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Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

"By fostering indigenous innovation and investing in advanced research, we are equipping our nation to tackle pressing health challenges effectively."

 
Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Food safety officials in Hyderabad during an inspection at a Zomato warehouse, found 18 kilos of button mushrooms being labelled as packed on October 30, 2024, when the check was done on October 29, according to an NDTV. Read More...

"The first thing that consumers look at is the date of manufacture and date of expiry. They also look at the indication whether the food is veg or non-veg. Only a small percentage of people actually look at the nutrients to understand and make a healthy choice," said Subba Rao M Gavaravarapu, principal investigator, information, communication and health education, ICMR-NIN. R Hemalatha was project coordinator of the study conducted in 2023. Read More...

New Delhi: The medical devices industry welcomed the government's new Rs 500 crore scheme for the segment, saying it would accelerate growth, reduce import reliance and enhance India's position as a leading exporter of medical devices. Read More...

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the death of two persons, enrolled under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, after they underwent angioplasty at a private hospital in Ahmedabad. Read More...

Faridabad: Amrita Hospital has partnered with the Nagaland Government to bring specialised healthcare to the state with monthly outpatient clinics (OPDs) at Naga Hospital Kohima (Teaching Hospital of NIMSR Kohima) and District Hospital Dimapur. Read More...

New Delhi: Last week, the Supreme Court instructed the Centre to respond to a plea seeking traditional medicine to be included in PM Jan Arogya Yojana. Bringing it into the public health insurance scheme shouldn't face insurmountable obstacles. Gol is, actually, in the process of incorporating holistic methods of healing in free health insurance for poor households. Read More...

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena on Monday had approved the recruitment of 1463 healthcare professionals, including 701 nurses and 762 paramedical staff, on an outsourced basis in order to address the shortage of personnel and improve Delhi's public healthcare infrastructure. Read More...

New Delhi: India's apex health research body, ICMR, will undertake a study to evaluate the efficacy of two Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) drugs in improving feltility and birth outcomes among women suffering from the ovarian condition. Read More...

Mumbai: 15year-old Anamta Ahmad recently became the youngest person to undergo a shoulder-level hand transplant after a severe electric shock. Her recovery is being supported by a custom, biocompatible 3D-printed orthotic device designed to aid healing and minimize discomfort. Read More...

Bangalore: A 72-year-old patient in India has undergone a procedure to receive the Percept RC, a brain-sensing device, as part of treatment for Parkinson's disease. The patient, who had been struggling with persistent symptoms despite various medications, opted for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. Read More...

The department conducts raids on pharmacies showing unusually high sales and inspects the outlets. So far, 470 pharmacies have been raided. While action has been taken against 73 of them, 10 have been shut down, and their permits have been revoked. Read More...

Slickly designed websites. Unbelievable markdowns. A simple online search for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic or Wegovy, can lead consumers down a rabbit hole of seemingly reputable online pharmacies in search of weight loss drugs at a discounted price. The temptation is clear for many Americans, but some of those deals come with a potentially deadly cost. Read More...

 

The cyberattack, reported on Feb. 21, knocked the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary offline, cutting off billions of dollars in payments to medical practices and jeopardizing sensitive information for millions of patients. Read More...

When it comes to relishing piping hot momos, spicy red chutney and mayonnaise come as the perfect combo, but in a sad incident, a woman died after eating mayonnaise in Telangana and that led to banning of mayonnaise for a year in the state. Scroll down to read the details. Read More...

Antibiotics are medicines that help the human body fight bacteria, either by killing the offending germs directly or by weakening them so that the body's own immune system can fight and kill them more easily. The most widely known antibiotic is penicillin, which is made from mold. Penicillin kills bacteria by interfering with the formation of the cell walls or cell contents of the bacteria.

Those aged 70 years and above can now benefit from the expansion of the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) regardless of income, a major shift in the govt policy. Earlier, only poor and vulnerable families and a few specific categories of workers, like ASHA staff, were eligible for the scheme that offers health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary-care hospitalisation. Read More...

New Delhi: Many ethical concerns are raised when it comes to the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an innovative medical procedure that has transcended the boundaries of traditional conception methods, offering hope to countless couples who are battling infertility challenges. Read More...

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