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According to the Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), the three-year average levels of PM 2.5 atmospheric particulate matter (with a diameter...
07 Sep 2019 Health
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With effect from 3rd September 2019, India has been declared free from Avian Influenza (H5N1), which has also been notified to the World Organization...
07 Sep 2019 Health
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Measles and Rubella in South-East Asia
The member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia have resolved to eliminate highly infectious...
06 Sep 2019 Health
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Higher Mortality from Cardio-Vascular Diseases
In India & the world, Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death. More people die annually from CVDs globally than from any...
04 Sep 2019 Health
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Pretomanid is the third new drug developed for the treatment of people with Extensively Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB) or Multi Drug-Resistant TB...
31 Aug 2019 Health
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Scheme to Screen Children for Leprosy & TB
The Union government has rolled out a scheme for universal screening of children below 18 years for leprosy and tuberculosis (TB). It is going to...
28 Aug 2019 Health
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Recently, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched a mobile application called “Janaushadhi Sugam”, which will help...
28 Aug 2019 Health
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) for...
27 Aug 2019 Health
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The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that India hosts 66% of all leprosy patients in the world. India officially...
23 Aug 2019 Health
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Free Medicine Scheme of Rajasthan
The flagship free medicine scheme of Rajasthan government has bagged 1st position amongst 16 states, in the monthly rankings issued by the National...
23 Aug 2019 Health
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The Union Health Ministry to prepare itself for the implementation of the common final year undergraduate medical examination (NEXT) which will come...
21 Aug 2019 Health
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Compulsory Rural Service for Doctors
The Supreme Court has suggested the Union Government and the Medical Council of India to have a uniform policy regarding the compulsory service to be...
21 Aug 2019 Health
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Biosimilar Medicine for Cancer
Pharma major Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has launched ‘Versavo (bevacizumab)’, a biosimilar of Roche’s Avastin in India. The...
20 Aug 2019 Health
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Karnataka has amended Poisons (Possessions and Sale) Rules 2015 by notifying nicotine as Class A poison. The move aims at strengthening the...
20 Aug 2019 Health
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National Essential Diagnostics List
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has finalised the country’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL). India has become...
17 Aug 2019 Health
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More than Half Allopathic Practitioners are Quacks
According to Union Health Ministry’s data, 57.3% of personnel currently practising allopathic medicine do not have a medical...
14 Aug 2019 Health
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The Big Picture - National Medical Commission Bill
The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill aims to replace the existing Indian Medical Council Act, 1956...
13 Aug 2019 Health
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India is planning to launch its first Human Genome Mapping project. Project involves scanning of 20,000 Indian genomes (in the next five years) in...
05 Aug 2019 Health
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National Medical Commission Bill
This article is based on “National Medical Commission is no cure-all, many important questions remain” which appeared in The Indian...
02 Aug 2019 Health
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Growing Human Organs in Animals
Scientists in Japan have received the permission of the government to try growing human organs in animals. The research led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi,...
02 Aug 2019 Health
