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Lifestyle As Medicine’: Book by eminent doctors offers holistic approach to science of healthy living
The list of contributors include the likes of former AIIMS director...
ICMR sets up India’s first diabetes biobank in Chennai for research
The biobank will facilitate advanced research on the causes of...
Mobile health intervention can help prevent secondary stroke: Study
Mobile health (mHealth) refers to the use of mobile and wireless devices to improve health and deliver care Stroke (brain attack) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in India. There are two types of stroke; ischemic when there is a blockage in one of...
eSanjeevani: Telemedicine services connecting patients with doctors online revolutionising health sector in UP
Telemedicine entails the delivery of health services from a distance using the internet and it not only extends the reach of health services but also improves the quality of health services besides saving time and money The Uttar Pradesh government is running 128...
Drone delivers anti-TB drugs to Tehri Garhwal hospital from AIIMS Rishikesh in just 30 mins
Despite several trials of delivering medical supplies being conducted across the country, limited evidence is available on the integration of the technology with the existing healthcare system and the analysis of the cost effectiveness of the drone technology in...
What is Marburg disease and should India be worried?
According to the WHO, the Marburg virus disease is a highly virulent disease with a fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent. It is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. Illness caused by the Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe...
Patient safety is an imperative dimension in ensuring quality healthcare: MoS Bharati Pawar
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar further highlighted that Jan Aushadhi stores provided generic medicines and Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for...
Medical negligence: Police rely on state medical council’s opinion in absence of law
''The investigating officer should, before proceeding against the doctor accused of rash or negligent act or omission, obtain an independent and competent medical opinion preferably from a doctor in government service qualified in that branch of medical practice who...
No age bar for cadaver registrations under ‘One nation one Policy’
"The changes in the guidelines will help patients in seeking transplant from deceased donors at any hospital in the country or states, this will ease the process of organ transplantation and donation," an official source from Union Health Ministry said. New Delhi: The...
E-pharmacies under radar; Union Health Ministry to initiate stern action
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued show-cause notices to over 20 online pharmacies and online platforms, that includes some big players as well in the industry such as Tata1mg, Practo, Apollo Amazon, Flipkart, etc. New Delhi: The Union...
Govt’s free telemedicine service reaches 10 cr beneficiaries: Mansukh Mandaviya
The National Telemedicine Service, ''eSanjeevani,'' a digital health initiative of the ministry supports two types of teleconsultation services – Doctor-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani) and Patient-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani OPD) teleconsultations. New Delhi: The central...
Countries join forces to fight back against harmful beauty practices
“Mercury is a hidden and toxic ingredient in the skin lightening creams that many people are using daily, often without an understanding of just how dangerous this is”, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez said Geneva: The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and...