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Criminal prosecution of priest whose child died of AIDS terminated

A criminal case against priest Georgy Sychev and his wife charged with the AIDS-caused death of their daughter due to maltreatment had been dropped because of the expiry of the period of limitations, Igor Sidorenko, an assistant of the priest, told RAPSI on Monday.

16:52 30.09.2019

Russian social activists seek to guard children from sniffing by ban on lighters

Experts of Russia’s Civic Chamber believe that the fight against a new form of substance abuse (sniffing) developing in the country should include a ban on respective advertising, as well as restrictions of sales of lighters and natural gas containers.

16:36 25.09.2019

Russia’s pharmacies may be permitted resume preparation of medicines

A bill envisaging that pharmacies in Russia are to be allowed to resume preparation of medicines registered in the country has been submitted to the State Duma.

14:07 25.09.2019

Mother of defunct detainee to receive $8k compensation from penitentiary medical unit

The St. Petersburg City Court ordered a penitentiary medical unit to pay 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) in compensation to the mother of a detainee, who had died from failure to provide medical aid in the detention center Kresty.

13:44 17.09.2019

Russian Justice Ministry proposes to set palliative care procedure for convicts

The Justice Ministry of Russia has developed a draft order to organize the delivery of palliative healthcare services for detainees and inmates.

11:14 13.08.2019

Russian senators lobby for penalties for breaking drug cropping rules

Members of the Federation Council on Friday backed an initiative to punish violators of rules of cultivating plants containing drugs or psychoactive substances by up to 3 years in prison.

15:20 26.07.2019

Human rights council chair visits starving Moscow Region district ex-head in detention

Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, has visited Alexander Shestun, detained ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District who has been on hunger strike for a long time.

10:54 26.07.2019

State Duma adopts penalties for breaking drug cropping rules

The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill fixing punishment of up to 3 years in prison for violating rules of drug-containing plants cultivation in a final third reading on Tuesday.

13:02 23.07.2019

Russian ombudsman proposes to create medicine administration expert panel

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova proposed to create an expert group that would tackle an issue of handing over the drugs to patients during the Federation Council’s meeting on Monday.

14:09 22.07.2019

Persons hindering ambulances may be held criminally liable – Russia’s State Duma

The State Duma has passed in the third and final reading amendments to the Code on Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of Russia, which are to introduce criminal responsibility for hindering the work of medical officers and not yielding right of way to ambulances.

16:00 16.07.2019

Three Moscow Region medical officers charged with stealing expensive oncologic drugs

Charges have been brought against three medical workers from the Moscow Region, who had allegedly stolen high-priced drugs reserved for patients suffering from cancerous diseases.

16:17 12.07.2019

Russian antimonopoly watchdog fines Philip Morris $1,600 for tobacco ads spam

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Philip Morris Sales and Marketing 100,000 rubles ($1,600) for e-mail spamming with advertisement of L&M cigarettes.

11:58 03.07.2019

Three Moscow pharma distributors suspected of price fixing

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) supported by law enforcement bodies has initiated the check of three Moscow’s pharma distributors on suspicion of cartel agreement over cancer medication supplies.

15:51 01.07.2019

Digital agency fined over $3,000 for inaccurate medicine ads

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has fined Traffic Isobar digital agency 200,000 rubles (over $3,000) for inaccurate medicine advertising.

18:08 27.06.2019

Over 600 Russian psychoneurological institutions inspected by government order

Unscheduled complex checks have been conducted in more than 600 psychoneurological institutions throughout Russia by instruction of the government, according to Deputy Chief of the Federal Labor and Employment Service (Rostrud) Ivan Shklovets.

17:56 24.06.2019

Russian investigators propose criminal penalty for medical malpractice

The Investigative Committee of Russia has drafted a bill on penal sanctions up to 6 years in prison for healthcare delivery failure and suppression of such a fact.

15:44 20.06.2019

Sham beauty doctor sentenced to 5.5 years in face disfigurement case

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Monday sentenced sham beauty doctor Natalya Korosteleva to 5.5 years in prison as part of a case over disfigurement of clients’ faces by providing poor-quality procedures.

16:52 17.06.2019

HIV-positive Russian woman restores right to custody of nephew through court

A HIV-positive woman residing in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area has restored a right to custody of her nephew through legal action.

16:33 13.06.2019

Life-saving drug price control order established in Russia

A bill establishing a procedure for regulation of prices for vital and essential medicines has become law.

17:02 07.06.2019

Putin enacts control over medical treatment of drug-addicted convicts

President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill establishing a procedure of the control over mandatory undertaking treatment by convicted drug addicts into law.

15:17 07.06.2019