Health
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Telangana AYUSH doctors start indefinite strike for stipend hike
Hyderabad: Around 6,000 AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) house surgeons and postgraduates across Telangana launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday, August 4, demanding a stipend hike, parity with…
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Warangal to get Telangana’s 2nd largest govt cancer hospital
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Tuesday, August 4, announced that the second-largest government cancer hospital in the state will be set up in Warangal. He said that the Warangal…
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FSSAI prohibits Dabur’s ‘100 pc’ claims on food products
New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has prohibited Dabur India from selling many products such as honey, cow ghee, and edible oils using ‘100 per cent’ claims, saying that such labelling is against…
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NIMS completes 1,000 robotic surgeries under 3 years, 90pc free
Hyderabad: The Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) performed 1,000 robotic surgeries in less than three years, with over 90 per cent procedures free of cost. Operations were conducted under the Aarogyasri…
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Telangana renames TIMS Sanathnagar after Dr Marri Chenna Reddy
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday, July 30, renamed Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) in Sanathnagar to Dr Marri Chenna Reddy Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences. Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha…
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Telangana to give pensions to Thalassemia, Sickle Cell patients
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said social security pensions would be provided to all persons suffering from Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia in the state. He asked officials to…
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Dialysis patients dying as Gaza’s health system crumbles in war
On the dialysis floor of Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, the machines never stop. Patients sit in tight rows, tubes running from their bodies to the machines that keep them alive for a…
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Move over bodybuilding, Hyderabad has a new fitness craze
“By 2030, I want Hyderabad to become the fitness capital of India,” says Rishikesh Kumar, founder of XtraLiving, a fitness centre in Hitech City. It is a bold declaration, but for him,…
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Women develop post-delivery infections at NIMS, BRS seeks probe
Hyderabad: Siddipet MLA and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T Harish Rao has demanded a detailed inquiry into what he alleged was medical negligence that had caused severe infection in six mothers…
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India approves first dengue prevention vaccine
New Delhi: Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd on Monday, July 20, said it has received market authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for dengue prevention vaccine, QDENGA. QDENGA, the…
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People with Type 2 diabetes face risk of severe dengue: Study
Thiruvananthapuram: People with Type 2 diabetes face a significantly higher risk of severe, life-threatening dengue complications, according to a review paper by leading specialists. The paper, which is slated for publication in…
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Telangana launches deworming drive for 97 lakh children
Hyderabad: Telangana marked National Deworming Day on Monday, July 13, with Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha urging parents across the state to ensure their children receive the recommended Albendazole tablet. The dose,…
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Healing beyond borders: A Hyderabad doctor’s Gaza mission
Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from Hyderabad, amid the rubble of bombed hospitals and the cries of injured children, hope often arrives wearing a doctor’s coat. For Dr Yousufuddin Sheikh, an orthopedic…
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Telangana govt cancels license of two ‘unethical’ IVF centers
Hyderabad: Telangana government has cancelled license of two fertility centers and suspended licenses on nine others over alleged unethical practices. The action was taken after the Telangana health department inspected 464 private…
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Namma Clinic staff threaten shutdown over unpaid salaries
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s ambitious Namma Clinic programme, launched to provide free primary healthcare services to economically weaker sections, is facing a major financial crisis with doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians alleging that they…
