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AIIMS, CSIR to collaborate for research in healthcare, emerging technologies
“This partnership will pave the way for significant breakthroughs...
1,394 batches of drugs recalled in 2023-24 for failing quality tests: Minister
The CDSCO and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have taken...
Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, disease outbreaks:WHO
At the UN General Assembly’s first-of-its-kind science session, held in early February, epidemiologists and researchers had called for a global pandemic warning system. Suggestions included forging a new global digital collaboration comprising a network of researchers...
Due to commercialisation and overburdened healthcare system, mistrust and suspicion on medical services becoming narratives: CJI
DY Chandrachud,Chief Justice of India The Chief Justice said, “We as a society need to counteract structural and policy constraint which prevent access to good healthcare in order to achieve healthcare justice”, while lamenting that growing socio-economic inequalities...
Regular use of laxatives linked with increased risk of dementia: Study
“Constipation and laxative use are common among middle-aged and older adults,” said study author Feng Sha, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangdong, China “However, regular laxative use may change the microbiome of the gut, possibly affecting nerve signalling...
Nearly 60% of long Covid patients suffered organ damage a year later: Study
The research, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, focused on 536 long Covid patients who reported extreme breathlessness, cognitive dysfunction and poor health-related quality of life. Organ damage persisted in 59 per cent of long Covid patients...
Getting good sleep could add years to your life: Harvard Research
"We saw a clear dose-response relationship, so the more beneficial factors someone has in terms of having a higher quality of sleep, they also have a stepwise lowering of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality," said Frank Qian, MD, an internal medicine resident...
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
Drug Enforcement Administration said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit, enabling doctors to write millions of prescriptions for drugs such as OxyContin or Adderall without...
Experts say bird flu threat small despite Cambodian fatality
Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads between sick poultry but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. The recent detection of infections in a variety of mammals, including at a large mink farm in Spain, has raised concern among experts that...
Bhutan to implement “Health in all policies” strategy to ensure public well-being
``This is because at the end of the day, who are we designing the policy for? We are designing the policy for people, we are designing policies so that the people are healthy. If people are healthy, people are economically productive so there are many incentives to...
Exercise is more effective than medication in managing mental health: Study
"Physical activity is known to help improve mental health. Yet despite the evidence, it has not been widely adopted as a first-choice treatment, Our review shows that physical activity interventions can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in all...
Impact Guru Study: More than two lakh donors helped over 3,500 cancer patients fundraise for their treatment
- Over 900 blood cancer patients benefited through crowdfunding solutions in 2022, treatment cost for which is reported to fall approximately between Rs 5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh in private hospitals. Mumbai: A study conducted by ImpactGuru.com, India's leading medical...