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  • Additional 14 million malaria cases recorded in 2020, says WHO; India sustains reduction: World Malaria Report 2021

    ~In  India,  the  rate  of  reduction  decreased  compared  with  pre-pandemic  years ~ New Delhi : The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the World Malaria Report 2021, highlighting the havoc malaria continues to wreck on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. An estimated 14 million more cases and 69,000 more deaths were caused by malaria […]

    Early signs of heart Failure

    Hyderabad : The term heart failure is a condition wherein the blood pumping capacity of the heart is significantly reduced. Generally, people attribute heart failure to sudden non-functioning of the heart, given the name of the condition. However, heart failure can be of Sudden onset or More commonly is a slow process where the heart […]

    Healthy tips while gymming

    Authored by Dr Sanjay Bhat, Senior Consultant, Interventional Cardiology, Aster CMI Hospital Regular physical exercise is important to keep our bodies fit. It helps maintain a healthy weight, combats health conditions and diseases, improves mood, boosts energy and promotes better sleep. However, one must keep in mind that over-exercising can be harmful. Moderate exercise is […]

    Snakebite caused disability is a major concern; needs a new health policy to prevent this; says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

    Globally 4 people get disabled every 5 minutes due to snakebites which kills nearly 58,000 people in India annually Snakebite can produce multiple disabilities of  various organ systems including acute kidney injury and blindness Disability not being addressed as part of the snakebite agenda in any country of the world, says expert from WHO Every […]

    Dr. Bhushan Kathuria and his leadership during Mucor Mycosis (Black Fungus)outbreak

    “Bad things do happen in the world, like war, natural disasters, disease. But out of those situations always arise stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.”– Daryn Kagan The second wave of the pandemic make absolutely crippled the health infrastructure of our country and it became an increasingly difficult situation to manage. The experts of […]

    Gleneagles Global Health City Performs India’s First Successful Pediatric Combined Living Donor Liver And Kidney Transplant For A Rare Genetic Liver Disorder

    12-year-old boy with rare liver disease undergoes successful multi-organ transplant making him the 2nd case in the world and 1st in the country Chennai : Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC), a leading multi-organ transplant centre in Asia, successfully performed India’s first live donor liver and kidney transplant on a 12-year-old who was suffering from a […]

    Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Achieves Nearly 95% Vaccination Rate

    St. Louis’ largest senior living communities has one of the highest vaccination rates in the state Cardinal Ritter Senior Services (CRSS) – South County’s largest independent and assisted living nonprofit community – recently reached a nearly 95% vaccination rate for both its residents and staff. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), […]

    FIND and CSIR-IGIB partner to strengthen genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in India

    The partnership will serve to optimize and scale the capacity needed to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) and variants of interest (VOI) It will also serve to identify genomic hotspots, and mutations associated with disease severity that are critical for surveillance and public health action New Delhi :  FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, […]

    RDIF ready to provide the one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine and Sputnik M vaccine (for adolescents) as it develops strategic cooperation with partners in India to fight COVID

    New Delhi : Partnership between Russia and India in the fight against COVID has already demonstrated significant results, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) strives to expand it through providing the one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine and Sputnik M vaccine (for adolescents). The Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which is one of […]

    Global Health Experts and Leading Oncologists call for greater adoption of technological innovations to improve cancer treatment across the continuum of care

    Event was organized jointly by Oncology Forum and Fortis Cancer Institute, Delhi NCR New Delhi : At the fourth annual conference of the Oncology Forum, the largest conglomerate of oncology clinicians in Delhi/NCR, global health experts, leading oncologists called for greater adoption of technological enabled medical procedures to improve cancer treatment in India. They also […]