Health
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Telangana witnesses rise in cervical cancer deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded a concerning rise in cervical cancer cases, with the mortality rate increasing from 948 in 2014 to 1,202 in 2023, according to recent data presented during the Assembly’s budget…
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Hyderabad-based pharma company gets WHO PQ status for oral polio vaccine
Hyderabad: Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company, on Tuesday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted Pre-qualification (PQ) status to their Novel Oral Polio Vaccine type…
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17-year-old resident of Medak dies of dengue in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With rising dengue cases, a 17-year-old youngster lost his life fighting the disease at a private hospital here on Monday, July 29. Nikhil, a resident of Suraram village in Chinna Shankarampet…
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Obesity surges in Telangana; experts highlight bio-psycho-social factors
Hyderabad: In a startling revelation, the Center’s Economic Survey 2024, tabled at Parliament on Monday, July 22, identified Telangana as one of the states with a troubling trend of growing obesity. Recent…
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Telangana: Officials to conduct door-to-door survey on seasonal illnesses
Hyderabad: To keep a check on the seasonal fevers affecting the population, the Telangana government has taken the decision to conduct a door-to-door survey of all households in the state. Health minister…
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Hyderabad: OGH surgeons perform liver transplantation on toddler
Hyderabad: Surgeons at the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) have successfully performed a liver transplantation procedure on a three-year-old boy on July 3 and discharged him on Tuesday. Aditya, a resident of Kondavanamala…
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UNICEF, WHO call for step-up in child vaccinations stalled after Covid pandemic
United Nations: Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. The latest World…
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Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids & target young men: Study
Melbourne: The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. In the United Kingdom, a ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising…
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Norovirus cases being reported in Old City of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Many cases of the Norovirus are being reported in the Old City of Hyderabad. The virus, which is the most common cause of gastroenteritis, has been causing “complicated gastroenteritis with acute…
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What’s ‘cancer cachexia’ syndrome, a disease behind most patients’ death?
New Delhi: When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called ‘cachexia’…
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Cutting smoking tied to better cognitive aging: Study
New Delhi: Want to maintain sharp memory skills and cognitive function as you age? Cutting down on smoking suggests a large study that found it to be a key lifestyle factor linked…
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Tripura: 47 students died of HIV infection, 828 tested positive
West Tripura: As many as forty-seven students died from HIV in Tripura, and 828 have tested HIV-positive, according to a senior official of the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS). “We have…
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Dengue cases rise by 42 pc in Karnataka: Health Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka has witnessed a rise of 42 per cent in dengue cases as compared to last year, Minister for Health Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Tuesday. He also directed the officers…
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Hina Khan battles breast cancer: 8 Symptoms you should know
Mumbai: Television actress Hina Khan has revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She shared this news on her Instagram, asking for privacy during this challenging time. In…
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Need 1 govt health centre per 30 km in Telangana: Health minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha asked officials to take steps to ensure one government healthcare centre per thirty km across Telangana. In a review meeting with the District Health and…
