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September 4, 2024 11:56 AM

No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says

There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, the...

September 3, 2024 12:02 PM

Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI arrests former RG Kar Medical College Principal Sandip Ghosh on corruption charges

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, on Monday over allegations of corruption and financial misconduct at the hospital. Ghosh came under investigation follow...

September 2, 2024 5:25 PM

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as overstretched hospital workers grappled with drug shortages and lack of space to accommodate the influx. Cong...

September 2, 2024 5:17 PM

Sanofi’s mixed fortunes in MS drug trials has market focus on win

Sanofi's most advanced multiple sclerosis drug candidate has missed the main goal of two late-stage trials to treat relapsing forms of the disease, but in a positive surprise succeeded in a study on a less common form of progressive MS. Investors fo...

September 1, 2024 11:13 AM

Seventh Rashtriya Poshan Maah launched with a focus on nutrition and well-being

The 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah was inaugurated today at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, with a strong emphasis on enhancing nutrition awareness and overall well-being across the nation. The event was attended by prominent figures includin...

August 31, 2024 9:45 AM

UN to vaccinate Gaza’s children against polio during pauses in fighting

The United Nations will start vaccinating some 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip against polio on Sunday, a campaign that relies on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in specific areas of the besieged enclave. Th...

August 30, 2024 5:30 PM

Govt reserves MBBS seats for families affected by terrorism

The Central government has set aside four MBBS seats for the 2024-25 academic year specifically for families affected by terrorism. These seats are reserved for spouses and children of civilian victims of terrorist activities, aiming to provide educa...

August 30, 2024 5:23 PM

What is known about polio’s return to the Gaza Strip

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in 25 years earlier this month. The infection and subsequent partial paralysis of the nearly year-old Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan has hastened plans for a mass vaccination campaig...

August 29, 2024 11:04 PM

Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses for Gaza polio vaccinations, WHO says

The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday....

August 29, 2024 5:54 PM

Researchers discover how body’s natural killer cells protects from cancer

Scientists at the University of Southampton have made a groundbreaking discovery in cancer research, unveiling how the body's natural killer cells can identify and target cancer cells. This finding could lead to new, less invasive treatments for vari...

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