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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...

April 9, 2025 8:17 PM

India marks World Homoeopathy Day with record-breaking symposium in Gujarat

Today, India joined the global community in celebrating World Homoeopathy Day, commemorating the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. The occasion was marked by the country’s largest-ever Homoeopathy Symposium, held...

April 9, 2025 5:06 PM

AI can have medical care biases too, a study reveals

Artificial intelligence models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, researchers warn. The researchers invented nearly three dozen different pat...

April 9, 2025 9:42 AM

US President Trump warns reprieve for pharmaceuticals, major Indian export, to end ‘shortly’

US President Donald Trump has warned that the reprieve for pharmaceuticals – a major Indian export – from his repressive retaliatory tariffs would end soon. “We're going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals”, he sa...

April 8, 2025 4:02 PM

Study strengthens link between maternal diabetes and autism

A large new study adds to evidence that diabetes during pregnancy is linked with an increased risk of brain and nervous system problems in children, including autism, researchers say. Whether diabetes actually causes those problems remains unclear. ...

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