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Breast cancer cases on rise junk food lack of exercise contributing factors: Doctors
"Breast cancer is considered to be the most common cancer among...
SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to ensure adequate life support facilities in ambulances
Besides other prayers, the plea has sought directions to the...
Quad Cancer Moonshot: PM Modi announces $7.5 million support to fight cervical cancer
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister The Cancer Moonshot is a White House initiative to bring renewed leadership to the fight against cancer, facilitate new collaborations, and drive progress across the cancer journey utilizing all facets of the oncology community - federal...
Create awareness about rare diseases in society, CJI Chandrachud
DY Chandrachud,Chief Justice of India The CJI also emphasised how access to essential treatments is a fundamental aspect of the right to health, along with Article 21 of the Constitution (protection of life and personal liberty) and the need to devise strategies that...
Health ministry plans mandatory ‘non-skippable’ anti-tobacco spots on OTT
Considering public health as a priority issue, India in May last year became the first country to make it mandatory for OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings and disclaimers as seen in movies screened in theatres and television programmes New Delhi: The Union...
Indian Cancer Genome Atlas launches the country’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal
The ICGA cancer multi-omics portal is the first in India to offer data that includes DNA, RNA, and protein profiles of breast cancer patients, integrated with clinical outcomes New Delhi: The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) has launched India's first comprehensive...
NCLAT rejects tax claim against RCom filed for assessment year after initiation of insolvency
A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the earlier order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had rejected the state tax department's second claim of Rs 6.10 crore New Delhi: The NCLAT has set aside a petition filed by the state tax...
Modi to launch U-WIN portal and larger Ayushman Bharat scheme in Oct
The expanded Ayushman Bharat scheme will benefit an estimated six crore citizens in about 4.5 crore households New Delhi: The U-WIN portal developed for maintaining an electronic registry of routine immunisations, currently operational on a pilot basis, will be...
Role of food regulators more crucial to protect consumers’ health: JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Highlighting the country’s efforts in alternative measures to curb the increasing menace of plastic wastes, the minister said India is taking steps to reduce plastic wastes and adopting organic farming and organic...
Cyber security researcher claims Star Health Insurance official sold data of 3.1 cr customers
"Our cybersecurity team is already investigating the matter and simultaneously a police complaint has been filed. The company has adequate cybersecurity systems and controls, which are in accordance with IRDAI and other regulatory norms. We will issue further updates...
Stroke cases increasing globally, air pollution, high temperatures driving numbers: Lancet Study
Further, for the first time, particulate matter or PM air pollution was found to have the same contribution as smoking towards causing a fatal form of brain bleed, according to the researchers forming the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
AU Small Finance Bank and Niva Bupa join hands to offer health covers
AU Small Finance Bank, the country's largest small finance bank today announced its partnership with Niva Bupa Health Insurance to offer health insurance products to AU SFB’s customers. Building on Niva Bupa’s existing relationship with Fincare Small Finance Bank (now...