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Ayushman Bharat is bringing healthcare to doorsteps in rural India: Experts
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Ayushman Bharat is bringing healthcare to doorsteps in rural India: Experts

New Delhi, Feb 14: Ayushman Bharat, India's flagship healthcare initiative, is significantly advancing the provision of healthcare services and empowering people living in rural India, said experts on Wednesday. Launched in 2018, this initiative encompasses two primary components: The...
Beat depression better with walking, jogging, yoga & strength training
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Beat depression better with walking, jogging, yoga & strength training

London, Feb 15: Battling hard against depression? Walking or jogging, yoga and strength training seems to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, either alone or alongside established treatments such as psychotherapy and drugs, suggests a study. The World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Lack of knowledge about epilepsy resulting in social stigma, says specialist
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Lack of knowledge about epilepsy resulting in social stigma, says specialist

Hyderabad, Feb 11: International Epilepsy Day is celebrated every year on the second Monday of February to promote awareness of epilepsy around the world. This year, the International Epilepsy Day will focus on the journey of people living with epilepsy who faced challenges in their life. Epilepsy...
Weight loss drugs can shrink muscle mass: AstraZeneca chief
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Weight loss drugs can shrink muscle mass: AstraZeneca chief

London, Feb 11: Using popular weight loss drugs like Wegovey can make patients lose their muscle mass, AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot has warned. Obesity drugs including Wegovy, which mimics a hormone that tricks the body into satiety, are currently being used by hundreds of thousands of people....
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'Avoid cooking oils with carcinogenic contaminants'

New Delhi, Feb 11: Health experts on Sunday stressed the need to avoid using cooking oils with carcinogenic contaminants like glycidyl esters (GE) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPD). The global challenge of reducing levels of GE and 3-MCPD in vegetable oils is a critical issue...
JIBS signs MoU with Haryana govt to enhance healthcare initiatives
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JIBS signs MoU with Haryana govt to enhance healthcare initiatives

Chandigarh, Feb 12: In a significant development for healthcare in Haryana, the Department of Health, Haryana, and the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) at O. P. Jindal Global University inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in various healthcare...
Managing hypothyroidism with diet and yoga
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Managing hypothyroidism with diet and yoga

New Delhi, Feb 11: Navigating the complexities of hypothyroidism can be an overwhelming journey, given the rising prevalence of this condition in the Indian population. Thyroid disorders, affecting nearly 42 million Indians, are among the most common endocrine disorders. Hypothyroidism arises when...
Study finds genetic factors for severe Lassa fever
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Study finds genetic factors for severe Lassa fever

New York, Feb 9: An international team of scientists has identified genetic factors that cause severe Lassa fever -- an infection that is caused by the Lassa virus. Lassa fever is endemic in West Africa, and can be deadly in some people while only mild in others. The virus causes fever, sore...
Cambodia records 1st death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year
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Cambodia records 1st death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year

Phnom Penh, Feb 10: A nine-year-old boy from northeastern Cambodia's Kratie province had died of H5N1 avian influenza, the first death from the virus in the country so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. "Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health...
Study shows how underprescribed ORS can save half a million children’s lives annually
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Study shows how underprescribed ORS can save half a million children’s lives...

New Delhi, Feb 9: Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) – a cheap and effective treatment for diarrhoea -- can save lives of half a million children every year, according to a study. A whopping 500,000 children under five die from diarrhoea globally. India accounts for the most cases of child diarrhoea...
New ML-based tool to detect at-risk psychosis patients
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New ML-based tool to detect at-risk psychosis patients

Tokyo, Feb 9: An international team of researchers have developed a machine-learning (ML) tool to predict the onset of psychosis. The tool can classify MRI brain scans into those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode. The team led by researchers from the University of...
Assam govt spent Rs 416cr on 387cr Covid tests: Minister
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Assam govt spent Rs 416cr on 387cr Covid tests: Minister

Guwahati, Feb 9: Assam's Health and Family Welfare Minister Keshab Mahanta said on Friday that the state has already spent over Rs 416 crore to conduct more than 2.87 crore Covid-19 tests. According to him, more than Rs 45 crore has been spent on Covid vaccinations so far, and individuals who had...
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