Delhi reports first case of Japanese Encephalitis
The national capital has reported an ‘isolated’ case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in a 72-year-old man from West Delhi. An official source said he was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences following chest...
Black tumor removed from the brain of 72-year-old woman
A team of doctors have removed a rare and complex black brain tumor from the brain of a 72-year-old woman at a hospital. In October last year, the patient suffered loss of consciousness with right sided weakness, for which a...
Health ministry signs MoU with Education ministry and Banaras Hindu University
The Union health ministry entered into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Ministry of Education on Friday to provide enhanced funding and technical support to Institute of...
Air pollution spikes inflammation in patients with heart disease: Study
Patients with heart disease, specifically those with heart failure, are especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution and poor air quality and can take steps to protect themselves, a new study has said. Results from...
SFI marathon held at Indirapuram
SFI Green Heartfulness Run was held on November 17, 2024 at Indirapuram starting from Habitat Centre. Satyam fashion Institute was title sponsor for the Run. UCO bank, Agricultural Insurance Company of India (AIC), IMS Group...
Alarming economic burden of TB treatment in four states of India: Study
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...
Refractive error common among school children, AIIMS to screen one lakh kids
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,...
15th World Safety Conference to be held in Delhi
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...
Health ministry asks state to form ‘Hospital security’, violence prevention committee
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...
First meeting of NTF held on Doctors Safety Protocol
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...
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