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Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare while inaugurating 24 health facilities across AIIMS Bilaspur, Rishikesh, Gorakhpur, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Deoghar

Feb 02,2024: Insurance regulator IRDAI has set April 1 as deadline for insurers to include AYUSH treatment under health covers. Read More...

Jan 30,2024: The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking inclusion of ayurveda, yoga, and naturopathy in Ayushman Bharat, the national health insurance scheme. The bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora passed the order after the petitioner advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay failed to appear. Read More...

Jan 30,2024: The WHO appealed in 2018 for industrially produced fatty acids in foods to be eliminated worldwide by 2023, amid evidence they caused 500,000 premature deaths every year. Read More...

Jan 31,2024: While the government has provided more than 1 lakh 55 thousand rural health centers, it does not have the right infrastructure to detect diseases in advance to reduce hospitalization. Here is where public-private partnership at scale can be achieved by leveraging the private sector. Read More...

Jan 29,2024: Modi announced that the ministry of Ayush, with help from WHO, will codify terminology related to diseases and treatment in traditional systems of medicine. This will standardize prescriptions and allow doctors to easily access complete information. The codification will also benefit research and increase credibility of these medical systems globally. Read More...

Feb 14,2024: "This court is of the view that huge investments along with structural reforms in the functioning of government hospitals, without entering into a blame game, are the need of the hour to overcome years of neglect and apathy which can only be done if there is a consensus on measures to be adopted both in the short and long term," the bench, also comprising Justice Maneet PS Arora, said. Read More...

Feb 14,2024: The FDA said it found evidence the companies' websites offer the products, labeled for "research use only", for sale in the United States accompanied by claims such as weight loss, reducing the risk of stroke, heart attack, treatment of Alzheimer's disease, among others. Read More...

Feb 15,2024: The company aims to expand accessibility to MRIs and streamline the diagnostic process with actionable imaging in time-sensitive environments, particularly for patients who are unable to undergo conventional MRI scans. This neuro42 MRI will be launched in the US market later this year. Read More...

Jan 16,2024: These insights were brought forth by experts at the 22nd annual conference of the All India Cosmetologists and Beauticians Association (AICBA) held on Sunday. The conference placed a significant focus on the crucial role of meditation and a balanced lifestyle in enhancing both physical and mental well-being. Read More...

Feb 09,2024: A cancer patient has been cured using India's CAR-T cell therapy, an indigenous cancer treatment, recently approved by India's drug regulator. Read More...

Feb 11,2024: "Facilitating a dialogue among health providers from various systems becomes imperative for optimising patient outcomes. Substantial reforms in Indian medical education are essential to instil in medical students and practitioners an attitude supportive of the integration of modern medicine and traditional medicine," it said in the report. Read More...

Feb 10,2024: Union minister of state for health and family welfare, Professor S P Singh Baghel, inaugurated the first phae phase of the Bi-annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign aimed at eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis. The initiative seeks to halt disease transmission by administering free preventive medications to residents in afflicted areas. Read More...

Feb 12,2024: "So this is Wegovy, you take it four times a month," says the 45-year-old. "Before, I thought, 'maybe I'm not getting to be 60, maybe I'm not seeing my grandkids'. Read More...

 

Feb 14,2024: Following around 1 lakh adults over a period of 30 years, the researchers led by Harvard School of Public Health, US, found that the WHO-recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise, aimed to protect against cardiovascular disease, were not enough to counter the adverse effects of sugar-sweetened beverages. Read More...

Jan 16,2024: Several factors contribute to this unexplained surge in cancer cases among millennials. One primary concern is lifestyle choices. Millennials often face higher stress levels due to economic uncertainty, career pressures, and the ever-present influence of social media. Sedentary lifestyles, irregular sleep patterns, and unhealthy dietary habits further compound these stressors, creating a conducive environment for the development of cancer. Read More...

Yes. Obese patients are at a risk of developing Diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular diseases and
Hypertension in the long term.

Feb 11,2024: BENGALURU: Two tele-ICU clusters were opened in the state recently, with the govt claiming the initiative will enable hub hospitals to address shortage of specialists in spoke hospitals in the hinterland. Read More...

Feb 11,2024: As per the information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,08,009 allopathic doctors registered with the state medical councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on June, 2022, Mandaviya said responding to a question. Read More...

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