National,HEALTH/MEDICINE

Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Advanced treatment methodologies for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases were discussed at the two-day Clinical Rheumatology Conference 2024, which concluded here on Sunday. More than 400 rheumatologists from…

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) If you are regularly experiencing tingling, burning, numbness, and pain in your feet, you may be prediabetic -- a sign that your body’s insulin levels are rising, said Dr. Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based…

Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) A woman in Jaipur delivered her baby outside the main gate of a hospital after the staff refused to admit her. The incident happened on Wednesday night when the staff referred the woman to another hospital and did not…

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday launched the 'myCGHS' app for the iOS ecosystem of devices with security features like two-factor authentication and the functionality of mPIN. The app is…

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Even as ovarian cancers are diagnosed at a later stage, routine screening programmes can help in the early detection of the deadly cancer, which is known to be the fifth most common cause of death in women, health…

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India on Wednesday completed a decade of being polio-free, marking a significant milestone in healthcare in the country, while also helping the fight against other diseases. India reported the last case of the…

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Bearing a child after the age of 50 may not be healthy for both mother and the baby, said doctors here on Thursday, amid the controversy around late Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala’s middle-aged parents welcoming…

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Glaucoma, the third most common cause of blindness in India is rising significantly, especially among young adults, said doctors here on Saturday. World Glaucoma Week is celebrated in March every year to raise…

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Survivors Against TB (SATB) -- a community-based collective led by tuberculosis (TB) survivors, experts, and advocates -- on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing to him to fast-track efforts to…

Noida, March 13 (IANS) Jaypee Hospital in Noida on Wednesday announced that it has successfully performed more than 1,000 kidney transplants. The hospital noted that more than 12,000 kidney transplants take place every year in India, due to…

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) An increasing number of women surgeons are joining the field of robotics -- dominated by men, said women robotic surgeons on International Women’s Day on Friday.While women have made a significant mark in the field…

Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow has developed an oral pill that will help in healing fracture in lesser time.The phase-1 clinical trials of CDRI-1,500 molecule will begin soon.CDRI’s senior…

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Nearly 50 per cent Indian women are giving importance to their own preventive and diagnostic healthcare, which is a transformative shift in women's health-seeking behaviour, said a new report on Thursday. The…

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Mothers Against Vaping, a united front of proactive and concerned mothers, has lauded the government’s efforts to restrict the spread of new-age gateway devices like e-cigarettes and vapes. Following a recent…

Uttara Kannada (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) An aged woman died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), known as monkey fever, in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district, taking the death toll due to the disease to four in the state. The deceased is a…

Lucknow, Feb 14 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will host the prestigious four-day International Arogya 2024 conference, themed ‘Ayush for One Health,’ at Awadh Shilpgram here from February 24.The event will encompass…

Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a patient undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Telangana was bitten by rats. The patient was undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the government hospital at…