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Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

"The Centre and state governments should work collectively to ensure that women can exercise their right to make family planning choices and are not burdened by unwanted pregnancy."

Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Health and Family Welfare

June 30,2024: A momentous two-day meeting on ‘Bridging the Gaps – Enhancing Collaboration between Doctors and Patients in India’ took place between the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Patient Safety & Access Initiative of India Foundation (PSAIIF) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 29-30June, 2024. 21 representatives each of IMA and PSAIIF deliberated in a series of 3 sessions on critical aspects of healthcare in India: Universal Healthcare, Confidentiality & Data Protection, and Developing a Health Insurance India Centric Model. Read More...

July 09,2024: The government is actively considering doubling the beneficiary base under its flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme over the next three years, with all those aged above 70 years to be brought under its ambit to begin with, and also increase the insurance coverage to Rs 10 lakh per year. Read More...

July 09,2024: Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on Tuesday said the state government has drafted a law to crack down on bogus pathology labs, which will provide punishment to violators. Read More...

June 27,2024: Improper disposal of medications that have crossed the expiry date mentioned on the label or not used by the individual for whom they were prescribed and purchased may be hazardous to public health, animal health and environment, officials said. Read More...

July 10,2024: The National Alliance of Medical Professionals (NAMP) on AMR provides a common platform to strategise against this silent pandemic and brings together leaders and representatives of 52 medical specialty organisations/associations from across the country, IMA said. Read More...

July 07,2024: The Indian Medical Association has demanded increased allocation of financial resources in the budget, advocating a tax-based system of health financing, the medical body said in a letter written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Read More...

July 10,2024: The IJMR study said unnecessary prescription of antibiotics in such a case increases the risk of antibiotic resistance, adverse drug reactions and the cost of treatment; thus, putting the prescription in the category of unacceptable deviation. An acceptable deviation would include incomplete prescriptions with respect to formulation, dose, duration and frequency. Read More...

July 10,2024: An international research study by a team of health experts from India, the UK and Australia revealed that 29.6 per cent of children and adolescents studied in Andhra Pradesh had IKF, while 19.2 per cent suffer from the renal problem in Telangana. Read More...

July 07,2024: Adults as well as children have been affected by this recent outbreak, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health department officials said, and added that the situation is under control. Read More...

July 06,2024: Obesity can no longer be just defined by body mass index (BMI) and rather should be about how body fat is distributed throughout one’s body, researchers said while launching a new framework for diagnosing and managing obesity. Read More...

July 06,2024: In the study published on Friday in medical journal JAMA Network Open, researchers examined the medical records of 1.6 million patients with type 2 diabetes who had no prior history of 13 types of obesity-related cancers including gallbladder cancer and kidney cancer. Read More...

July 10,2024: Prime Therapeutics and Magellan Rx Management, a pharmacy benefits manager, reviewed pharmacy and medical claims data for 3,364 people with commercial health plans that cover GLP-1 drugs. They had all received new prescriptions between January and December 2021, and had a diagnosis of obesity or a body mass index of 30 or higher. Read More...

 

July 09,2024: Anil Matai, Director General, OPPI shares an optimistic outlook for further enhancements in quality healthcare through continued reforms and policies aimed at fostering innovation and streamlining regulatory processes. Read More...

June 29,2024: Nearly 80% of India's public health facilities fail to meet minimum standards for infrastructure, manpower, and equipment, according to a government self-assessment under the National Health Mission (NHM). Out of over 200,000 facilities, only 8,089 scored 80% or higher for compliance. The Centre aims to make 70,000 facilities compliant within 100 days and will conduct surprise inspections. The NHM covers 60% of the costs, with states covering the rest. Read More...

For mild cold and flu symptoms, you can consider over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain and fever relief. Decongestants containing pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine can help with nasal congestion. Antihistamines like diphenhydramine or loratadine may provide relief from sneezing and runny nose. Cough suppressants or expectorants may also be helpful depending on your specific symptoms. Always read and follow the label instructions, and consult a healthcare professional if you have any concerns or underlying health conditions.

July 04,2024: The move has left several patients in need of treatment under the schemes in a difficult situation. Gauri, Rampal, Vicky and many other patients who reached private hospitals in Jind district were forced to return as doctors refused to treat them. Read More...

July 06,2024: Kerala's first paediatric liver transplantation was done in Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam district. The surgery was performed on a five-year-old child suffering from liver-related ailments, Health Minister Veena George said here in a statement on Saturday. Read More...

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