June 07,2024 New Delhi: A recent study conducted by researchers at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam has called for thorough investigations into the potential side effects of Covid-1919 vaccines and their links to mortality rates. The study, published in BMJ Public...
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June 11,2024 Mumbai: As the new health minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s union council of ministers, Jagat Prakash Narayan Lal Nadda will have a bunch of challenges to handle. His top priority will be to accelerate India’s universal health...
June 12,2024 New Delhi: Extending the Ayushman Bharat coverage to everyone aged above 70 years and the pan-India roll out of the U-WIN portal to digitise routine vaccinations are among the highlights of Narendra Modi’s new government’s 100-day agenda for...
May 31,2024 Hubballi: Despite efforts, authorities have been struggling to curb the sale of tobacco and gutkha, leading to a rise in oral cavity cancer cases. KIMS is currently treating 40–50 patients with this cancer, often caused by tobacco use. The 2024 theme, ‘Protecting children from...
May 23,2024 Bengaluru: Patients visiting government hospitals in Karnataka recently were shocked when they noticed that some drugs had labels of Animal Husbandry Veterinary Sciences (AHVS) but the department concerned has said it was only a logo related issue and...
May 24,2024 The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared that 50 drug samples tested in both Central and State drug laboratories have failed the quality standard test during the month of April, 2024. The Central drug regulator said...
May 28,2024 New Delhi: Estimates show that 56.4 per cent of total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diets, the ICMR said on Wednesday as it released 17 dietary guidelines to meet the requirements of essential nutrients and...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction from the Centre to mandate all medical professionals practising in the country to specify to a patient (in the form of an additional slip in...
May 25,2024 New Delhi: Children and adults diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems. It slowly damages almost all the vital organs including the heart, kidneys, eyes, and the brain. Its manifestations are usually...
May 26,2024 New Delhi: Twenty per cent of cancer patients who called an NGO-run helpline to seek a second opinion were below 40 years of age, indicating a rise of cancer incidences amongst younger people, data from the organisation stated....