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Stay Healthy. Stay Protected.
Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

“Time has come that again that parents, school, media we talk about the rightful and excessive use of internet. The education, moderation, the rules should be a way forward for the families and the society at large. However, artificial intelligence can also become dangerous in its influence and students must have access to counselling, treatment and help as required.”

Dr VK Paul
NITI Aayog member - health

September 1, 2023, The blood proteins, identified as fibrinogen and d-dimer, were highly correlated with post-acute COVID-19 cognitive deficits, the study from the University of Oxford, UK, found. In this study, the researchers collected blood samples of 1,837 patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the UK between January 29, 2020 and November 20, 2021. Read More...

September 1, 2023, The recent official data on ILI-SARI (influenza-like illness-severe acute respiratory illness) shows that H3N2 infections account for 50 per cent of the respiratory infections. It is followed by the Victoria count, RSV, and swine flu. Interestingly, no COVID-19 cases were detected in the samples. Read More...

September 3, 2023, The union health ministry is considering a proposal to regulate alcohol content in drug preparations such as aromatic tincture in order to curb their illegal sale at pharmacies. They are most often used as ‘country liquor’ by economically weaker sections Read More...

September 5, 2023,In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court affirmed the Indian government’s decision to categorize all medical devices as drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Read More...

September 8, 2023, After a major drive by the government against spurious and substandard drugs, India's drug regulator has started collating and compiling the profiles of pharmaceutical plants in the country. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked drug companies to provide details of each of their units operational in the country. Read More...

September 2, 2023, A large number of civil society organisations, health providers, and medical professionals from low and middle-income countries have urged the British government to change the course of negotiation between India and the United Kingdom. Read More...

September 11, 2023, The central drug regulator has directed drug controllers of all states and Union Territories (UTs) and all zonal and sub-zonal offices of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to keep strict vigil on the sale and distribution of falsified. Read More...

September 12, 2023, The National Medical Commission (NMC) may have put on hold a controversial order asking doctors to prescribe only generics or face penalty, but the intense debate the development triggered has led a group of doctors and scientists from Kerala to start a first-of-its-kind project to assess the quality of generics in India. Read More...

September 2, 2023, In an innovative move, to create awareness regarding road safety, a hospital in Mira Road, conducted First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training sessions for youngsters and volunteers In an innovative move, to create awareness regarding road Read More...

September 9, 2023, Going by its ability to formulate products with advanced technologies including modified drug delivery systems, sterile parenteral nutrition as well as sterile parenteral nutrition for administration through IV, blended granules and powders, Indian pharma is considering to manufacture nutraceuticals under Atmanirbhar Bharat. Read More...

Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, with this year's theme 'Creating hope through action', volunteers of the helpline shared their experiences to reporters on Thursday. Read More...

September 7, 2023, The COPD Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation established to improve the lives of people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), bronchiectasis, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in countering the disease burden by enhancing access to products for patients in the US, Lupin said in a statement. Read More...

September 8, 2023, The model will be trained on up to four million digitised microscopy slides across multiple types of cancer, from Paige's unmatched petabyte-scale archive of clinical data. Paige will utilise Microsoft's advanced supercomputing infrastructure to train the technology at scale and ultimately deploy it to hospitals and laboratories across the globe using Azure. Read More...

September 8, 2023, To begin with, the directorate of health services has decided to focus on high-risk pregnancies, mothers with severe anaemia, and sick and preterm infants. A list of people falling in these categories will be regularly shared with the call centre by all government healthcare facilities. Representatives of the former will then call up the women and check on them and their babies. 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.

September 8, 2023, The country's COVID case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,97,583). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,65,074 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website. Read More...

September 8, 2023, There is a strong relationship between birthweight and lung health, with low birthweight children facing a higher risk of asthma and higher rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) as they grow older, the researchers said. Read More...

Dr. Anamika Wadhera 

BDS, MPH, MSW, MWMA

Director, Consumer Online Foundation

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