Healthcare

FICCI HEAL 2026, the 20th edition of the annual healthcare conference, is being held on 27 and 28 October at FICCI Federation House in New Delhi.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha opened a new nursing education building in Durjoynagar and laid the foundation stone for the Narsingar health centre.

Three ex-Kerala health ministers question the generic SMA drug switch to Natco's Natsmart from Roche's Evrysdi, flag trial-label bottles, demand a probe.

Health Minister K G Arunraj has ordered uninterrupted hospital services across government and private hospitals, putting administrators on notice.

The health department's circular directs hospitals to maintain adequate hospital medicine stocks, making drug availability a compliance priority.

The White House claimed the largest-ever decline in US prescription drug prices under TrumpRx, framing it as a defining domestic promise kept.

Tata Trusts hospitals plan: 40 to 50 not-for-profit hospitals across India, chairman Noel Tata announced in the Trusts' FY2025-26 annual report.

Maharashtra has ordered private hospitals to display treatment charges in Marathi and English. The new rule aims to curb overcharging and billing disputes.

The IIT BHU AI conclave on healthcare and assistive technologies will be held in Varanasi on October 17, with MeitY officials and experts attending.