health care
- Health
Rise in nighttime warming impacting sleep quality, health in India: Analysis
New Delhi: With Mumbai seeing the highest changes in the nighttime temperatures, India continues to suffer a severe heatwave, a new analysis on Friday showed climate change added nearly 50 to 80…
- India
Rise in cases of black fever causes concern in West Bengal
Kolkata: The rise in the number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis, widely known as black fever, has emerged as a cause of concern in West Bengal, an official said, adding, the situation,…
- Health
Only 7% of new docs aware of advances in anti-smoking strategies: Study
New Delhi: A mere 7 per cent of doctors are aware of recent advances in anti-smoking strategies, posing a significant challenge to the nation’s efforts in combating tobacco addiction, according to a…
- Health
Massachusetts 2nd US state with child pneumonia outbreak
San Francisco: As the mysterious pneumonia cases in children rise across the world, Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a sudden surge in the number of pneumonia cases in…
- India
Karnataka govt’s pilot door-to-door health checks underway in Chikmagalur
Bengaluru: In a pioneering initiative under the state government’s prestigious ‘Griha Arogya Yojana’, a comprehensive plan has been devised to conduct household visits for blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer screenings. The pilot…
- Telangana
Telangana govt launches ‘Employee Health Care Trust’ for workers, pensioners
Hyderabad: Aiming at providing cashless, high-quality medical treatment to employees, pensioners, and their families, the Telangana government introduced the Employee Health Care Trust (EHCT). In an announcement made just before the Dasara…
- Hyderabad
Global Healthcare Exchange to expand its facility in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) will strengthen its engineering and operations teams with expansion of its Global Capability Center in Hyderabad. The healthcare firm is planning to triple its workforce in India…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: ECLAT Health Solutions to set up operations centre at Karimnagar
Hyderabad: ECLAT Health Solutions has decided to establish a dedicated operations centre in Karimnagar and will be employing about 100 people in the initial year of operations. The manpower would potentially be…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HHF starts free palliative care for underprivileged
Hyderabad: Helping Hand Foundation (HHF), a public health care NGO in the city has started providing free palliative care services for patients suffering from end-of-life diseases, particularly for the underprivileged and vulnerable…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 60 cops felicitated for improving fitness with ‘Fitcop’
Hyderabad: Efforts of 60 policemen who showed improvement in their health standards since the initiation of Fitcop, were recognized by City Police Commissioner CV Anand on Sunday. As many as 16,000 policemen…
- India
India’s vision for healthcare is universal, says PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India’s vision for health was universal even when there were no global pandemics. While inaugurating virtually the 6th edition of Advantage Healthcare India…
- India
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination nears 200 crore
New Delhi: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country neared the 200-crore mark on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. More than 10 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7…
- World
UK’s healthcare dangerously reliant on China for medical supplies
London: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is “dangerously reliant” on China for medical supplies, said a report published by British think tank Civitas after studying Chinese-manufactured goods in NHS supply chains. This…
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