Health
- Telangana
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…
- India
Clean environ a right to life: SC issues pan-India directions on waste mgmt
New Delhi: Flagging the “uneven” compliance with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules across India, the Supreme Court has said the present generation cannot afford to wait for further legislative refinement while…
- Lifestyle
Is the boring diet plan finally dead? This Hyderabad cafe says yes
Hyderabad, in all its glutonous glory, has never made dieting easy on its residents. Who can blame Hyderabadis, really? When surrounded by biryani, haleem, talawa ghosht and the likes, a man simply…
- Telangana
Telangana among states worst hit by food poisoning: Report
Hyderabad: Telangana is among the states that are worst affected by food poisoning, as one in every six deaths due to food poisoning in India is from the state. As per the…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s ‘detailed’ medical reports handed over to family: Pak minister
Islamabad: The “detailed” medical reports of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan had been handed over to his family, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday, February 6. Tarar said this…
- Health
Health impacts due to plastics may double by 2040: Lancet
New Delhi: Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world’s plastics system, including greenhouse gases, air-polluting particles and toxic chemicals released from production, could more than double by 2040, compared…
- Health
Common viruses can lead to severe brain infections, says AIIMS Bhopal
New Delhi: Commonly found viruses such as the parvovirus B19 (PVB19) can cause serious brain infections like encephalitis, said researchers from the AIIMS Bhopal on Saturday, January 24. Parvovirus B19 is a…
- India
Lancet report outlines roadmap for universal health coverage in India
New Delhi: A new Lancet Commission report outlines a path for a rights-based, citizen-centred health system for India involving innovative financing, regulation and community engagement that delivers accessible, equitable and high-quality care.…
- Health
Paracetamol in pregnancy not linked to Autism or ADHD: Study
Adelaide: If you’ve been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache or back pain, and then pause. Is…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman discharged from hospital after medical tests
The Royal Court on Friday, January 16, announced that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was discharged from a hospital in Riyadh after undergoing medical tests. According to a report by Saudi…
- Health
From 60 pc of global cases to zero: 15 years since India eliminated polio
January 13 marked a historic milestone in India’s public health journey, as the country completed 15 years since its last reported case of wild poliovirus. India’s transition from a polio hotspot to…
- Health
Glamorising tobacco can trigger next epidemic of cancer, lung diseases: Experts
New Delhi: Health and education experts have warned that the growing glamorisation of tobacco through surrogate advertising and its normalisation, by selling it alongside toffees and candies, pose a serious threat to…
- India
India faces second highest economic burden due to diabetes: Study
New Delhi: India faces the second highest economic burden due to diabetes of USD 11.4 trillion — the United States bears the highest costs at USD 16.5 trillion, and China the third…
- Health
Telangana to be Thalassemia-free state by 2035: Health minister
Hyderabad: Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Sunday, January 11, said that Telangana aims to be a Thalassemia-free state by 2035. Speaking at the Asian Thalassemia Conclave held at Kamala Hospital in…
- India
44 pc Indian cities face chronic air pollution: Report
New Delhi: Nearly 44 per cent Indian cities face chronic air pollution, indicating a structural problem driven by persistent emission sources rather than short-term episodes, an analysis by the Centre for Research…
