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PM Modi to launch ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ on Sep 17
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister The campaign will cover specialist...
Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians every year, but quit rates remain very low despite widespread awareness
Dr Sunaina Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,...
Lung diseases’ burden much higher than Lancet’s projection: Doctors
"It is going to remain the number one killer and disabling disease with continued bad lifestyle and increasing stress. Yet, there is a lack of understanding of the exact mechanism of formation of these blockages (in the heart's blood vessels). Till we understand the...
Elderly population in India likely to double by 2050: UNFPA India chief
She said as the number of individuals, aged 60 and above, is projected to double to 346 million by 2050, there is a pressing need for increased investment in healthcare, housing and pension schemes New Delhi: India's elderly population is expected to double by 2050,...
1 dead from Nipah virus in Kerala, 60 identified as high-risk
Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans. It is classified as a priority pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its potential to trigger an epidemic. There is no vaccine to...
Health Ministry rejects reports on excess Covid-19 mortality in India
Using data collected from over 7.65 lakh individuals, researchers, including those from the University of Oxford, UK, evaluated changes in life expectancy between 2019 and 2020. Women experienced a life expectancy decline of 3.1 years, while men saw a 2.1-year...
Global tech outage disrupts industries, highlights risks of interconnected world
A software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to have triggered systems problems that grounded flights, forced some broadcasters off air and left customers without access to services such as healthcare or banking A worldwide tech outage crippled...
Consumer commission slaps Rs50k fine on insurance company for deficiency in services
Taking note of the evidence before it, the commission comprising President Inder Jeet Singh observed that the denial of the claim by the insurance company was "arbitrary, without any valid ground and contrary to the terms and conditions of the policy", besides...
Budget FY25: Healthcare leaders call for scaling up infra, medical tourism & tax reforms
Chronic diseases, building climate-resilient health structures, and the one health policy may be some of the other critical areas to target New Delhi: Prioritising and scaling up investment, infrastructure, medical tourism, and tax reforms will be key to creating a...
Case study highlights hidden health risks of prolonged exposure to pigeons
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis results from inflammation, brought about by the immune system in response to repeated exposure to certain environmental substances, such as bird allergens, moulds and fungi. Second-hand exposure to e-cigarettes too could result in an...
Union Health Minister J P Nadda reviews Ayushman Bharat and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
J P Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Scheme has achieved significant milestones in terms of 34.7 crore Ayushman Cards, 7.35 crore hospital admissions amounting to more than ₹1 lakh crore NHXC has been developed by NHA in collaboration with Insurance...
One in two medical prescriptions issued in India deviated from standard guidelines Study
The researchers found that among the 475 prescriptions they deemed to show unacceptable deviations from the standard guidelines, pantoprazole was prescribed the most often -- in 54 of them New Delhi: Nearly one in every two medical prescriptions issued in India...