N'Djamena, July 25 (IANS) At least four people have died following a cholera outbreak in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday.A total of 42 suspected cases have been recorded in...
Kampala, July 25 (IANS) Uganda has recorded a 69.9 per cent decline in mpox cases over the past four weeks, according to a new situation report released on Friday by the Ministry of Health.The report shows that weekly reported cases...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Covid-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of sudden deaths, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda in the Parliament on Friday.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon session, Nadda noted the role of...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Union government on Friday informed the Parliament about the increase in adoption of Ayushman Card, Ayushman Vay Vandana card, as well as the Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA), indicating a significant boost in public...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) More than 9.84 crore hospital admissions worth over Rs. 1.40 lakh crore have been authorised under the flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme, the government informed the Parliament during the...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Hepatitis B drugs are being vastly underused, and boosting early treatment against the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV) could save many lives over time, argued scientists in a new paper published in Lancet Gastroenterology and...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Regular exposure to air pollution, including that coming from car exhaust emissions, can increased your risk of dementia, according to an analysis of studies published on Friday.Dementias such as Alzheimer's disease are estimated to affect...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called out the need for urgent regulatory action against contamination of medicines with industrial-grade toxic chemicals, posing severe health risks, especially among children.Calling it a “tragic and ongoing...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India’s space sector is set to play a major role in advancing the country’s technological and economic growth, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, in the Parliament on Thursday.In a...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Union government is strengthening health infrastructure, as well as addressing social determinants to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047, said Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel in the national...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A group of scientists from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut has developed a new highly sensitive, low-cost, and point-of-care device with an electrochemical biosensor that could rapidly diagnose deadly sepsis infections and boost...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Just 7,000 daily steps can be key to reducing your risk of developing a range of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, and cognitive issues like depression, dementia, as well as death, according to a new...