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AMR, also known as drug resistance, is a rapidly increasing threat to human health worldwide. It was directly responsible for 2,97,000 deaths and was associated with 10,42,500 deaths in India in 2019."Antimicrobial resistance can have a potential impact on Viksit Bharat, including prosperity...

Sydney: Judging by recent headlines and political thinking, you might think that screen time is the only lifestyle that influences teen well-being.But with young people struggling to deal with increasing mental health issues, it's crucial that we don't have tunnel vision and instead remember...

Bengaluru, Karnataka reported 185 positive dengue cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 7,547, the health department said on Tuesday.According to the bulletin, 948 patients were tested for dengue in the last 24 hours.Of these, 185 cases were reported positive and 62...

This year's event is expected to reveal a variety of new products, including foldable phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and the eagerly awaited Galaxy Ring health wearable.At this year's event, Samsung is likely to unveil its "Galaxy AI" system, which will integrate AI features like on-device...

Hyderabad: A lizard was allegedly found in the breakfast served to students of a girls' hostel attached to a government school in Telangana's Medak district on Tuesday, an official said.About 17 students who had breakfast were taken to a primary health center in Ramayampet mandal and two...

New Delhi, Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed Principal Advisor for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program of the Union Health Ministry on pro-bono basis.Swaminathan is the former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization and previously served as the Director General of the...

Mumbai MLA Jayant Patil of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) on Tuesday alleged in the Maharashtra assembly that a BJP legislator was involved in a case in which dead people were shown to be alive to claim benefits under a scheme government health during the coronavirus pandemic.Talking...

Aizawl, Mizoram The government has sought financial assistance from the Center to upgrade Zoram Medical College (ZMC), the only medical college in the state, an official statement said on Tuesday.During a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday evening, Mizoram Chief Minister...

New Delhi (India), July 9: Pranjal Sharma, a dedicated student and passionate public health advocate, has taken a bold step to address one of the pressing issues of our time: the growing trend of vaping among youth in the India. Recognizing the dangers posed by e-cigarettes, Pranjal has launched...

Thiruvananthapuram, A cholera outbreak has been reported at a private nursing home in Neyyattinkara in this southern Kerala district, prompting the state Health Department to strengthen preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.State Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday...

New Delhi: Health industry body NATHEALTH on Tuesday urged the government to increase public health spending to more than 2.5 per cent of GDP and rationalize GST for healthcare with a flat rate of 5 percent.In its pre-budget recommendations, NATHEALTH also called for the implementation of...

Those who are under observation and the positive case have been reported from an orphanage located in the suburbs of the capital city near Neyyattinkara.Last week a prisoner died of dysentery. When other prisoners developed similar symptoms, health officials swung into action and tests were...

Ukraine's largest children's health facility was one of the locations hit by a barrage of about 40 Russian missiles across the country on Monday.Russia, which is president of the council for this month, will chair the meeting called at the request of the three permanent members, the US...

Munir al-Bursh, an official with Gaza-based health authorities, said in a statement on Monday that 34 children have died due to severe food shortages in the northern region, the Xinhua news agency reported.Some 25,000 patients need urgent treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000...

According to officials, more than 24.20 lakh people in 30 districts had been affected till Friday.ASDMA officials said two people drowned in Dhubri on Monday, while one died in Goalpara, Golaghat, Sivasagar and Sonitpur.With Monday's deaths, the number of victims increased to 72 in different...

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday directed the state health director to publish the names of hospitals which have anti-snake venom facilities to treat people suffering from snake bites.The minister said the names of hospitals providing anti-snake venom should be...

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Monday reviewed the preparedness to deal with dengue in the national capital and issued instructions to take preventive measures.Bhardwaj held a meeting with medical directors and superintendents of government hospitals in the city to tackle...

More than 12,000 doctors in training, more than 90 percent of the total, have been on strike with mass resignations since February 20 in protest against the government's increase in admission fees to medical schools, and most of them have rejected the state order to return to work, Yonhap News...

Bengaluru, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said the situation now does not require declaring dengue as a "medical emergency" in the state, rejecting the suggestion made by the opposition BJP.He said amid a rise in dengue cases, instructions have been issued to officials to...

New Delhi: The national policy on distribution of menstrual hygiene products to adolescent school girls is at an advanced stage of formulation, the Center told the Supreme Court on Monday.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of...