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Budget lacks focus on mental health, rising cost of medical devices: Experts
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Budget lacks focus on mental health, rising cost of medical devices: Experts

New Delhi, Feb 1: The Interim Budget presented on Thursday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lacks focus on mental health, rising cost of medical devices, said experts. The experts hailed the government’s proposal to encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for...
SGPGIMS to provide free DNA testing for hepatitis
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SGPGIMS to provide free DNA testing for hepatitis

Lucknow, Feb 1: The Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) will be providing free DNA testing for hepatitis B and RNA testing for hepatitis C, at the Department of Hepatology, it was announced on Thursday. The cost of these tests would be borne by the Uttar Pradesh...
Finance Minister announces setting up of more medical colleges
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Finance Minister announces setting up of more medical colleges

New Delhi, Feb 1: With focus on Yuva Shakti and marching towards the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up of more medical colleges in India, as she presented the Interim Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Thursday. Sitharaman said that the new...
How AI can help detect breast cancer early, boost treatment outcome
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How AI can help detect breast cancer early, boost treatment outcome

New Delhi, Feb 1: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) renews hope in significantly enhancing cancer detection in the early phase, with the potential to transform oncological treatment, said cancer experts on Thursday. The traditional approach to diagnosing cancer primarily revolved around...
80% of glaucoma cases go undetected in India: Experts
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80% of glaucoma cases go undetected in India: Experts

New Delhi, Jan 31: A whopping 80 per cent cases of glaucoma -- the third most common cause of blindness -- goes undetected in India, said experts here on Wednesday. Glaucoma is a disease that affects the optic nerve. January is national glaucoma awareness month, a time to spread awareness about...
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...
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