{
  "id": 16176586,
  "title": "Centre directs states to enforce ban on reuse of single-use medical devices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/centre-directs-states-to-enforce-ban-on-reuse-of-single-use-medical",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:24:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/centre-directs-states-to-enforce-ban-on-reuse-of-single-use-medical-devices/135142674"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The move comes after the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) found that certain private and corporate hospitals were sterilising such products and using them on more than one patient, despite their being designated for single use only.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}