Is India Winning the War Against Rising Non-Communicable Diseases? The latest health statistics paint a concerning picture: diabetes, heart disease, and cancer rates are climbing, impacting millions across the country. From rural healthcare access to the burgeoning urban health crisis, challenges remain significant. This week, we delve into the crucial initiatives underway – government policies, technological advancements in telemedicine, and the rising role of preventative healthcare – that aim to address this national health emergency. Experts weigh in on the effectiveness of current strategies and the critical need for increased public awareness campaigns targeting lifestyle diseases. Are these efforts enough? Explore Abtak.com's in-depth coverage on healthcare in India and discover the vital information you need to protect your well-being and the future of public health. Stay informed; stay healthy.
VMPLNew Delhi [India], September 25: One of the most important things a person should do when confronted with fertility problems is to select a suitable IVF clinic. How to choose the best IVF clinic in Chennai is not just about being famous or getting the most significant number of advertisements. It means knowing the factors that have a direct impact on your getting pregnant successfully. A woman in her late 20s or 30s, a couple that has been struggling with infertility, an international patien ...Read More >
Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab joins 'Fox & Friends' to examine a new study on the effects of pathogenic gut bacteria and tips for limiting exposure to harmful bacteria. Human infections from drug-resistant bacteria are spiking in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. The CDC's laboratory tests have shown that occurrences of a bacteria called NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) have increased dramatically. NDM-CRE belongs to a bro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Delhi government has strengthened its healthcare infrastructure by installing 150 new hemodialysis machines across six major government hospitals, enabling over 1,500 patients to receive life-saving dialysis treatment daily. This expansion, part of the ongoing Sewa Pakhwada 2025 initiative, has significantly reduced waiting times and ensured timely treatment for residents across the city, an official statement on Friday said. Burari Hospital received 55 machines, Ja ...Read More >
Agartala, Sep 26 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said the National Medical Council has almost sanctioned a proposal to introduce 50 more MBBS seats in the Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC). Currently, the AGMC has 150 MBBS seats and 115 postgraduate seats in different disciplines. While speaking at a programme, the CM said, "We have approached the National Medical Council (NMC) for the introduction of 50 more MBBS seats in AGMC and the proposal has been almost sanctioned", ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The increasing awareness about early and precise diagnosis, along with a rise in chronic and complex diseases in India, is driving the demand for medical imaging solutions and advanced technologies, a top official of medtech company Siemens Healthineers said on Friday. Siemens Healthineers offers medical imaging, diagnostics and therapeutic products and services in more than 180 countries. The true potential in India lies not just in technological progress but in making ...Read More >
Bhubaneshwar : In a committed stride towards promoting women's health and strengthening family wellbeing, Manipal Hospital Bhubaneswar has actively joined the nationwide initiative "Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan". It is a flagship campaign led by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, in convergence with Poshan Maah 2025. The campaign started from 17 September and will continue till 2 October, culminating on Gandhi Jayanti, with the vision of building healthier fam ...Read More >
Chennai - Rainbow Children's Hospital, India's leading Paediatric multi-specialty and perinatal care hospital chain, has achieved a landmark in the nation's medical history by performing India's first live Paediatric liver transplant for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 13 (PFIC 13). The procedure was carried out on an eight-year-old boy from Thoothukkudi at the hospital's state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for Paediatric Liver Transplant. Alongside this national first, the ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Vedanta Aluminium has started extending healthcare support to women and families in remote regions through Centre's Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the initiative is the nation's largest health outreach for women and children, jointly implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Ministry of Women and Child Development. As part of the campaign, Vedanta Aluminium organised health camps at the PHC in Nakrundi, Kalahand ...Read More >
TOKYO -- The sweltering summer is finally over in Japan, though it's still a bit early to fully enjoy the cool evening breeze. In the meantime, experts warn that this time of year is actually peak mosquito season. Many people are complaining about mosquito bites through social media posts, with comments like, "It's time to break out the mosquito coils" and, "Autumn mosquitoes are vicious." The Mainichi Shimbun asked an expert why mosquitoes become more aggressive in the fall and what individual ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly (LLY.N), opens new tab plans to bring its experimental oral weight-loss drug orforglipron to India as it sees market potential in the world's most populous nation, a senior executive said on Thursday. "I do think there is promise for products like that (orforpligron) in India, if it does get approved," Winselow Tucker, Lilly India's president said at an event in Mumbai. Tucker, however, did not indicate when Lilly plans to launch the drug. The drugmaker h ...Read More >
Rekha Gupta on Thursday also unveiled some key healthcare initiatives (File) New Delhi: "Ambulance in Delhi should reach before pizza" -- with this message, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday flagged off 11 Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) ambulances in the national capital, officials said. The chief minister also said that hundreds more are in the pipeline, with the fleet expected to touch 53 by October and then eventually scale up to 1,000. Rekha Gupta on Thursday also u ...Read More >
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. NDM-CRE infections have been historically uncommon in the United States, the CDC said. The NDM gene - which was first identified in 2008 from a Swedish patient who had been hospitalized in New Delhi - creates an enzyme that destroys most antibiotics, including so-called carbapenems, which are usually used in last-ditch efforts to save patients with infections that fail to respond to standard antibiotics, The Washington Pos ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 25: Fifty-three years since Meghalaya attained statehood in 1972 and the state is yet to finalise service rules for pharmacists. This limbo is hampering the functioning of health centres across the state as the government remains unable to make new appointments to address staff shortages. Over time, a severe shortage of pharmacists, particularly in remote areas, has come to the fore. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Meghalaya Government Pharmacists Association (MGPA) secretary L ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
