Health
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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…
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Telangana to screen 46 lakh SHG women, launch health drive on Women’s Day
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, March 4, decided to prepare health profiles for about 46 lakh women Self Help Group (SHG) members by conducting 30 diagnostic tests for each of them.…
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Telangana govt launches statewide HPV vaccination drive from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha on Saturday, February 28, launched the state’s Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive at King Koti Hospital in Hyderabad, as part of a nationwide programme initiated by…
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Indore in the making? Secunderabad families struggle with contaminated water
Hyderabad: Every morning at 4 am, water runs in the taps of Shahbazguda in Secunderabad’s Warsiguda. By the time most families wake up, the water that was meant for drinking, cooking and…
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Saudi Arabia bans poultry, egg imports from India, 39 other countries
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has imposed a full ban on the import of poultry and table eggs from India and 39 other countries, alongside partial restrictions on specific…
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Health group warns against mass cervical vaccines in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Universal Health Organisation (UHO) has raised major concerns against the statewide Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (HPV) programme to adolescent girls, which the Telangana government is preparing to launch as part of…
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Is Kerala beef curry raising cancer risk? claim sparks debate
A claim by an oncologist linking Kerala’s high cancer incidence to beef curry and parotta consumption has sparked debate online, with another medical expert invoking “Simpson’s Paradox” to challenge the interpretation of…
