Health News and Updates
Prolonged fever, weakness and anaemia may indicate blood cancer: Doctors
JAIPUR, May 27: Doctors have cautioned that symptoms such as recurrent fever, weakness and anaemia that persist despite treatment should not be ignored as...
Govt health spending triples to Rs 3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23:...
NEW DELHI, May 27: Government expenditure on healthcare has nearly tripled over the last decade to Rs 3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23, while out-of-pocket...
Cycling could be accessible tool for improving brain health, review finds
NEW DELHI, May 25: A review of nearly 90 studies across 19 countries, including the US, Canada and several European countries, where cycling was...
Post-Covid hip damage fuels 40 pc rise in surgeries among young Indians: Experts
NEW DELHI, May 24: A worrying post-pandemic orthopaedic trend has emerged across India, with doctors reporting a significant rise in cases of hip arthritis...
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak ‘Public Health Emergency’ Of International Concern
New Delhi, May 24: In light of the reported outbreaks of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the...
Heatwave: Taking Toll On Brain, Eye Health; Doctors Advise Caution Amid Soaring Temperatures
NEW DELHI, May 23: With heatwave conditions intensifying across several parts of the country, doctors are warning that prolonged exposure to high temperatures may...
Govt mandates reporting of diagnosed, treated cases
Cancer declared ‘notifiable disease’ in J&K
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Srinagar, May 22: The J&K Government has declared cancer a "notifiable disease" across the Union Territory, making it...
Union Health Ministry Directs States, UTs To Bolster Surveillance Amid Ebola Outbreak
New Delhi, May 22: The Union Health Ministry has asked all states and Union territories to step up surveillance, hospital preparedness and screening of...
Union Health ministry brings pregabalin under Schedule H1 to prevent misuse
NEW DELHI, May 22: The Union Health Ministry has brought pregabalin, a drug used for treating chronic pain and certain neurological conditions, under the...
Mental Disorders Leading Cause Of Disability, Surpassing Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer: Study
NEW DELHI, May 22: The world's burden of mental disorders have more than doubled since 1990, and they are now the leading cause of...
42 Drug Samples Found “Not Of Standard Quality (NSQ)” In April: Health Ministry
New Delhi, May 21: The central drugs laboratories found 42 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be "not of standard quality (NSQ)" in...
UMMID Programme For Rare Genetic Disorders Benefited 3 Lakh People, Says Jitendra Singh
NEW DELHI, May 21: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the UMMID programme for rare genetic disorders and diseases has already benefited nearly...