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Shimla, February 24: The management of the Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialities (AIMSS) in Shimla's Chamiana issued show-cause notices to sanitation staff on Tuesday, February 24, following a security lapse that allowed a stray dog to retrieve an amputated human leg from the hospital's waste complex. The incident, which was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, triggered panic among local residents and raised significant concerns regarding the handling of biomedical wa ...Read More >
Shimla, Feb 24 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday chaired a meeting on preparations for the statewide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, to be launched from February 28. The campaign is being held under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). During the meeting, Gupta directed the departments concerned to spread awareness through panchayati raj institutions, urban local bodies, schools and various media platforms so that parents and beneficiaries a ...Read More >
"You will have to satisfy us that this drastic reduction in the cut-off, virtually bringing it to zero, does not affect the quality of the education. We are concerned about the quality of the medical education," a bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe told the Centre's counsel. The court issued formal notices on a batch of petitions challenging the reduction in cut-off and posted the matter for hearing next week. Senior advocates Pinki Anand, Gopal Sankaranarayanan and DS Naidu appear ...Read More >
At least 12 people, including five children, have died in 15 days at Chayansa in Haryana's Palwal, prompting a health department probe amid growing concerns about contaminated drinking water and infectious disease spread. Health officials said the deaths between late January and mid-February were linked to severe liver-related complications. Preliminary findings pointed to viral hepatitis and possible water contamination. On January 31, jaundice-related deaths were first reported in Chayansa, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (PTI) No fresh deaths have been reported from a village in Haryana's Palwal district, where seven people died due to liver-related ailments, prompting the health department to monitor the situation round-the-clock, officials said on Monday. Seven deaths, four of them due to Hepatitis B, were reported at Chhainsa village in the Hathin sub-division over the past two weeks. Some villagers, however, claimed the number of deaths was higher. They also claimed that a lack of clean ...Read More >
As India prepares to co-host the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from December 17 to 19, it is a moment not only of policy significance but of civilisational resonance. Traditional medicine has always been a bridge between cultures, knowledge systems and societies. Today, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has transformed this inherited strength into a global instrument of goodwill, cooperation, and wellness diplomacy. The world in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine kicked off on Wednesday, with a focus on "Restoring Balance: The Science and Practice of Health and Well-Being," at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, according to AYUSH press release. Union Health Minister JP Nadda and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasised the importance of traditional medicine in global healthcare. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, in the presence of U ...Read More >
India, which dominates the global turmeric market with a share of about 70 per cent, is facing tough competition from Vietnam, Myanmar and some African countries, which are trying to catch up with the country very fast. "We need to improve the quality of turmeric to meet global standards. Our turmeric is facing stiff competition from Vietnam, Myanmar and some African countries. There is a need to focus on how to increase curcumin content and decrease the moisture level to below 10 per cent," N ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to continued humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and healthcare cooperation, with a focus on long-term supply of medicines. Union Health Minister JP Nadda held a productive meeting with Afghan Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, a health ministry statement said. India reaffirmed its commitment to continued humanitarian assistance and healthcare cooperation, with a focus on long-term supply of medicines, th ...Read More >
Heart transplant patients in the United States typically spend months waiting for a donated organ. But Kayoko Hira was not a typical patient. Mrs. Hira, the wife of a hotel magnate in Japan, flew to the United States in September 2021, went to the University of Chicago Medical Center and, within days, got a new heart from an American teenager who had died. Soon after, The New York Times found, a charity run by her husband made a donation to a nonprofit group led by the heart surgeon's wife. It ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MLA Vikrant Bhuria on Wednesday expressed shock over contaminated blood transfusion to the children suffering from thalassaemia at the government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Satna, describing it a 'systemic failure', which may 'destroy' children's lives. Young Congress MLA Bhuria, who is also a Doctor (MBBS) by profession, said that the mandatory medical norms for collecting blood samples and testing them at multiple stages might be the reason for ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17: In a rare and deeply moving case that challenges India's long-standing gender patterns in organ donation, a 65-year-old man donated his kidney to save the life of his 60-year-old diabetic wife at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, earlier this month. The successful transplant stands out in a country where nearly 80 per cent of living kidney donations are made by women -- most often wives or mothers donating to male family members. Male-to-female donations account for only abou ...Read More >
iMEQ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17: CodeSkin, the science-driven skincare brand known for clean, effective formulations, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its moisturizer range - including the debut of the new "Ultra Advance Body Moisturizer," designed to deliver deep hydration and repair skin from head to toe. What's new The newly launched Ultra Advance Body Moisturizer brings all-over skin care to CodeSkin's lineup, offering intense hydration, skin repair and deodorizing ...Read More >
