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Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C
Stephen Belcher at the Met Office said he had not expected to see...
Jan Aushadhi Kendras helped citizens save Rs 5,300 cr in FY22: Govt
As of June 30, 2022, about 8,742 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya...
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.
States, UTs asked to hold screening sessions in schools, colleges for mental health, cancer
“Investment in risk behaviour prevention and health promotion among youth are the most cost-effective ways to improve health outcomes. Education institutions can play a critical role in these areas,” the letter stated. The letter mentions that the majority of risk behaviour that impacts health takes shape during young age. The prevalence of common mental morbidity including depression in the age group of 18-29 years is around 9 per cent as per National Mental Health survey.
Water management to be Modi’s priority if NDA is re-elected
It is estimated that 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water. It is a statistic that should shame any Prime Minister-to-be into promising that this would be his or her prime focus
IRDAI unveils norms on exclusions in health covers, new products from 1st April, 2020
Every health insurance product has to cover all pre existing diseases disclosed by the persons to be insured immediately after the expiry of the forty-eight months waiting period or such lower period as stipulated in the product, said the IRDA’s draft exposure draft.