A new study of 1,482 TB patients across four states – Assam, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal – has revealed shockingly high rates of catastrophic costs, with 30 per cent to 61 per cent experiencing...
Highlighting that refractive error is the commonest cause of ocular morbidity and visual impairment among school-going children causing hindrance in reading the blackboard, and facing challenging to concentrate on studies,...
The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion will be held from 2nd to 4th September 2024 in New Delhi. Despite injuries accounting for over 5.8 million deaths annually, the global epidemic of injury...
In the wake of recent tragic incident of alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, the union health ministry has asked all states and UTs to constitute a ‘Hospital...
The National Task Force on protocol for the safety and security of healthcare professionals at the workplace met for the first time under the chairmanship of the cabinet secretary on Tuesday. The members held an elaborate...
Dr. L Swasticharan, Addl. DDG with DGHS, health ministry, has said that ministry is actively considering establishing a specialized Technical Expert Group focusing on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare and genetically inherited...
Emphasising that there is a shortage of nearly 30 per cent of doctors and specialists at many hospitals in the city, Delhi health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Tuesday alleged that despite repeated requests to the Lieutenant...
Amid the ongoing doctors’ protest over alleged rape and death of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the union health ministry on Saturday assured of constituting a Committee to suggest all such possible measures for ensuring the...
Amid the ongoing stir across the nation over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the union health ministry on Friday said that the head of the institution will be responsible for filing an FIR within...
“The advancement in the technology have put the youth at risk of various mental and personality disorders since most such disorders have onset during the young age. Late childhood and adolescence are the age groups when...