The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine on Wednesday, arguing that new technologies, including artificial intelligence, can bring scientific scrutiny to centuries-old healing practices. The meeting in New Delhi will examine how governments can regulate traditional medicine while using emerging scientific tools to validate safe and effective treatments. The UN body hopes this push will help make ancestral practices more compatible with modern healthcare sy ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 -- The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine today, arguing that new technologies, including artificial intelligence, can bring scientific scrutiny to centuries-old healing practices. The meeting in New Delhi will examine how governments can regulate traditional medicine while using emerging scientific tools to validate safe and effective treatments. The UN body hopes this push will help make ancestral practices more compatible with modern ...Read More >
A2 Milk in India: Why Kine Milk A2 Milk Is the Healthiest Choice for Modern Families Milk is one of the most established staples in the lives of Indian homes. Milk has so much into it of India's culinary culture that children consume milk in the morning before leaving for school, with elders wrapping up their chores for the day with a dosage of warm milk. Over the past years, though, the concerns of milk adulteration, problems with digestion processes, and the weakened nutritional levels of reg ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has strongly criticised the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), alleging that its one-crore signature campaign against the government's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for medical colleges had turned into a 'drama marked by meaningless scribbles.' Speaking to the media at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Minister said the coalition government decided to run ten new medical colleges under the PPP model to improve public healthcare and ensure bett ...Read More >
Guwahati: AIIMS Guwahati has become the first health facility in the Northeast to receive accreditation as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) provider centre. The institute conducted its inaugural ATLS provider course from December 12 to 14, marking a major step in structured trauma education in the region. In a statement issued on Tuesday, AIIMS Guwahati said the accreditation represents a significant milestone in standardising trauma care practices. Eminent ATLS faculty members from acr ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: AIIMS Guwahati has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first institution in the North East region to be accredited as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Centre. "The accreditation has been granted under the leadership of Prof (Col) Ashok Puranik, Executive Director, AIIMS Guwahati. Marking this landmark development, the institute successfully conducted its inaugural ATLS Provider Course from December 12 to 14, 2025, ushering in a new chapter in struct ...Read More >
India has added 48,563 MBBS seats and 29,080 postgraduate (MD/MS) seats between the academic years 2020-21 and 2025-26, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said the expansion was undertaken based on inputs from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to bridge healthcare workforce gaps, especially in underserved regions. Also Read | India's first ...Read More >
The Armed Forces Medical Services, AIIMS, and MoHFW have launched India's first AI-based community screening for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). The initiative uses an AI tool, MadhuNetrAI, to prevent blindness in India's 65 million diabetics. In a landmark initiative that blends military discipline, academic excellence, and digital innovation, the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) in a joint collaboration with Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC), AIIMS, and the e-Health AI Un ...Read More >
Bhopal (madhya Pradesh): Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said that the government has constituted a high-level committee to investigate the alleged HIV blood transfusion to four thalassemia kids in Satna district. It is also being investigated whether the blood transfusion took place in other hospitals also or only in the government hospital, said the minister while addressing media persons on Tuesday on completion of two years of BJP-led state government. Four children suffering from th ...Read More >
Guwahati: AIIMS Guwahati has become the first health facility in the Northeast to receive accreditation as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) provider centre. The institute conducted its inaugural ATLS provider course from December 12 to 14, marking a major step in structured trauma education in the region. In a statement issued on Tuesday, AIIMS Guwahati said the accreditation represents a significant milestone in standardising trauma care practices. Eminent ATLS faculty members from acr ...Read More >
Four children, suffering from thalassemia, have tested HIV positive after receiving blood transfusions at the District Hospital blood bank in Madhya Pradesh's Satna. The incident reportedly took place around four months ago but came to light recently, triggering panic among families and raising serious questions over blood safety protocols. Children suffering from thalassemia require regular and life-long blood transfusions to survive. The affected children received blood transfusions on multip ...Read More >
Satna, (MP) Dec 16 (PTI) A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh's Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions at different hospitals. All these cases were reported between January and May this year, and all the affected children - aged between 12 and 15 - are being treated under HIV protocols, an official said. Madhya P ...Read More >
A new survey reveals 82% of Delhi-NCR residents know someone suffering serious health issues attributed to long-term air pollution exposure. This comes as Delhi's AQI reached 498, in the 'severe' category, exacerbating a public health crisis and raising concerns about affording medical treatment. NEW DELHI: As toxic smog continues to engulf the national capital region, a new survey has found that 82 per cent of Delhi-NCR residents have at least one person in their close social circle suffering ...Read More >
Satna: An incident of four children suffering from thalassemia testing positive for HIV after blood transfusions has come to light at the Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, causing a stir across the state. With officials making evasive answers, an investigation into the blood donors has been initiated. The bizarre case, which took place four months back, came to light on Monday, prompting Satna collector Satish Kumar S to hold a meeting with the officials responsible and harshly reprima ...Read More >
SATNA/BHOPAL: Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. MP Health Minister Rajendra Shukla told reporters in Bhopal that he has ordered a probe in ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal, Dec 16 (PTI) Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. MP Health Minister Rajendra Shukla told reporters in Bhopal that he has order ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal (PTI): Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. ALSO READ: 3 Indian students among those injured in Australia's Bondi Beach attack ...Read More >
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