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Genome Valley Excellence Award for Nobel laureate paediatrician
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Genome Valley Excellence Award for Nobel laureate paediatrician

Hyderabad, Jan 31: The Genome Valley Excellence Award for 2024 will be conferred upon Nobel Prize-winning paediatrician and professor Gregg L. Semenza, announced BioAsia, the marquee healthcare and life sciences event, organised by the Government of Telangana. The award will be presented at the...
Interim Union Budget 2024: Govt to encourage cervical cancer vaccination for girls
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Interim Union Budget 2024: Govt to encourage cervical cancer vaccination for...

New Delhi, Feb 1:Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government will encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for prevention of cervical cancer. "Our government will encourage vaccination for girls from the age group of 9 to 14 years for...
Breathing in Bliss
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Breathing in Bliss

New Delhi, Jan 31:The day-to-day demands of the contemporary world can take a toll on our mental health, causing stress, anxiety, and depression. When left unaddressed, these conditions can lead to a severe impact on our general well-being. While experts suggest a host of measures to mitigate...
16 AIIMS, 315 medical colleges established in last 10 years: President Murmu
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16 AIIMS, 315 medical colleges established in last 10 years: President Murmu

New Delhi, Jan 31: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that as many as 16 AIIMS and 315 medical colleges have been established in the last decade while the number of MBBS seats has more than doubled during the period. President Murmu made the remarks while addressing the joint sitting of...
Govt health schemes face hurdles in restive Manipur
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Govt health schemes face hurdles in restive Manipur

Imphal, Jan 30: Central and state’s health schemes are facing severe challenges, including financial constraints and operational hurdles in Manipur affecting the possible beneficiaries, especially the ethnic violence affected people. Both the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY), a central...
Prenatal exposure to PM 2.5 may up severe respiratory distress in newborns
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Prenatal exposure to PM 2.5 may up severe respiratory distress in newborns

New York, Jan 30: Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research led by one of Indian-origin. The risk increases with exposure specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which occur...
Religious people coped better with Covid pandemic: Study
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Religious people coped better with Covid pandemic: Study

London, Jan 30:People of religious faith may have experienced lower levels of unhappiness and stress than others during the Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, claims new research. Economists at the University of Cambridge, UK, argue that religion may act as a bulwark against...
Breast cancer-free Goa poised to become reality: Health Minister
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Breast cancer-free Goa poised to become reality: Health Minister

Panaji, Jan 30: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday that breast cancer-free Goa is poised to become a reality in the coming years under the 'Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa' initiative. "The Health Department of Goa has reached a significant milestone with 1,00,000 women in the state...
Israeli forces storm Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza
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Israeli forces storm Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis

Gaza, Jan 31:Israeli forces have stormed the Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip, the media reported. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday in a statement that Israeli forces demolished the outer wall of the hospital, and asked displaced people and medical...
Female reproductive traits may lead to diabetes, high cholesterol later in life: Study
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Female reproductive traits may lead to diabetes, high cholesterol later in life:...

San Francisco, Jan 29: Researchers have suggested that female reproductive characteristics that may be overlooked as risk factors could eventually lead to "metabolic dysfunction" in later life, according to a new study. Metabolic health is characterised by optimal blood glucose, lipids, blood...
Telangana to prepare digital health profile cards for all
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Telangana to prepare digital health profile cards for all

Hyderabad, Jan 29:Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday directed the officials to prepare digital health profile cards for everyone in the state. He suggested linking the digital health profile card with a unique number which will enable it to provide required treatment in emergency...
Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking inclusion of ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat scheme
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Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking inclusion of ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat...

New Delhi, Jan 30: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a a PIL that had sought the inclusion of ayurveda, yoga, and naturopathy in the Union government's public health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). The bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice...
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