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 &...
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Nurses and midwives form the backbone and one of the most important pillars of India’s healthcare system, senior government officials and experts said on Wednesday.According to Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, along with Ayushman...
Jaipur, Nov 11 (IANS) Rajasthan’s healthcare system is being strengthened through advanced technological innovations. Under the guidance of Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, the use of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA ID) has been made mandatory in...
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that India is on the cusp of a massive opportunity in the medical tourism sector and the government was open to the idea of giving visa-on-arrival for...
Melbourne, Nov 10 (IANS) Researchers in Australia have led a first-in-human trial for a breakthrough gene-editing therapy that halves bad cholesterol and triglycerides in people with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders.The trial tested CTX310, a one-time CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy that uses fat-based...
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India is consistently advancing traditional medicine through stronger research, global collaboration, and enhanced quality and safety frameworks, Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav said on Monday.Jadhav stated that traditional medicine is a repository of cultural identity, community...
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) A teenage girl died due to dengue fever at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC), taking the official death toll in the province since October to 26, local media reported on Monday. The...
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Mental health remains a pressing global challenge and while India has made significant strides through initiatives like Tele MANAS and the National Mental Health Programme, building a mentally healthier society requires strengthening awareness, expanding workforce...
Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as six people died of the disease in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the death...
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) "We have discovered the secret of life," said American scientist James Watson in 1962, along with Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick, as the trio shared the Physiology and Medicine Nobel Prize for the DNA's double...
Dhaka, Nov 6 (IANS) Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as five people have died due to dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from...