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September 6, 2024 5:26 PM

Govt approves revolutionary six-month treatment for drug-resistant TB

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has approved the introduction of a novel treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) under its National TB Elimination Program (NTEP). The new BPaLM regimen, a four-drug combinati...

September 5, 2024 10:06 PM

Palestinian children in south Gaza receive polio vaccinations amid continued war

Crowds of Palestinians gathered at medical centers in the south of the embattled Gaza Strip on Thursday for their children to be vaccinated against polio in the second stage of a campaign that has so far seen 187,000 youngsters inoculated. The U.N. ...

September 4, 2024 5:09 PM

UN officials welcome progress in Gaza polio campaign, call for permanent ceasefire

The main United Nations agency for Palestinians said on Wednesday it was making good progress in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza, but called for a permanent ceasefire in the 11-month war to ease humanitarian suffering. UNRWA said tha...

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...

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