US makes available $281 Mn in grants for addiction and mental health programs

The ​funding opportunities, announced by the Substance Abuse and ​Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will support programs focused on substance use ​disorder treatment, suicide prevention, ⁠trauma care, ‌recovery services, workforce…

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​IMA opposes Maharashtra Clinical Establishments Bill; warns of strike, boycott of healthcare schemes

The bill, introduced in the Maharashtra legislature on July 3, seeks to replace the Maharashtra Nursing Home Registration Act, 1949. IMA state president Dr Santosh Kulkarni said the proposed law…

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Health Ministry launches learning resource package, E-learning modules to strengthen zoonotic disease surveillance and response

According to a release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the consultation brought together senior representatives from the human health, animal health, wildlife, environmental, academic and development sectors…

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Scientists identify 74 genetic regions linked to anxiety in study of nearly 700,000 people, uncovering 39 never-before-seen DNA clues that could reshape future treatments

The international study, published inNature Human Behaviour, was led by researchers from King's College London and Australia's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. It analysed genetic information from 693,869 people of…

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Magnet Hospitals enters Bengaluru with 8 hospitals, plans 12 locations and 1,200 beds by 2028

Magnet Hospitals is introducing a first-of-its-kind clinician co-ownership model that gives doctors and nurses equity in the holding company, aiming to improve accountability, clinical outcomes and patient care.

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