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...
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Centre has asked insurers and hospitals to take measures such as expediting the onboarding on National Health Claims Exchange, devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms and seamless cashless claims processing to make healthcare...
Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles alert for central Sydney and the city's airport. NSW Health said on Thursday that it has been notified that a confirmed...
Dhaka, Nov 13 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as three people died of the disease in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the death...
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) The Philippines has been intensifying its fight against tuberculosis (TB) with an ambitious goal to screen 12 million Filipinos nationwide by 2026, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday.To expand and accelerate TB services,...
Ahmedabad, Nov 12 (IANS) On the occasion of National Cancer Awareness Day, several programs were organised across Gujarat to educate people about the life-threatening ailment, while campaigns were organised to screen people for the fatal disease. The Gujarat Cancer &...