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September 23, 2024 8:42 AM

Indian Air Force airlifts live organs from Pune to Delhi enabling life-saving surgery

In a major operation, the Indian Air Force facilitated the airlift of live organs from Pune to Delhi using the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, enabling a critical life-saving surgery. A Green Air corridor was created for the C-17 aircraft to facilitate ai...

September 22, 2024 9:29 PM

Kerala: Three more test negative for Nipah virus in Malappuram, contact list grows to 267

Kerala's Health Minister Veena George confirmed that three additional individuals tested negative for the Nipah virus, bringing the total number of negative cases in the current outbreak to 78. The state continues to closely monitor the situation as ...

September 22, 2024 7:23 AM

Quad Cancer Moonshot: PM Modi announces USD 7.5 million grant and 40 million vaccine doses to combat cervical cancer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a $7.5 million support package for sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines to assist nations in combating cervical cancer. This announcement was made during the Quad Cancer Moonshot event, hosted ...

September 21, 2024 1:00 PM

Study finds how new type of blood test could identify children at risk of diabetes

Scientists have developed a novel blood test that uses lipids to identify children who are more susceptible to obesity-related problems, such as type 2 diabetes, liver disease, and heart disease. Researchers at King's College London discovered a ...

September 20, 2024 10:33 AM

Striking doctors set to resume essential services

Striking junior doctors in West Bengal agreed to resume essential services, in a partial resumption of medical facilities, but they will continue their strike over the rape and murder of a colleague over a month ago. The rape and murder of the 31-ye...

September 19, 2024 5:30 PM

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict ‘triple whammy’ hits world’s poorest

Climate change and conflict risk overshadowing efforts to improve people's health, when in reality the issues overlap, Peter Sands, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said. He was speaking in London ahead of Thursday's ...

September 18, 2024 11:04 PM

Case of Mpox reported in Malappuram district, confirms Kerala Health Minister Veena George

A case of monkey pox (Mpox) has been confirmed in the Malappuram district of Kerala, according to State Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday. In a post on Facebook, George said that a 38-year-old man who arrived from the United Arab Emirates wa...

September 18, 2024 10:33 PM

Delhi reports unexpected surge in swine flu and other viral cases

Swine flu cases are at peak in Delhi, NCR; OPD's are flooded with swine flu; viral infections, cholera and dengue cases are also rising, according to Dr S Chatterjee, Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine at Apollo Hospital. "There are ...

September 18, 2024 10:25 PM

Italy reported bluetongue outbreaks in sheep, cattle and a camel, WOAH says

Italy has reported outbreaks of bluetongue disease in sheep, cattle and a camel, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, but the variant is different from the one that has been spreading fast in northern Europe. Bluetongue...

September 18, 2024 3:16 PM

West Bengal: Junior doctors request another meeting with govt to resolve unmet demands

Junior doctors in West Bengal, currently on strike after the rape and murder of a colleague at a Kolkata hospital, have requested a second meeting with the state government, citing unresolved issues following their discussions with Chief Minister Mam...

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