"Ambulance in Delhi should reach before pizza" -- with this message, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday flagged off 11 Centralised Accident and Trauma Services ambulances in the national capital, officials said. IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during the launch of 11 CATS ambulances in New Delhi, Septemebr 25, 2025. Photograph: Courtesy Rekha Gupta on X A series of health services and facilities were launched on Thursday as part of 'Sewa Pakhwada' (service fortnight), an initiative ...Read More >
Vijayawada: As many as 34 lakh women have been screened for eight types of health issues across the state so far. Health minister Satya Kumar Yadav visited a medical camp at Nunna in NTR district on Thursday as part of the 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan'. He said that screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, oral cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and other conditions have been conducted since September 17 through 16,000 medical camps. The camps will continue across the state un ...Read More >
Jammu, Sep 25: On the occasion of the fourth Navratra, Kunwarani Dr Ritu Singh, co-founder of the Maharaja Hari Singh Foundation, celebrated the festival with cancer patients at the Government Medical College Hospital and distributed blankets, pillows, and bedsheets to underprivileged patients in the Oncology Ward. The statement issued on Thursday stated that the initiative, led under the banner of the Maharaja Hari Singh Foundation, reflected the Foundation's continued mission to serve humanit ...Read More >
Bhopal, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In parity with the Health department, the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) pay scale will now be extended to AYUSH specialists and officers in Madhya Pradesh, benefitting 2,698 personnel -- including 1,453 Ayurvedic doctors, 228 homeopathic practitioners, and 85 Unani physicians. In a landmark gesture on the 10th National Ayurveda Day on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced sweeping reforms for the AYUSH department, heralding a ne ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar celebrated the 10th Ayurveda Day with a special programme organised at the OPD foyer on Tuesday, highlighting the growing role of traditional Indian medicine in holistic healthcare. The event was graced by AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, who underscored the increasing relevance of Ayurveda in daily healthcare and reaffirmed the institute's commitment to integrating traditional systems with mo ...Read More >
Ayurveda benefits: From sleep cycles to detox and cellular repair, Ayurveda's daily (dinacharya) and seasonal (ritucharya) routines help align the body with nature's timing (Image: Pexels) Every year, the World Ayurveda Day is observed to honour the holistic path of lifelong wellness. Ayurveda teaches that your body is a self-healing system. As chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease continue to rise, this ancient science offers true healing that begins by restoring bal ...Read More >
At Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, the country's largest medical equipment exhibition, Medicall, became the stage for a moment that symbolised India's growing leadership in healthcare innovation. Medisys, one of India's oldest homegrown medical device companies, unveiled its new range of next-generation anaesthesia and neonatal technologies- designed, developed, and manufactured in India with a singular promise: Patient First. For decades, Medisys has been known as the company that created India's fi ...Read More >
Childhood cancer is a disease no child should ever have to face. Yet, the reality is sobering: around four lakh children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, and nearly 20% of these cases come from India. Awareness is the first step to changing outcomes. This is the most common and often the hardest question to answer. Unlike adult cancers, there are no proven lifestyle or environmental factors that cause cancer in children. Nearly 90% of childhood cancers are sporadic, meaning they ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) There is no strong scientific evidence to prove that paracetamol is linked to autism, said health experts on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump linked the painkiller to the neurodevelopmental condition. Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a condition characterised by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction. Speaking at a White House event on Monday, Trump called on mothers-to-be to "tough it out" rather than ta ...Read More >
BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation & President of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative and H.E. Mrs. KARTUMU YARTA BOAKAI ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16: In the healthcare domain, trust and quality care play an important role in building the reputation of a hospital. In the last several years, Paras Hospital has been listed among the leading healthcare providers known for its commitment to patient well-being, state-of-the-art treatment options, and dedicated medical professionals. While talking about the Paras Hospital case, it is important to focus on the hospital's holistic approach to medical excellence and pat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Veteran actor and politician Nafisa Ali Sodhi on Tuesday shared a new update in her cancer battle, saying that she is resuming chemotherapy after undergoing a PET scan. Sodhi has been battling stage-three peritoneal and ovarian cancer since 2018. After the scan, doctors have ruled out surgery as an option. Sodhi shared a quote in her Instagram post which read, "'Who will we turn to when you're gone?' I told them, 'Turn to each other. That is my greatest gift- siblings w ...Read More >
VMPLNew Delhi [India], September 16: In the healthcare domain, trust and quality care play an important role in building the reputation of a hospital. In the last several years, Paras Hospital has been listed among the leading healthcare providers known for its commitment to patient well-being, state-of-the-art treatment options, and dedicated medical professionals. While talking about the Paras Hospital case, it is important to focus on the hospital's holistic approach to medical excellence and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16: In the healthcare domain, trust and quality care play an important role in building the reputation of a hospital. In the last several years, Paras Hospital has been listed among the leading healthcare providers known for its commitment to patient well-being, state-of-the-art treatment options, and dedicated medical professionals. While talking about the Paras Hospital case, it is important to focus on the hospital holistic approach to medical excellence and patie ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday that his administration will establish a fund to finance organ transplants and other medical treatments exceeding Rs 5 lakh. Fadnavis mentioned at a meeting of the governing council of the State Health Assurance Society that the program will broaden the coverage of health insurance schemes. He instructed the state medical education and drugs department to develop a detailed policy for offering inclusive cancer treatment se ...Read More >
The woman, a labourer, was 34 weeks pregnant and hails from Gujarat. She had sought treatment initially at the sub-district hospital at Koregaon before being sent to Krantisingh Nana Patil District Hospital, Satara. A 30-year-old woman gave birth to quadruplets at Satara's district hospital in what was her third delivery. She had already delivered twins in one pregnancy and a single baby in another -- bringing her total to seven children. Satara District Civil Surgeon Dr Yuvraj Karpe said it w ...Read More >
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