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Since drugs are under price control and raw material prices have spiralled, manufacturers have shrunk volumes

A nationwide shortage of cisplatin and carboplatin is forcing patients to hunt across pharmacies and wholesalers, raising fears of treatment delays, higher costs and compromised outcomes.

Centre's health scheme will cover 1.43 crore households of the poorest, elderly and frontline health workers in the state

The Centre has also resumed implementation of the MGNREGS in Bengal — four years after it was suspended in the state.

The Ayushman Bharat sche­me is expected to cover around 1.43 crore poor families, elderly and fron­tline workers in Bengal.

Hyderabad paediatrician, Dr Sivaranjani Santosh had resigned from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), alleging the body failed to address concerns over industry influence and consumer confusion.

Research presented at American Diabetes Association session shows why doctors need to counsel patients on weight loss effects rather than just side effects. The challenge with discontinuation is that the response to the drug would be less if they restart it later

The four formulations include the platinum-based chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin, along with two anti-tetanus injections.

Prices of cisplatin and carboplatin — widely used chemotherapy medicines — may rise by 10-50% after manufacturers cited soaring platinum costs and production losses.