In a letter to Union health minister JP Nadda, the Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (TPAG) has asked for urgent need of Thalassemia Bharat Mukt Abhiyan’. Highlighting that increased allocation across key healthcare...
The incidence of cancer has been steadily increasing in India over the last few decades, with the number of cancer patients projected to rise to 1.57 million in 2025, double of what it was in 1990. The...
In a major effort to provide relief to patients, particularly those suffering from cancer, rare diseases and other severe chronic diseases, the Union government on Thursday announced that 36 lifesaving drugs and medicines...
People taking longer to enter their ‘dreaming’ phase of sleep could be experiencing an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs thought processes and memory, a study...
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Haryana, has announced to suspend Ayushman Scheme from Feb 3 citing the pending dues of empanelled hospitals in the state. In a statement, the Haryana chapter of IMA said,...
In a ground-breaking medical achievement, Doctors at Fortis Escorts, Okhla, have successfully performed India’s first treatment of Bilateral Wilms Tumour (nephroblastoma), a rare and complex form of paediatric kidney...
After India reported total five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among infants in last 24 hrs in country, Union health secretary Ms. Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a meeting with States/UTs to review the...
Amid outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China and resultant concerns in the country, five infants tested positive – two from Karnataka, two from Tamil Nadu and one from Gujarat – of the viral infections on...
Amid the reports of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) creating panic situation in China, India also reported the first case of this virus in an eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru on Monday morning. The case was reported at the...
Amid the reports of rising cases of respiratory illnesses Human Metapneumovirus in China in the past few weeks, union health ministry on Saturday held a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting where experts from the World...
