Ronnie James Dio cancer fund raises over $2m for research

The Hindu Group, Cancer Institute launch book on comprehensive cancer care

The Hindu Group and the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar launched the book “Cancer 360: Overview of Detection, Treatment, Palliation” at The Hindu’s Chennai office. The event highlighted the institute’s push to make advanced, multidisciplinary cancer care more accessible and affordable.

Vanessa Trump is cancer-free after breast cancer; reveals extreme fatigue was first sign of illness

Amgen drug combined with immunotherapy extends survival in lung cancer trial

The Amgen drug is currently approved for adults in the advanced stages of small cell lung cancer that has worsened despite chemotherapy, based on data showing that Imdelltra reduced the risk of death by 40%

Health Wrap Episode 56 discusses early-onset Alzheimer’s, cancer research paper mills and more

The Hindu Health & Medical’s podcast episode 56 highlighted the emergence of early‑onset Alzheimer’s, raised alarms over cancer research papers linked to suspected paper mills, and reported families questioning the safety and approval of a generic spinal muscular atrophy drug. The discussion underscored gaps in research oversight and patient‑focused drug regulation.

Early Alzheimer’s, cancer research paper mills and treatment access | Health Wrap 56

In the 56th episode of Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, The Hindu, and Zubeda Hamid, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu, discuss health issues that highlight the importance of early diagnosis, reliable scientific evidence and access to treatment. The episode looks at how early-onset Alzheimer’s disease can present differently in people below the age of 65, with symptoms affecting language, vision and other thinking abilities, sometimes making diagnosis more challenging. It also examines concerns over more than 4,000 cancer research papers flagged for suspected links to paper mills, businesses that produce and sell research papers, sometimes using fabricated data or manipulated findings. The discussion explains why such concerns matter for the reliability of scientific evidence, while noting that flagged papers require further investigation. The episode also looks at concerns raised by families of children living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Keralam over a generic drug. With SMA affecting the nerve cells that control muscle movement, treatment and ongoing care can be crucial. Families need clear information about the safety, effectiveness and quality of medicines, alongside affordable and accessible treatment options for this rare genetic condition.

Inputs from ASHAs to shape AI-enabled training platform for cervical cancer screening in Assam

About 110 Accredited Social Health Activists in Barak Valley collaborated with doctors, programmers, and researchers to help design the digital tools

Actor Mushtaq Khan dies at 75

Actor Mushtaq Khan dies at 75 The HinduMushtaq Khan dies at 56: When Amitabh Bachchan helped the Welcome actor get his first home in Mumbai The Economic TimesMushtaq Khan Funeral: Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra, And Others Pay Last Respects In Mumbai NDTVMushtaq Khan funeral: Son Mohsin Khan reveals late actor’s cancer had turned aggressive, recalls his final moments and says ‘ant unka muskurate hue hua hai’, Rajat Bedi, Ali Khan pay respects timesofindia.indiatimes.com‘Met Mushtaq Khan two hours ago’: Rajpal Yadav recalls final moments with late actor The Indian Express

When cancer treatment is no longer working

Modern oncology has transformed countless lives.Yet an important gap remains. We do not prepare patients and their families for uncertainty. What happens if the treatment stops helping? How much should the patient know? When should children be told? How do we decide what matters most now?

Genome Analysis Centre to be established in Amaravati, says Health Minister

Satya Kumar Yadav inaugurates a genome sequencing centre at the NATCO cancer centre at the Government General Hospital in Guntur; says the proposed Quantum Valley centre will expand genetic testing and research, including the collection and analysis of genetic information related to cancer and rare diseases

‘Broad daylight dacoity’, says Supreme Court on overpricing of essential cancer drugs

‘It is very surprising that the authorities who are supposed to take action on this are silent,’ says Bench

Fake cancer drugs supplied to more than 90 Bengaluru hospitals, pharmacy owner arrested

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18th BRICS Summit: AI cancer screening among 37 innovations on display

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CMC organises annual conference on brachytherapy

Christian Medical College in Vellore hosted the 16th Annual Conference of the Indian Brachytherapy Society, inaugurated by Dr. Vijay Anand Reddy of Apollo Cancer Hospital. The three‑day event featured over 280 participants and focused on advancing brachytherapy within comprehensive cancer care.

Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India

When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI. Fitted with a 3D-printed helmet and harness packed with sensors, Chloe is part of experimental efforts to use dogs' extraordinary sense of smell to develop a non-invasive test for the disease. - Dog 'work-life balance' - India has described cancer as a major public health concern, saying one in nine of its 1.4 billion people are likely to develop the disease.

Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy

Doctors at Narayana Health have reported two medical breakthroughs: a seven-year-old thalassaemia patient is now transfusion-free after a Haplo-cord transplant, while a 62-year-old brain cancer patient responded to dual-target CAR-T cell therapy