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“AIIMS Jammu is a beacon of hope not only for the people of J&K, but also for that of Leh, and other neighboring states”

Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

July 29,2024: "This is a very big step in the fight against drugs. A few days ago, the Manas Helpline and portal were launched. The government has also released a toll-free number--1933. Anyone can call on this number to get necessary advice or seek information related to rehabilitation," he added. Read More...

July 27,2024: In 2022, the region accounted for 70.5 million people living with viral hepatitis B and C. Early testing and treatment can cure hepatitis C and prevent hepatitis B from causing liver cirrhosis and cancer and can help reverse the predictions that liver cancer rates in South-East Asia Region are set to double by 2050 to over 200,000 deaths annually, the WHO release said. Read More...

July 25,2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on Tuesday, announcing customs duty exemptions on three cancer drugs to make them more affordable for patients. Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Dr RV Asokan said that the budget maintains the status quo for health concerns, highlighting the import duty reductions on X-ray components and cancer drugs. Read More...

July 27,2024: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Pradhan Mantri - Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) on October 25, 2021, with an outlay of Rs. 64,180 crores to be implemented over five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, to fill critical gaps in health infrastructure, surveillance and health research - spanning both the urban and rural areas. Read More...

July 25,2024: "Transformative and reliable, they guarantee accurate patient care. Standardisation empowers healthcare professionals to easily adhere to guidelines, ensuring effective treatment protocols for all. Let's not just know but apply these STWs, instilling pride in India's healthcare system," VK Paul said. Read More...

July 23,2024: The budget also provided an impetus to the digital infrastructure, allocating significant funds for healthcare and women-led development initiatives. Stakeholders are of the opinion that these steps will advance healthcare access and innovation in India. Read More...

July 26,2024: The US regulator approval is a significant milestone for Sun Pharma which paid $576 million (Rs 4600 crore) in January 2023 to acquire Concert Pharmaceuticals to gain access to deuruxolitinib, portrayed as a “potential best-in-class” therapy. Read More...

July 26,2024: The value of seized Ayurvedic drugs, raw material, types of machinery, packing material, labels and pouches worth around Rs1.41 crore were seized from the manufacturing unit, it added. Read More...

July 27,2024: Four new admissions have been reported, with a total of five people currently undergoing treatment. There are 472 individuals on the contact list, including 220 in the high-risk category. So far, 807 people have received mental health services. Minister Veena George participated online in the Nipah review meeting held at Malappuram Collectorate. Read More...

July 26,2024: Speaking on the rising case of Chandipura virus at a press conference here, Patel said, "About 133 cases have been registered so far. Of these 37 cases are confirmed for Chandipura and the remaining cases can't be spoken of as confirmed, as far as the symptoms are concerned. We can't call them Acute Viral Syndrome for certain". Read More...

July 25,2024: The trio spoke about their experience at the International AIDS Conference in Munich, which has gathered experts, researchers and activists to discuss developments in the HIV epidemic. Read More...

 

July 24,2024: "Around half of the country's 2,500 IVF centres operate without a structured framework, which can impact the consistency of treatment quality. Moreover, a substantial portion of treatments is concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural populations with limited access to these services and creating significant gaps in fertility care availability," Dr Ajay Murdia, founder and chairman of Indira IVF said. Read More...

July 24,2024: Researchers covered three types of stroke: ischemic, a clot that cuts blood supply to the brain and the cause of over 85 per cent of all strokes; intracerebral hemorrhage, a bleed within the brain; and subarachnoid hemorrhage, bleeding between the brain and the tissues that cover it. Read More...

The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have become more common due to climate change, conditions that can alter medications and their effects on patients taking them. Read More...

July 27,2024: Along with a decrease in the number of toppers, the qualifying cutoffs and number of qualified candidates have also decreased in the the "re-revised" results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG). Read More...

July 29,2024: "Bihar is the poorest state, enduring both poverty and natural calamities. Across India, 30 to 40 lakh people are bitten by snakes and 50,000 people die, which is the highest in the world," Rudy said, emphasising the alarming mortality rate from snakebite. Read More...

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