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Centre writes to 5 states over rise in Covid cases, weekly positivity rates
Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary States have been asked to...
8,700 Jan Aushadhi Kendras providing 50-90 pc cost-effective medicines to beneficiaries across India
"At present, there are 8,700 shops in the country. We aim to make...
Manipal Group to up stake in Cigna TTK to 51%
The Cigna Corporation of the US will continue to hold 49 per cent stake, while TTK will exit the health insurance business by selling its 31.48 per cent stake to Manipal Group, pending regulatory approval from IRDAI.Manipal holds 19.52 per cent stake in the joint venture
Mercury set to rise in NW India; Rajasthan’s Ganganagar hottest at 49.6degC
Speaking exclusively to ANI, M Mohapatra, Director General, IMD’s meteorology, said: “Severe heatwave condition is persisting in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, southern Uttar Pradesh, northern Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Jharkhand.”
Mahapatra also predicted that around June 6, monsoon will be hitting Kerala. The southwest monsoon is expected to hit Odisha coast within two weeks after its onset in Kerala.
Govt forms ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry for conserving and promoting Water Resources
With almost all of rural India depending on monsoon rain for agricu monsoon rain for agriculture and domestic purpose, there is a desperate need for water management on a war footing. It is estimated that 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water.
One-third of pancreatic cancer patients never see a medical oncologist, shows study
“We want to debunk the idea that it’s ‘not worth treating’ pancreas cancer. We want more people to access a medical oncologist so that they can have informed discussions about treatment options, symptom management and palliative care,” said co-author Dr Julie Hallet.
Deadly African Swine Fever now `Endemic’ in 2 regions of China: UN
The virus that causes the disease is entrenched among pig populations in the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur, the Food & Agriculture Organization in Rome said in a report Thursday. Diseases that are endemic, or generally present, are more difficult to stamp out by quarantining and culling diseased and vulnerable livestock.
US approves world’s costliest drug to treat rare childhood disorder
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Zolgensma was a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that affects about 1 in 10,000 births and which results in death or the need for permanent ventilation by the age of two in 90 percent of cases.
Decisive NDA mandate raises expectation of a higher pace of economic reforms
According to the analysts,the first priority of the government is rural development to ease farm stress through the development of rural infrastructure (roads, housing etc) and boost farm income and infrastructure spend, address agricultural distress, and encouraging employment.
Johnson & Johnson hit with $25 million Talc Verdict
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of J&J’s Baby Powder or its other talc product, Shower to Shower.
Young and unsettled: Millennials and Gen Z pessimistic on life, says survey
Climate change, protecting the environment and natural disasters topped the list of most respondents on a personal level, but less than three in ten of both the Millennial and Gen Z cohorts cited it as a worry. The next-highest concern for Millennials is income inequality or distribution of wealth. Terrorism, crime and concerns about personal safety were also high on the list.
India’s drug regulator warns patients against faulty Medtronic pacemakers
Medtronic reported that healthcare providers were unable to communicate with the device due to battery depletion resulting in loss of pacemaker function. It also reported these events occurred in the US within one year after the patient was implanted with the pacemaker or CRT-P.