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Maharashtra FDA cancels Cipla facility licences in Pune over Reactin Plus irregularities

The regulator cited unauthorized promotional claims, stock record discrepancies, inadequate storage facilities and failure to fully comply with its recall order for the prescription medicine.

Doctors at Safdarjung Hospital perform first robot-assisted total knee replacement

The procedure was performed on a 75-year-old economically disadvantaged man free of cost under Ayushman Bharat, marking the Central Institute of Orthopaedics’ first robot-assisted knee replacement.

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Govt restricts two-ingredient drug combinations for children under four

Manufacturers ordered to carry clear warnings as government cites potential health risks and availability of safer alternatives.

Gujarat records significant drop in mosquito-borne diseases amid intensified surveillance

More than 6.51 crore people were covered during the second surveillance phase, while over 29.63 lakh breeding sites were eliminated and 497 vector-control teams deployed statewide.

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ASF cases rise in Finland, threaten pork exports

Finland reports 19 infected wild boars as expanding restrictions in the southeast put pork exports at risk and raise concerns over wider economic losses.

WHO warns DRC Ebola epidemic poses high risk of further spread

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak has spread across six provinces and 55 health zones, with deaths occurring outside treatment centres and among people not on known contact lists.

Ayushman Bharat launched in West Bengal, over 1.4 crore families to get coverage

The Centre's health scheme was launched in the state on Sunday, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari saying around 1.43 crore families and nearly 6 crore residents will benefit from the programme.