‘11 lakh children missed first measles vaccine in 2022’: Center denies
According to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), total 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022...
AMR responsible for approximately 1.27 million deaths globally
Antimicrobial resistance contributes to almost 5 million human deaths from bacterial infections alone each year. The AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to the active ingredients, or...
Two-year old brain dead donate organs to save multiple lives
Two families including one of 2-year-old of brain dead have donated the organs to save multiple lives at All India Institute of Medical sciences. Ms. Shashi, a 48-year-old female, had a road traffic accident on November 16,...
Health Ministry releases National Pharmacy Commission Bill draft, seeks comments
The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission. The ministry put...
Quitting Smoking Reduces Type-2 Diabetes Risk By 30-40 %
As per a new study by World Health Organisation, quitting smoking can lower the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 30-40 per cent. According to a WHO statement, smoking influences the body’s ability to regulate...
AIIMS starts free insulin distribution services
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Tuesday, the All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, started free insulin distribution services for poor patients suffering from diabetes. The hospital said that all...
AIIMS doctors extract needle deeply embedded in 7-year-old’s lung
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have successfully extracted a needle embedded in the left lung of a seven-year-old boy using a magnet. The hospital said that the intricate and...
Breathless Delhi, Mask Up: Health Experts
As severely-polluted air has choked the capital city Delhi, health experts have warned people that it can cause a range of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, skin allergy and eye infection. The...
Air pollution may increase risk of type 2 diabetes: Study
A study published in the BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care journal has revealed that the exposure to polluted air is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. The research, first of its kind in India and...
42-Year-Old Male brought with a flat line successfully resuscitated at Fortis Shalimar Bagh
A 42-year-old man who was brought to the hospital with no vital signs has been given a second life by doctors at a hospital here. Just minutes before reaching the hospital, the patient’s heart had stopped beating due to a...
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