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Demand for obesity drugs shoots up in India as Lilly, Novo vie for market share
The Indian obesity drug market has grown fivefold since 2021 and is...
425 under surveillance as Kerala battles fresh Nipah virus outbreak
Veena George, Health minister, Kerala Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly...
SC asks govt to fix standardised rates for hospital treatments across the country in next six weeks
`We, direct the Secretary, Department of Health, Union of India to hold a meeting with his counterparts in the State Governments/Union Territories and come with a concrete proposal by the next date of hearing((in the next six week).In the event the central...
Study finds high rate of lung damage in Indians after acute Covid, experts decode why
"It is clear from the study that lung function is affected more in the Indian population compared to data from other countries across every category of disease severity," said study lead researcher D J Christopher, professor of pulmonary medicine at CMC Vellore...
2 crore tokens for OPD registrations generated through ABHA-based scan and share service: Govt
The service is currently operational in over 3,860 healthcare facilities across 465 districts in 33 states and Union territories. On an average, one lakh patients use the scan and share service daily and save time spent in queues, the statement stated The service is...
Scientists announce sequencing of 10,000 genomes of Indian population
Creating a database of Indian genomes means that researchers anywhere can learn about genetic variants that are unique to India's population groups and use that to customise drugs and therapies New Delhi: Scientists on Tuesday announced that they have sequenced...
New Zealand set to scrap world-first tobacco ban
Set to take effect from July, the toughest anti-tobacco rules in the world would have banned sales to those born after Jan. 1, 2009, cut nicotine content in smoked tobacco products and reduced the number of tobacco retailers by more than 90% New Zealand will repeal on...
Maha to inspect outlets of global fast-food chains after McDonald’s cheese crackdown
McDonald's biggest India franchisee, Westlife Foodworld, has been defending its use of "real cheese" after media reported that state authorities last year found some products made use of so-called cheese analogues of vegetable oil, rather than real cheese Mumbai:...
NGT asks 53 cities to submit complete report on polluting sources, steps taken to reduce pollution
“All the cities (53) should disclose the contribution by each polluting source in terms of identified pollutant as per source apportionment and progressive reduction on account of measures taken,” the tribunal said, adding that a complete report” has to be submitted...
More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says
"What we are worried about is this year, 2024, we've got these big gaps in our immunisation programmes and if we don't fill them really quickly with the vaccine, measles will just jump into that gap," the WHO's Natasha Crowcroft, a Senior Technical Adviser on Measles...
Overseas Indian students can now avail US Dollar health plan from HDFC Life International
HDFC Life International, based in GIFT IFSC, has launched a comprehensive US Dollar Student Health Insurance Plan, under the plan name ‘Global Student Health Care’. The plan is designed for students who are presently pursuing higher education abroad. It offers...
Neuralink’s first human patient able to control mouse through thinking, Musk says
"Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with neural effects that we are aware of. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking," Musk said in a Spaces event on social media platform X The first human patient...