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India promoting digital, financial literacy among women entrepreneurs in rural areas: Govt at UN
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India promoting digital, financial literacy among women entrepreneurs in rural...

New Delhi, Feb 12: India is promoting digital, and financial literacy among women entrepreneurs in rural areas, said Savitri Thakur, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Women and Child Development. She said this at the ongoing 63rd session of the UN's Commission for Social Development...
WHO faces communication challenges on bird flu after US withdrawal
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WHO faces communication challenges on bird flu after US withdrawal

Geneva, Feb 12: Communication with the US regarding the ongoing bird flu outbreak has become increasingly difficult because of the country's withdrawal from the UN health agency, said the World Health Organization (WHO). Christian Lindmeier, a WHO spokesperson, addressed the issue at a press...
India advancing medical innovation with AI, genomics in Unani medicine: Jitendra Singh
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India advancing medical innovation with AI, genomics in Unani medicine: Jitendra...

New Delhi, Feb 12: India is advancing medical innovation with artificial intelligence and genomics in Unani medicine, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology. Speaking on the occasion of Unani Day 2025 and the International Conference on...
TN Health Department to begin counselling for appointment of doctors from tomorrow
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TN Health Department to begin counselling for appointment of doctors from...

Chennai, Feb 11: The Tamil Nadu Health Department will commence counselling for doctors selected for government service appointments from tomorrow. State Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced that 2,642 doctors would receive their appointment orders immediately after completing the counselling...
Australian research discovers brain swelling in long Covid, chronic fatigue patients
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Australian research discovers brain swelling in long Covid, chronic fatigue...

Sydney, Feb 11: Patients with Long Covid and chronic fatigue tend to have swelling in an area of the brain associated with memory and concentration, according to a study published on Tuesday. Researchers from Griffith University in Australia used an ultra high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
MP govt to give state honour to promote organ donation
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MP govt to give state honour to promote organ donation

Bhopal, Feb 11: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced that people, who will donate organs before death to give a new lease of life to others, will give state honour during their last rites. The Chief Minister said the bodies and organs of the deceased persons will be...
Lymphatic Filariasis: Centre rolls out mass drug administration campaign in 13 endemic states
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Lymphatic Filariasis: Centre rolls out mass drug administration campaign in 13...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Reiterating its commitment to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Monday launched the annual nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in 13 identified endemic States. The MDA campaign will cover 111 endemic...
POSHAN Abhiyaan, FSSAI
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POSHAN Abhiyaan, FSSAI's Eat Right School educating children on healthy choices:...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Amid concerns about unhealthy food habits and the consequent rise in diseases like diabetes and hypertension in India, public health experts on Monday said that the government’s POSHAN Abhiyaan and FSSAI's Eat Right School initiative is educating children about the importance of...
Clot-busting meds can boost stroke patients
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Clot-busting meds can boost stroke patients' recovery by over 50 pc: Study

New Delhi, Feb 10: A team of Chinese researchers has found that clot-dissolving medication alteplase can be key to improving stroke patients' recovery by more than 50 per cent. The team from Zhejiang University, presenting the research at the American Stroke Association's recent International Stroke...
Israeli researchers discover brain activity related to autism
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Israeli researchers discover brain activity related to autism

Jerusalem, Feb 10: A team of Israeli researchers have exposed the brain mechanisms involved in recognising the emotional states of others, with potential implications for treating social disorders such as autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by persistent deficits in social...
Over 14.6 cr women screened for breast cancer, more than 9 cr for cervical cancer: Nadda
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Over 14.6 cr women screened for breast cancer, more than 9 cr for cervical...

New Delhi, Feb 8: More than 14.6 crore women across the country have been screened for breast cancer, and over nine crore for cervical cancer, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Nadda noted that 57,184 women were diagnosed with breast cancer while...
First suspected GBS case reported in Mumbai
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First suspected GBS case reported in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 8: The number of suspected GBS patients on Friday rose to 180 in Maharashtra, including the first such case involving a 64-year-old woman diagnosed with the rare nerve disorder from Mumbai. A woman, who resides in the Andheri East area, was hospitalised with a history of fever and...
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