Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies
Union health minister JP Nadda will release the operational guidelines for the revamped Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Monday during the 16th meeting of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare.…
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records
Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend, wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.
JP Nadda to unveil healthcare programme for children up to three years
Under the programme, newborns will receive up to nine home visits during the first 42 days of life, while at-risk children will receive up to eight home visits till the…
Environmental chemicals, pollution under scanner as doctors flag concerns over hypospadias
Globally, hypospadias affects roughly one in every 150-200 male births. Based on India's annual birth rate, specialists estimate that close to one lakh boys may be born with the condition…
Bengaluru research uses AI to hunt cervical cancer risk years before diagnosis
Lalasa Mukku, a researcher at Christ (Deemed-to-be-University), has developed a series of AI-based models aimed at identifying women at elevated risk of cervical cancer by analysing precancerous changes known as…
Hospitals told to make public their kidney transplant success rate
The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has directed transplant centres across the country to put the figures on their websites after BJP MP Captain Brijesh Chowta spotlighted the…
Excess iron accumulation weakens neuron defences, increase vulnerability to stressors: Study
Findings published in the journal Cell Death Discovery point to iron accumulation in brain cells as a key target in the effort to predict, prevent, and treat neurodegenerative diseases, researchers…
CDSCO Restricts Supply Of IVF Consumables To Registered Fertility Centres
The regulator issued the direction after it was brought to its notice that these products were being supplied to unregistered facilities and said the practice may pose risks to patient…
Haleon among bidders for supplements maker Thorne, sources say
Thorne, which LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton acquired for $680 million in 2023, has been exploring a sale with investment bankers and attracted strategic interest, including a bid from…