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April 17, 2025 9:20 AM

Ayushman cards to be launched in Delhi for all income groups aged above 70 by April-end

The Delhi government will launch 'Ayushman Cards' for all income groups aged above 70 years by the end of April 2025. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with other Cabinet Ministers, on Wednesday chaired a meeting at which MLAs and officials fro...

April 16, 2025 4:10 PM

Karad sets benchmark in sanitary waste management with 100% safe disposal

Karad, a small city in Maharashtra’s Satara district, has achieved 100% segregation, collection, and processing of sanitary and biomedical waste, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced on Wednesday. According to the statement, the cit...

April 16, 2025 1:28 PM

WHO says member states reach agreement to tackle future pandemics

Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organisation said early on Wednesday. The legally binding pact is intended to shore up the world...

April 15, 2025 8:58 PM

CT scan radiation risk comparable to alcohol and obesity: study

Repeated exposure to unnecessary CT (computed tomography) scans may increase cancer risk to a level comparable with alcohol consumption and obesity, a new study has found. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of California-San Fra...

April 14, 2025 4:06 PM

Explained: What is Type-5 diabetes? Why the malnutrition-induced condition is back?

While blood sugar cases are significantly soaring worldwide, a lesser-known malnutrition-related form of diabetes -- designated as Type-5 diabetes – is gaining global attention after decades. Nearly 75 years after being first recorded, the conditi...

April 13, 2025 1:52 PM

WHO members close to accord on tackling future pandemics

Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday. The pact, whi...

April 12, 2025 1:26 PM

European Commission plans emergency measures to combat bird flu in Poland

The European Commission plans to adopt emergency measures next week to stop the spread of bird flu in two regions of Poland, a spokesperson said on Friday. There have been 73 confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poland ...

April 11, 2025 4:21 PM

Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates

The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday, setting a deadline for an answer that has eluded scientists for decades. Autism diagnoses in...

April 11, 2025 12:16 PM

PM Modi calls PM-JAY rollout in Delhi a ‘revolutionary step’ for healthcare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the launch of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) in Delhi, calling it a “revolutionary step” in strengthening the capital's healthcare system — a move made possible, he s...

April 10, 2025 9:13 PM

Delhi govt to begin distribution of Ayushman Bharat cards today

The Delhi government is set to commence the distribution of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) health cards to residents of the national capital starting Thursday, following their registration under the scheme. The health car...

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