Category: Health
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Funding into Indian healthtech platforms plunges 55% in 2022
Total funding into healthtech companies in India plunged 55 per cent (year-on-year) to $1.4 billion last year, a report showed on Wednesday. New Delhi, March 29,2023: Total funding into healthtech companies in India plunged 55 per cent (year-on-year) to $1.4 billion last year, a report showed on Wednesday. The drop is majorly due to a…
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India’s EndTB 2025 goal ambitious, herculean task, but achievable: Experts
India’s END tuberculosis (TB) programme, that is committed to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of 2030, is an ambitious goal, a herculean task, but certainly achievable, said experts on World TB day. New Delhi, March 24,2023: India’s END tuberculosis (TB) programme, that is committed to making India Tuberculosis-free…
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Covid-19 pandemic likely to settle as seasonal flu this year: WHO
Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million deaths globally, may likely end up being as public health emergency of international concern’ this year and pose a seasonal flu threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. New Delhi, March 18,2023: Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million…
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Centre mulling taking action against e-pharmacies over data misuse
The Centre is planning to regulate the e-pharmacy industry over misuse of data, sources said. New Delhi, March 13,2023: The Centre is planning to regulate the e-pharmacy industry over misuse of data, sources said. According to a source, the Health Ministry is working on a policy to regulate the e-pharmacy industry market in the country,…
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H3N2 virus: More patients reporting pneumonia-like conditions, ear fullness
Amid the rising number of influenza cases seen in the country, more patients are reporting pneumonia-like conditions and ear fullness, doctors said here on Saturday. New Delhi, March 11,2023: Amid the rising number of influenza cases seen in the country, more patients are reporting pneumonia-like conditions and ear fullness, doctors said here on Saturday. Speaking…
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Adenovirus alarm: 4 more child deaths reported from Kolkata, toll rises to 40 in 9 days
The adenovirus menace in West Bengal seems to be assuming alarming proportions as deaths of four more children, admitted in a Kolkata hospital with its symptoms, were reported in the last six hours, taking the death toll of children to 40 in nine days. Kolkata, March 5,2023: The adenovirus menace in West Bengal seems to…
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IVF pregnancies likely to raise preeclampsia risk: Study
People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intrauterine insemination and other techniques were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia — a dangerous pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure — than those with traditional pregnancies, claimed a study. New York, Feb 26,2023: People who…
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You can drink tea & eat the cup too, UP farmers come up with millet ‘kulhads’
There are millions who enjoy eating ice creams from cones and then munching on the cones too. A Deoria-based farmers’ group in Uttar Pradesh has now come up with ‘kulhads’ made from millet that can be used to drink tea and then eaten as a healthy snack. Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 13,2023: There are millions…
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Female, male hearts respond differently to stress hormone
Female and male hearts respond differently to the stress hormone called noradrenaline, a study in mice has revealed. New York, Jan 22,2023: Female and male hearts respond differently to the stress hormone called noradrenaline, a study in mice has revealed. The findings may have implications for human heart disorders like arrhythmias and heart failure and…
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Remdesivir scam: BMC exonerated, govt urged to legislate against misuse of life-saving drugs
In a New Year gift to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, the Maharashtra Lokayukta has given a clean chit to the civic body from committing any irregularities or non-transparency into the alleged Remdesivir scam, raised by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya. Mumbai, Jan 21,2023: In a New Year gift to the…