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AIIMS Delhi conducting groundbreaking research on ageing
Driven by a team of dedicated scientists and healthcare...
Delhi’s outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED's human settlements...
Establish regulatory frameworks pertaining to control of air pollution at source of generation, says ICMR, Lancet report
The report further said that the country needs to move away from the traditional animal husbandry practices that will contribute to the reduction of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute for...
Every additional year of education in India increases person’s avg income by about 6.7 pc: Study
The study also found that every rupee invested towards the completion of school education is expected to bring an economic benefit between Rs 4.5 and Rs 8.2 in terms of future earnings of each individual The study pegs the total cost of establishing adequate mental...
Doctors say severe respiratory cases on rise in Delhi amid hazardous pollution levels
'We have observed an increase in the severity of asthma attacks. Those with pre-existing respiratory issues are requiring hospitalisation. These are acute effects of the hazardous air pollution in the city,'' said Dr Vikas Maurya, head of Pulmonology Department,...
Irrespective of ‘Swasthya Sathi’ card status, everybody eligible for free treatment in govt hospitals: WB Official
The Swasthya Sathi scheme, launched by the Mamata Banerjee government, offers a basic health cover to every family for receiving secondary and tertiary care up to Rs 5 lakh per annum. Kolkata: West Bengal Director of Health Services (DHS) Dr. Ajay Chakraborty on...
World Diabetes Day: Doctors emphasize on ‘timely treatment and diagnosis’ of diabetes
It is estimated that by 2045 India will overtake China to become the Diabetes capital of the globe. I see around 40-50 patients of diabetes daily and have observed that males are at a higher risk of Type2 diabetes because it has been hypothesized that the female...
Delhi pollution: Schools shut for week, construction works barred, govt employees to work from home
Air pollution causes increase in number of patients with respiratory problems coming to LNJP Hospital wing to the increase in air pollution levels after Diwali, the number of patients with respiratory problems coming to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP)...
Insulin still out of reach for many 100 years after its discovery: WHO
WHO said for more than 60 million people living with type 2 diabetes, insulin is essential to reduce the risk of kidney failure, blindness and amputation. However, one in two people who need the medicine do not get it. While diabetes is increasing in low and...
Personal Data Protection Bill may be tabled in Parliament in 1st week of winter session Source
Critical data will be defined by the government from time to time. Data related to health, religious or political orientation, biometrics, genetic, sexual orientation, health, financial and others have been identified as sensitive data New Delhi: The Personal Data...
WHO approval for Covaxin to significantly ease travel for vaccinated Indians, says External Affairs Ministry
.. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said 96 countries have either accepted WHO-approved vaccines, which would include both Covishield and Covaxin, or in some cases only Covishield or Covaxin .“But we hope that with the WHO approval to...
No pre or post-arrival Covid testing for kids, say revised guidelines for international arrivals
According to the existing guidelines, if travelers are fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines, they shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home...