Gandhinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) More than 1.84 crore children and adolescents up to the age of 19 across Gujarat will be administered deworming medicine as part of the state’s 'National Deworming Day' campaign, with the programme aimed at preventing worm-related...
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) As many as six children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities in 2026 to 873, local...
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Unsafe injections, poorly screened blood, inadequate sterilisation, and weak regulation leading to rising HIV positive cases and increased prevalence of Hepatitis C are a harsh reality of Pakistan's deficient healthcare services, according to a media report.The...
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Three contractual nursing staff members, who had climbed a nearly 90-foot-high water tank in Jaipur to press for their recruitment demands, came down safely on Saturday following assurances from health department officials. A delegation of nursing...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A platform that lets researchers observe living cells on a continuous basis could transform drug discovery, reshape cancer research and precision medicine, according to experts on Saturday.Dr. Shyam Aggarwal, Chairperson, Department of Medical Oncology at...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In a remarkable display of efficiency, coordination, and commitment to public service, the Delhi Traffic Police once again demonstrated its life-saving capabilities by creating a special Green Corridor to ensure the seamless transfer of a...
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Health authorities in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have intensified surveillance and vector-control measures following recent heavy rainfall, carrying out thousands of water quality checks, household inspections and mosquito-control operations to reduce the risk of water-borne and vector-borne...
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A paradigm shift in dietary habits, increasing consumption of processed foods, and widespread sedentary lifestyles are severely impacting India's metabolic health, a health expert said on Tuesday.In an interview with IANS, Dr. Kalapala, Consultant Gastroenterologist and...
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Rajasthan's Drug Control Organisation has reported that the vast majority of medicines tested in July met prescribed quality standards, reinforcing the state's ongoing efforts to ensure the availability of safe and effective drugs. Of the 587...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Under the National Ayush Mission (NAM), 12,500 units of existing Ayush dispensaries and sub-health centres (SCs) have been upgraded for operationalisation as Ayush Health and Wellness Centres, renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush), the Rajya...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 (IANS) Kerala has taken the first formal step towards establishing an independent AYUSH University, a move expected to give a major boost to education, research and innovation in the country’s traditional systems of medicine. Health and Devaswom...
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Gujarat's Health Department said it has intensified its public health response following heavy rainfall across the state, deploying thousands of surveillance and emergency response teams and treating more than 1.74 lakh people through medical camps to...