Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — Gujarat has recorded 225 suspected Chandipura virus cases since June 30, with 39 laboratory-confirmed infections and 25 deaths among confirmed patients, according to the latest Health Department figures released on Monday. The number of suspected cases has risen by 41 from…
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — More than 1.84 crore children and adolescents up to the age of 19 across Gujarat will be administered deworming medicine as part of the state’s 'National Deworming Day' campaign, with the programme aimed at preventing worm-related anaemia among young people.The state-level…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 — The Thiruvananthapuram-headquartered HLL has found a place alongside some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and women’s healthcare companies in the rapidly expanding global hormonal contraceptive market, marking a significant international recognition for Kerala's…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for medical treatment of his eye, setting aside the Calcutta High Court's refusal to relax the restriction on his foreign travel. A…
New Delhi, Aug 9 — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that India has dispatched eight metric tonnes of life-saving and essential medicines to Bolivia to support the public healthcare capacity."Extending a helping hand to a Global South partner. India has dispatched 8 MT…
Dhaka, Aug 9 — As many as six children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities in 2026 to 873, local media reported. All the latest deaths were suspected measles…
Hyderabad, Aug 9 — A medico, who was critically injured after being run over by two drunk youths with their car at a mall in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajamahendravaram on August 3, succumbed at a hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday.K. Priyanka, a first-year postgraduate medical student, was pronounced dead by…
Islamabad, Aug 9 — Unsafe injections, poorly screened blood, inadequate sterilisation, and weak regulation leading to rising HIV positive cases and increased prevalence of Hepatitis C are a harsh reality of Pakistan's deficient healthcare services, according to a media report.The Pakistan Economic…
Delhi, Aug 9 — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the Indian soldiers eliminated terrorists and their patrons in Pakistan and the ‘Operation Sindoor’ sent a global message that the nation was prepared to go to any extent to secure the safety of its citizens. The Union Minister also…
Amaravati, Aug 9 — Police in Andhra Pradesh's Rajamahendravaram have registered a case of attempt to commit culpable homicide against Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards, who rammed their car into a two-wheeler, critically injuring a medico, at a private mall in the city last week, an…
Jaipur, Aug 8 — Three contractual nursing staff members, who had climbed a nearly 90-foot-high water tank in Jaipur to press for their recruitment demands, came down safely on Saturday following assurances from health department officials. A delegation of nursing staff will meet Health Department…
Gandhinagar, Aug 8 — Gujarat has recorded 217 suspected cases of Chandipura virus since June 30, with 39 testing positive and 23 deaths reported among confirmed patients, according to the latest state health department figures on Saturday. The data covers the period from June 30 to August 8 and…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it suspended the licences of VKC Nuts Private Ltd in Uttar Pradesh and Chheda Specialities Foods Pvt Ltd in Maharashtra with immediate effect after inspections revealed serious food safety and hygiene…
Kolkata, Aug 8 — The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), a laboratory under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has come up with a unique adhesive to close wounds, both after surgeries and during accidents, officials said on Saturday. The product has been…
Srinagar, Aug 8 — J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo said on Saturday that the proposal to hike the honorarium of National Health Mission (NHM) workers has been sent to the Union Government. She made the statement while addressing an inauguration function in Kulgam district, noting that the…
Seoul, Aug 8 — The number of heat-related illness cases reported in late summer nearly tripled in the past 10 years in South Korea, government data showed on Saturday.An annual average of 215 heat-related patients were reported from "ipchu" to the end of August during the 2011-2015 period,…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — BRICS health ministers’ recent declaration committed the bloc to deeper cooperation in health care, and pooled expertise for collectively working towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC), a new report has said."By pooling expertise, BRICS is laying the foundations for…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India's growing self-reliant medical technology ecosystem, saying domestic manufacturing, reduced import dependence and government support are helping the country emerge as a trusted global med-tech partner.In a post on X, PM…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — A platform that lets researchers observe living cells on a continuous basis could transform drug discovery, reshape cancer research and precision medicine, according to experts on Saturday.Dr. Shyam Aggarwal, Chairperson, Department of Medical Oncology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,…
Jaipur, Aug 7 — The Rajasthan Health Department on Friday cancelled the licence of a private hospital in Alwar after a woman died during childbirth. Taking serious note of the incident at Nishu Hospital in Nagla Raisis, Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, Gayatri Rathore, on Friday ordered the…
Kolkata, Aug 7 — The West Bengal Health Department on Friday issued a notification increasing the ceiling on the maximum permissible number of doctors that can be kept under the “trainee reserve” category. Earlier, the figure was 477 and, as per the state government notification, henceforth the…