Health
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Telangana govt mulls pilot project to address nutrition deficiencies in kids
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to examine the feasibility of implementing the recommendations proposed by eminent economist Karthik Muralidharan across 29 government school complexes under the Core Urban…
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Telangana to add 10K beds in govt hospitals at Hyderabad, Warangal
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, March 26, said the completion of multispecialty hospitals in Warangal and the state capital will add 10,000 beds to the state public health…
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Telangana govt hospitals have 1770 ventilators: Health Dept
Hyderabad: Telangana health department on Thursday, March 26, said that there are 1770 ventilator in government hospitals presently and 485 are under procurement. The department provided the details while answering the questions…
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Patent expiry brings cheap Ozempic-like drugs to Telangana, DCA warns use
Hyderabad: The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has issued a public advisory cautioning against the unsupervised use of semaglutide formulations after cheaper versions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug flooded the market following…
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India 6th most polluted country; UP’s Loni world’s most polluted city
New Delhi: India is the sixth most-polluted country when it comes to levels of fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant, while UP’s Loni is the most polluted city across the globe…
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Hyderabad doctor who fought false ORS labelling battle receives notice
Hyderabad: City-based paediatrician Sivaranjani Santosh, who fought for eight years against the misleading ORS labelling, is now facing notices from pharma companies for allegedly making defamatory statements to gain social media followers.…
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Every Rs 3 spent on food by Telangana’s urban citizens, Rs 1 goes to fast food
Hyderabad: Residents of Telangana’s urban areas are spending between 28 and 34 per cent of their monthly food budget on fast food, placing the state among the highest in the country on that…
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Climate action can prevent over 13.5 million deaths by 2050: Study
New Delhi: More than 13.5 million deaths due to air pollution could be avoided by 2050 under climate action that limits global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, mostly in low and middle-income…
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Fake obesity drugs sale driven by prices: Lancet Report
New Delhi: Fake and falsified obesity drugs could be prompting a public health concern driven by high prices, a lack of insurance and the desire to lose weight, according to a World…
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Vendors halt supplies to Telangana hospitals; govt says no shortage
Hyderabad: Twin Cities Hospital’s Suppliers Association on Thursday, March 12, wrote to the Superintendent of Osmania General Hospital informing them that due to outstanding payments amounting to crores, the association is forced…
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Telangana govt to map citizens’ medical history, issue Digital Health Cards
Hyderabad: Telangana government is planning to issue ‘Digital Health Cards’ for all their citizens, and Sangareddy has been chosen to implement the pilot project, Health Minister Damodar Raja Narsimha announced on Thursday,…
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Telangana aims to become model state in organ transplant: Health Minister
Hyderabad: State Medical and Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha held a high-level review meeting with private hospital managements at the Secretariat on Tuesday, March 10, regarding the formulation of a policy under the…
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SC asks Centre to frame compensation policy for Covid vaccine side effects
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 10, directed the Centre to frame a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…
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Cipla recalls over 400 cartons of cancer drug in US: USFDA
New Delhi: A US-based subsidiary of drugmaker Cipla is recalling over 400 cartons of generic anti-cancer medication due to a manufacturing issue, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Warren…
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TIMS Sanathnagar to open on March 19, take load off overcrowded govt hospitals
Hyderabad: The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) in Hyderabad’s Sanathnagar is set to open on March 19, with authorities planning to divert pending surgery cases from overcrowded government hospitals in the…
