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ICMR sets up India’s first diabetes biobank in Chennai for research
The biobank will facilitate advanced research on the causes of...
Delhi govt prepared to introduce a law to protect doctors from violence
"At times, we hear about incidents of violence against the doctors....
Study suggests strong social connections help to improve health
The study also found that having strong bonds with both close social circles and extended groups is associated with better mental health and wellbeing. Importantly, the greater number of groups people had strong bonds with, the higher their engagement in health...
India continuously striving to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to everyone: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya India's experience has reinforced the fact that capacity building of healthcare workers at various levels of governance, coupled with harnessing digital technology, is the way forward. With more than 1.3 million (13 lakh)...
Study: Gardening can help lower cancer risk, improve mental health
Funded by the American Cancer Society, the first-ever, randomized, controlled trial of community gardening found that those who started gardening ate more fiber and got more physical activity--two known ways to reduce the risk of cancer and chronic diseases. They also...
Initiative to deal with medical emergencies in far-flung Andaman and Nicobar island
The 'Swasthya-Doot' project, a community based volunteer programme, was taken up after Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Great Nicobar, Nitin Shakya, was woken up by a phone call in the early hours in October last year. The Nicobar district administration has launched...
How anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries
In very rare cases though, vaccines can be linked to serious injuries and even death. Vaccine injuries (also often called adverse events) are a difficult area in which to carry out research or advocacy, partly because anti-vaccine communities persistently muddy the...
High arsenic concentration in groundwater of 18 districts in Bihar: Study
Now, arsenic as a possible risk factor for gallbladder cancer has been found in the study. Public health intervention in the form of removing arsenic from drinking water is the need of the hour in the endemic regions of Bihar and Assam. Tackling arsenic pollution may...
Covid cases in China touch 900 million,60,000 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals
A top Chinese epidemiologist has also warned that cases will surge in rural China over the lunar new year The peak of China's Covid wave is expected to last two to three months, added Zeng Guang, ex-head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control Some 900 million...
U.S. FDA, CDC see early signal of Pfizer bivalent COVID shot’s link to stroke in people 65 and older
Investigation of the signal raised a question of whether people 65 and older who received the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent shot were more likely to have an ischemic stroke, a loss of blood flow in the brain, in the 21 days following vaccination compared with days 22-44...
Gehlot reiterates suggestion to implement Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme across country
''Social security should be compulsory. It is the responsibility of the government to look after the needy families,'' he said. Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday reiterated that the state government's Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme should...
Odisha asks officials to tighten vigil for preventing fraud in healthcare scheme
On reports that some people were allegedly collecting money for the renewal of BSKY cards, Pandit said beneficiaries should immediately call the toll-free numbers or contact the district coordinators.BSKY cards are renewed automatically every year, and no money is...