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During his Independence Day speech from Red Fort, Prime Minister announced that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, also known as Ayushman Bharat or...
16 Aug 2018 Health
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Most Babies Not Breastfed In Their First Hour
The 5th Report of Assessment of India’s Policy and Programmes on Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2018, was recently...
08 Aug 2018 Health
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Study Reveals Presence of Scrub Typhus Among Encephalitis Patients
Majority of the patients admitted for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have Scrub Typhus according to the recent study of Baba Raghav...
08 Aug 2018 Health
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HIV Prevalence Rising among North Eastern States
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have emerged as the new hotspots for HIV. According...
07 Aug 2018 Health
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Geometry Has a New Shape: Scutoid
Recently, scientists discovered a new shape called “Scutoid” after studying the human epithelial cells. The scutoid looks like a...
06 Aug 2018 Health
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E-tattoos to help monitor health
Chinese scientists have developed skin-like electronic tattoos, that can be used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure and body...
06 Aug 2018 Health
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WHO Applauds Swachh Bharat’s Rural Component
According to a report of World Health Organisation (WHO), Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) will result in preventing more than three lakh deaths...
04 Aug 2018 Health
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Snakebites: A Burden for India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a global effort against ‘envenoming’. In May, the WHO’s 71st World Health...
01 Aug 2018 Health
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Arsenic Accumulation in Paddy Plants
A recent publication by the Jadavpur University, has revealed rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants from ground water in West Bengal. It...
30 Jul 2018 Health
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Panel Finds Dosing Mismatches in Many FDCs
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) sub-committee has found that many Fixed-Dose Combinations (FDCs) were formulated without due diligence, with...
27 Jul 2018 Health
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Government to Give Free Antiviral for Hepatitis C
The Government of India is set to launch an ambitious programme — National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme - to control viral hepatitis. As...
27 Jul 2018 Health
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The US generic drugs major Mylan has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family...
25 Jul 2018 Health
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Ayushman Bharat and the Role of Private Hospitals
This editorial appears in The Mint and addresses the brand new scheme Ayushman Bharat and how it is going to affect the role of private hospitals in...
23 Jul 2018 Health
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Telemedicine Facility for Pilgrims
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined hands with Jammu and Kashmir’s Directorate of Health Services-Kashmir (DHS-K) to set...
16 Jul 2018 Health
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Strict Clinical Trial Rules will Drive Away Drug Firms: WHO
The World Health Organisation has informed India that its work in the country would be hampered and drug companies are driven away if the government...
11 Jul 2018 Health
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Treat Gaming as a Disorder: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a plan to include “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition. The reclassification...
10 Jul 2018 Health
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Free Treatment to EWS Patients
The Supreme Court ruled that private hospitals in Delhi, allotted land at subsidized rates, will have to provide free treatment to patients from the...
10 Jul 2018 Health
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Fish Samples Test Positive for Formalin
Recently, samples of fish species from two major fish markets in Chennai (TN) have tested positive for formalin, a cancer-inducing chemical used...
09 Jul 2018 Health
