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"COVID-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India, and it has instead lowered the odds for unexplained sudden death"

 
Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Dec 13,2024: As per the WHO, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2022, public spending on health – mainly via government health budgets –enabled health systems to respond quickly to the emergency. However, after a surge in the early pandemic years the average per capita government spending on health in all country income groups fell in 2022 from 2021. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: Ayurveda has the potential to strengthen the global healthcare systems as it focuses on providing "comprehensive remedies" to various health problems and lays equal emphasis on prevention, nutrition and mental health, the prime minister said. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: The government of India has implemented a National Strategic Plan (2017-2025) with a view to eliminating TB by 2025, five years ahead of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 2030. Read More...

Dec 14,2024: The plea filed by Shailendra Mani Tripathi, an advocate, said the country faced a significant public health crisis due to the scarcity of anti-venom which was crucial for treating snakebites. Read More...

Dec 14,2024: A division bench of MP high court on Friday ordered the removal of chairman of MP Nursing Registration Council (MPNRC), Jiten Chandra Shukla Anita Chand stating that they were themselves involved in the nursing college scam in one way or the other and their appointment on the key positions in MPNRC was unacceptable. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: Lieutenant Governor's counsel said 10 files were received by the LG office on the night of December 11 to place them before the legislative assembly. The court granted time to the counsel for the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor to file their affidavits on the subsequent developments and posted the hearing on December 16. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, state ministers Mangal Pandey and Vijay Kumar Choudhary were present on the occasion. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: The launched technology Apollo ESG System is authorised by both US FDA and CDSCO while, Orbera365 System is indicated by CDSCO for temporary usage on those obese patients (BMI 30-50) who failed to achieve and maintain weight loss with a supervised weight-control program. Read More...

Dec 15,2024: The biobank has blood samples from two ICMR-funded studies -- the ICMR- India Diabetes (ICMR- INDIAB) study conducted in all states and Union territories in phases from 2008 to 2020 and the "Registry of people with diabetes in India at a young age at the onset", which was launched in 2006 and is still ongoing. Read More...

Dec 12,2024: Professor MD Ray from the department of onco surgery at AIIMS, explained that extracting a tumour of this magnitude presents significant difficulties as multiple organs are affected, particularly the gastrointestinal and urinary systems. Read More...

Dec 11,2024: The cases were apparently healthy individuals without any known co-morbidity, who suddenly (less than 24 hours of hospitalisation or seen apparently healthy 24 hours before death) died of unexplained causes between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023, Nadda said. Read More...

Dec 13,2024: Researchers, including those from the University of Minnesota, analysed data on patients hospitalised for venous thromboembolism and air pollution, collected through community-level monitoring, such as by taking samples from the participants' homes. Read More...

 

Dec 13,2024: The summit, themed ‘Innovations to implementation for a healthier India’, was a vibrant platform for fostering collaboration and addressing critical challenges in healthcare. The Times of India was the media partner for the summit. Read More...

Dec 12,2024: RMLIMS director and chief guest for the occasion, Prof CM Singh said, "Low vision in patients arises from various health issues, including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy in adults, as well as childhood conditions such as cortical vision impairment and retinopathy of prematurity." Read More...

It’s plural: unusual fatigue, sleep problems, shortness of breath, indigestion and chest pain, says Suzanne Steinbaum, an osteopathic preventive cardiologist. Take special note if the latter three happen when you’re active and go away when you’re at rest. 

Dec 13,2024: Many viruses, including rhinovirus - the usual culprit for the common cold - influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remain infectious longer and replicate faster in colder temperatures and at lower humidity levels. This, coupled with the fact that people spend more time indoors and in close contact with others during cold weather, are common reasons that germs are more likely to spread. Read More...

Dec 11,2024: This will help patients scan the codes with their mobile phones and communicate their opinions about the diet served in the hospital. Besides, dieticians will visit various wards to talk to the patients to collect first-hand information about their meal experiences. Read More...

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