Foot-and-Mouth Disease: How India Rehearsed Its SAT-1 Response
Why in News? India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and ICAR-NIVEDI rehearsed the response to foot-and-mouth disease serotype SAT-1 in Bengaluru on 4–5 November. The…
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Drug Batch Release: Assigning Responsibility for Quality Decisions
Why in News? On 3 November, the Union Health Ministry proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945, to require manufacturers to formally authorise a qualified person to…
Peptide Compounding: Access Rules and Clinical Evidence
Why in News? A US HHS notice published on 30 October 2026 describes draft interim enforcement discretion for specified peptide compounding while the statutory bulk-substances list…
BPaL Patent Rejection: Competition and Treatment Access
Why in News? On 31 October 2026, Indian Express reported that the Indian Patent Office rejected TB Alliance’s patent application covering the BPaL tuberculosis medicine combination,…
Expired Food: Verifying Disposal and Preventing Re-entry
Why in News? The Hindu reported on November 1 that Maharashtra’s FDA had announced an order requiring proof of proper disposal and destruction certificates for expired,…
Heat Exposure: Why Age and Living Conditions Shape Risk
Why in News? The Hindu reported on 28 October 2026 that the tenth Lancet Countdown report identified continuing high heatwave exposure among infants and older adults,…
Paediatric Primaquine: Quality Assurance and Safe Relapse Prevention
Why in News? On 27 October 2026, WHO added three paediatric primaquine products from Macleods to its prequalified medicines list for preventing relapse of Plasmodium vivax…
Addiction Care: Building Skills for Assessment and Continuing Treatment
Why in News? On 26 October 2026, the Health Ministry launched a capacity-building programme for addiction-care professionals and released a revised physician manual on managing addictive…
Tumaini Trial: Testing Vaccines Against Bundibugyo Virus
Why in News? The first participant in the Tumaini Phase 2/3 vaccine trial was vaccinated in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 23, beginning…
Child Vulnerability Mapping: Following Risk Through to Care
Why in News? The Hindu reported on October 24 that Kerala plans statewide child vulnerability mapping and stronger care follow-up after a child’s death whose cause…
Pharma Marketing Review: Strengthening Ethical Oversight
Why in News? On 23 October 2026, the Department of Pharmaceuticals announced a committee to review pharmaceutical marketing rules and recommend stronger monitoring, oversight and enforcement.…
Breast Cancer Care: Connecting Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
Why in News? On 19 October 2026, WHO released a training manual for programme managers to strengthen breast cancer care through early detection, timely diagnosis and…