Air pollution responsible for over 2 Million deaths annually in India: Study
Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ. The research found that air pollution from using fossil...
Experts hail implementation of hysterectomy guidelines to curb unnecessary hysterectomies
Leading health experts on Thursday highlighted that better implementation of hysterectomy guidelines issued by health ministry along with integrated awareness efforts by all stakeholders as the way forward to curb the...
Hospital organises wedding ceremony for admitted patient
In an event of showcasing compassion, a hospital in the city held the wedding ceremony for the admitted patient. On request of the patient’s family-members, the hospital organised a brief wedding ceremony for patient...
AIIMS to establish Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare
The All India Institute of Medical sciences has announced to set up a Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare. A three-day workshop on transgender healthcare titled ‘Advanced Gender Affirmative Care’ began on...
Amid reports of rising respiratory illness, Centre asks states to review healthcare preparedness
Amid the recent reports indicating a surge in respiratory illness in children in northern China, the center has asked all states and UTs to immediately review public health preparedness. The health ministry on Sunday said...
Over thousands doctors take pledge to donate organs at MEDICON 2023
More than 20,000 doctors and medical professionals on Sunday took a pledge to donate organs at ‘MEDICON 2023’. The oath of organ donation was administered by Anil Kumar, director of National Organ and Tissue...
Doctors treat rare fungal infection Rhinosporidiosis at Primus Specialty Hospital
A team of doctors at a hospital here has treated a 37-year-old male professional swimmer suffering from Rhinosporidiosis, a rare fungal infection and an inflammatory condition that affects the nasal and respiratory passages....
AIIMS to develop ICU waiting areas for enhanced attendant comfort
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on Sunday said that the hospital will implement a series of measures to ensure the well-being and convenience of patient attendants waiting areas associated with...
Closely monitoring outbreak of H9N2 in China: Health Ministry
Amid the reports of clustering cases of respiratory illness in children in northern China, the union health ministry on Friday said that it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory...
India launches locally-made rare disease drugs, cost slashed by hundred-fold
The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that the four made-in-India drugs for rare diseases have been launched in the country. As the drugs for rare disease are being imported at expensive cost, these made-in-India drugs...