India: Healthcare

In a recent directive reinforcing inclusive health case, the Tamil Nadu medical Council (TNMC) has mandated LGBTQIA+ sensitisation and transgender health training for all doctors, medical faculty members, and students across the state.

Unlike its initial draft, the DPDP Act does not provide a separate category for health data. However, guidance on what constitutes heath data can be taken from the following policies/regulations:

Welcome to the November 2025 edition of our Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter, featuring key regulatory and policy developments across the sector. Highlights include revised procurement and licensing requirements...

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the matter of Samarendra Das v. Win Medicare Pvt. Ltd., 2025 SCC OnLine Del 6347, reaffirmed that a medical or sales representative employed in the pharmaceutical sector does not qualify as a "workman" under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("Act").

The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2025 quietly unplugged every medical-device package from the empire of tape-measures, type-heights and width-to-height ratios that have governed ordinary...

In a decision with far-reaching implications for India's food safety regime, the Rajasthan High Court in Kritesh Oswal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. directed the Central Government...

The healthcare system in India is going through a digital transformation. Hospitals are using digital platforms more frequently to provide efficient and individualized care.

This expansion stems from increasing needs for sophisticated diagnostic capabilities, optimized treatment methodologies, and personalized patient care approaches.

The Kerala High Court has set a precedent in the case of Uvais Muhammad K.C. & Another v. State of Kerala & Others, emphasizing that genuine altruistic...