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...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a novel bacterial biofilm technology that can degrade phenanthrene -- a toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly found in industrial chemical waste -- and...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Older adults with high blood pressure may benefit from drinking beetroot juice, claimed a study on Wednesday.The blood pressure-lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older individuals may be attributed to specific changes in their...
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The export of drugs and pharmaceuticals has increased by 92 per cent over the last six financial years — from Rs 1,28,028 crore in FY2018-19 to Rs 2,45,962 crore in FY2024-25, the Parliament was informed...