Health
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Kerala Shigellosis outbreak puts Karnataka on alert
Bengaluru: A deadly outbreak of Shigellosis in Kerala has triggered concern in Karnataka, with health authorities stepping up monitoring efforts across the state. The infection has already claimed the life of a…
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Kerala on alert after Nipah case detected in Kozhikode
A 43-year-old man from Farook in Kerala’s Kozhikode has tested positive for the Nipah virus, triggering fresh concerns as health authorities launched emergency containment measures. The patient, who was undergoing treatment after…
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IAP is unbothered by ORS issue or child safety: Hyderabad paediatrician
Hyderabad: The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has formally accepted Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh’s resignation, submitted two months ago. “Now I can finally speak freely,” she shared on her X handle. MY…
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Humidity of India’s monsoon could extend summer heat stress
New Delhi: Hot and humid conditions prevailing during India’s monsoon season could extend the duration of uncompensable heat stress of the summer season under a global warming of 2 degrees Celsius, a…
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Telangana plans medical tourism push; forms special panel
Hyderabad: In line with the Telangana Tourism Policy, 2025–2030, the state government on Sunday, June 7, constituted a committee for introducing international medical tourism in government hospitals. Managing Director of Telangana State…
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Dr Rahul Devraj is new NIMS Hospital Director
Hyderabad: Dr Rahul Devraj is the new director of Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad. He succeeds Dr Bheerappa Nagari, a senior surgical gastroenterologist. Dr Devraj served as Professor and…
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Hyderabad: Second Sudanese national tests negative for Ebola
Hyderabad: The second of two Sudanese nationals admitted to the state-run Gandhi Hospital here with complaints of fever also tested negative for Ebola, officials said on Saturday, June 6. The student in…
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Child pregnancy cases trigger 45 FIRs in Karnataka’s Mandya
Mandya: Authorities in Mandya district have registered 45 FIRs against ultrasound scanning centres following a large-scale inspection drive launched in the wake of several child pregnancy cases that recently came to light.…
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Hantavirus: Argentina expands probe, sends tests rats in Mendoza
Argentina has said it is expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats in the…
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Telangana doctors call off statewide strike after govt assurance
Hyderabad: Government doctors in Telangana called off a planned statewide strike on Friday, June 5, after Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha assured the Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) that their demands would be addressed. The…
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Sudanese national isolated in Hyderabad tests negative for Ebola
Hyderabad: A Sudanese national who had been sent to Gandhi Hospital’s isolation ward on Thursday, June 4, has tested negative for Ebola, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha said on Friday, June…
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Quack’s clinic raided in Telangana, antibiotics, steroids seized
Hyderabad: The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) conducted a raid on a quack’s clinic at Indira Nagar, Yenugulagadda, in Hanumakonda mandal on Thursday, June 4, and seized a stock of medicines worth…
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4.9 million children died globally before turning five in 2024
New Delhi: A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimates that globally 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths. Mortality…
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AQZA Sehat Card set to be launched for Hyderabad imams, moazzins
Hyderabad: Western Hospitals, in association with The Siasat Daily, is set to launch the “AQZA Sehat Card”, an exclusive healthcare support program designed specifically for Imams and Moazzins serving in mosques across…
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Study identifies two distinct subtypes of autism
New Delhi: A study has identified at least two distinct subtypes of autism, one with an increased communication associated with immune-related systems and another with a reduced connectivity linked to synaptic pathways…
