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How Covaxin Trial Participants in Bhopal Were Misled
At Jama Masjid, Prayers Within Police Barricades as Bhim Army Chief Gives Cops the Slip
Although hundreds of police personnel were stationed around the mosque and Old Delhi area, they were not the least bit provoked.
WHO Hopes New TB Regimen Will Be Shorter and Cut out Painful Injectable Drugs
The organisation recommended pretomanid, a new TB drug, but exercised caution.
M.J. Akbar’s ‘Sexual Misconduct Forced Me to Quit’, Ghazala Wahab Tells Court
Akbar’s lawyer Geeta Luthra and her team laughed among themselves while Wahab was narrating her ordeal to a packed court room.
Government
A Decade Apart, Eerie Similarities Emerge Between Two Encounter Killings in Telangana
The two investigations were headed by the same policeman and there was also a delay in acting on the complaints.
As Focus Moves to TB Prevention, Who Will Treat India's 2.69 Mn Patients?
At a recent global conference in Hyderabad, pharmaceutical companies and funding agencies seemed keen on TB prevention. But what about treatment of those already suffering from it?
TB Survivors Disrupt Global Conference, Demand That Drugs Be Made Cheaper
Companies owned by people in the Global North control the science and business of TB, making medication unaffordable for poor people in developing countries.
New TB Vaccine Gets More Efficient; Another $30 Million Allotted for Research
Pharmaceutical company Glaxo SmithKline has successfully conducted phase 2b trial of their TB vaccine M72/AS01.
Mental Illness to Finally Be Covered Under Health Insurance, HIV/AIDS Still Excluded
People with HIV/AIDS are at the mercy of insurance companies, who can take a decision to allow or deny their medical coverage.
Subodh Gupta #MeToo Defamation Suit Claims Losses Despite No Sign of Career Dip
The artist continues to be exhibited worldwide even as financial statements submitted to the Delhi high court paint an incomplete picture.
Government Surveys Micronutrient Deficiency Among Children for the First Time
While malnutrition and under nutrition are old problems in India, there has neither been data nor a specific policy focus on deficiencies of specific micronutrients.
In #MeToo Email to Subodh Gupta, Art Collective Grappled with Need to Oust Friend and Founder
The email, made public as part of a defamation case filed by the renowned artist, shows how Khoj dealt with the allegation of sexual harassment against him.
Medical Council Calls for Cancelling Research on Babies in India By Nestle, Its Subsidiary
One of the trials sponsored by Nestle is about growth in pre-term babies. This was apparently not approved by an independent ethics committee.
India Looks to Expand TB Programme With New Drug Bedaquiline
The health ministry has said that drug-resistant TB patients will be put on an injection-free – so entirely oral – regimen.
Video
Watch | Why Did India Ban E-Cigarettes?
The Union government last week banned the use and sale of e-cigarettes.
UP Police Goes After Eight Journalists in September Alone
Across UP, journalists are struggling against the state apparatus to do their job.
Malnutrition Remains Leading Cause of Death for Children Under Five: Study
While there are several indicators for malnutrition, low birth weight is the biggest contributor according to a new study published in the Lancet
Ayushman Bharat Completes a Year, Centre 'Recovers' Rs 1.1 Crore From Fraud
Ninety seven empaneled hospitals have been removed.
Media
Press Council's New Guidelines Ask Media to Not Sensationalise Reports on Suicide
PCI said that journalists should not explicitly report on the method of suicide which a person may have used, nor use any photographs or videos.
Govt Stalls Payments to 26 Lakh TB Patients Over Suspicious Transactions
The Union health ministry has stopped transferring money under the cash for nutrition scheme over the past few weeks and has written to all states asking them to submit reports of any cases of fraudulent transfers.
