The recent initiative aligns with the government's priority to promote traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda and contribute towards conservation of indigenous medicinal flora.

At the national level, the report flags similar concerns, particularly among younger populations. It found that more than half of individuals under 30 screened, from a cohort of about 1…

Addressing a state-level workshop on eSanjeevani telemedicine in Ranchi, Ansari said 747 Abua medical stores are being opened across the state to make medicines more accessible.

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​​​​​In many Tier-2 and Tier-3 locations, fellowship-trained oncologists—often trained at the national pillars of clinical excellence—are the primary providers of care. If they are suddenly restricted from participating in PM-JAY,…

The National Health Authority (NHA), under the Union health ministry, is organising an Auto-Adjudication Hackathon aimed at building scalable tools to streamline how insurance claims are assessed and settled under…

Expressing concern that about 55,000 to 60,000 new cancer cases are being reported in the state every year, he said every cancer case would be registered with the announcement of…

The govt has also outlined follow-up measures, including counselling through Sneha centres, provision of contraceptive services, identification of vulnerable adolescent girls and counselling for medical termination of pregnancy where required.

Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the scale-up would enable early identification and management of metabolic, endocrine, functional and visible congenital conditions, improving long-term health outcomes.

WHO has recently recommended such near-point-of-care molecular tests, using tongue-swab samples, for pilot introduction, saying they could be cheaper and easier to deploy. Wider adoption, however, is still some way…