New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, said officials at the Health Ministry on Monday, while sharing India's progress in the Nursing Healthcare System.Speaking at a two-day roundtable on strengthening the nursing workforce in...
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Panjab University has developed a portable, automated optical device capable of detecting extremely low concentrations of pesticide residues in water, food, and...
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) One woman worldwide dies every two minutes due to cervical cancer -- a treatable and preventable disease -- said the UN on Monday on the first official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day.The day -- November...
Canberra, Nov 17 (IANS) More than 70 schools in the Australian capital of Canberra were ordered to close on Monday due to growing concerns about possible asbestos contamination from decorative sand products.The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) said...
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) As many as five people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Sunday, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 336, media reported. During...
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Ayurveda’s global relevance is being reinforced through advancing scientific research and international collaboration, according to Ambassador of India to Brazil, Dinesh Bhatia.Speaking at the third International Ayurveda Conference, jointly organised by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural...
Seoul, Nov 16 (IANS) Police have apprehended over 3,000 suspects in connection with online sex crimes over the past year, with nearly half of them in their teens, officials said on Sunday.The National Police Agency (NPA) has detected 3,411 online...
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) An ever-shifting governance framework has suspended Pakistan’s healthcare sector in a perpetual instability, according to a media report.The country has in the last decade seen an alarming rate of ministerial turnover in the health sector,...
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A critical care expert has urged doctors to reestablish the human link and communications with patients in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs).Speaking to IANS at the NCR Mega Criticon 2025, a major critical care conference,...
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) German researchers have identified a gene that can lead to schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.Until now, it was assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, or depression arise from an interplay of many different factors, including genetic...
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Ethiopia has reported the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease -- a rare and deadly viral haemorrhagic fever -- with lab reports confirming nine cases, said the World Health Organization (WHO).The disease, caused by the...
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The government is advancing several key initiatives aimed at achieving national health goals and aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior official said on Friday.Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava inaugurated the ministry’s...