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Junk food driving piles, fistula and fissures cases in young Indian adults: Doctors
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Junk food driving piles, fistula and fissures cases in young Indian adults:...

Mumbai, June 24: Regular junk food consumption and inactive lifestyles are fuelling cases of painful piles, fistula and fissures in young adults aged between 18 and 25 years, said doctors on Monday. People with piles and fissures common disorders concerning the anal region suffer from symptoms like...
Global programme in robot-assisted surgery innovations opens with ‘Vattikuti Explorers’
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Global programme in robot-assisted surgery innovations opens with ‘Vattikuti...

New Delhi, June 24: US-based robotic surgery leader Vattikuti Foundation on Monday said it has initiated a global programme for innovative thinkers among medical students, including in India. Called ‘Vattikuti Explorers,’ the programme from the 25-year-old non-profit organisation seeks to foster a...
Indian phenotype, DNA different, needs separate health data: Dr Jitendra Singh
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Indian phenotype, DNA different, needs separate health data: Dr Jitendra Singh

Pune, June 23: Indian phenotype and DNA are different from the rest of the world, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, stressing the need for separate data on the health of the citizens. Addressing the 6th National Convention of...
30 fall ill in Tripura
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30 fall ill in Tripura's Khowai dist; waterborne infection suspected

Agartala, June 23: At least 30 people in Tripura's Khowai district have been hospitalised after they suddenly fell ill with complaints of severe stomach ache, fever and loose motion, an official said on Sunday. Doctors attending the ailing people at the Kalyanpur Primary Health Center (PHC) said...
Biocon Biologics gets EMA nod to manufacture cancer drug in India
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Biocon Biologics gets EMA nod to manufacture cancer drug in India

Bengaluru, June 24: Biocon Biologics, a subsidiary of Biocon, on Monday got approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to manufacture biosimilar Bevacizumab in India. The company, in a statement, said that the biosimilar Bevacizumab will be manufactured at its new multi-product monoclonal...
Older adults likely to continue using wearable tech if get aid from healthcare peers: Study
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Older adults likely to continue using wearable tech if get aid from healthcare...

New Delhi, June 22: Older adults living in the community are more likely to continue using Wearable Monitoring Devices (WMDs), such as trackers, pedometers, and smart watches, if they get support from healthcare professionals or peers, a new study has found. In the study published in the Journal of...
356 doctors, paramedics deputed for Haj pilgrims: Health Ministry
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356 doctors, paramedics deputed for Haj pilgrims: Health Ministry

New Delhi, June 21: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday that it has deputed 356 doctors and paramedics for the medical care of Haj pilgrims this year and also conducted nearly 2 lakh OPDs amid the harsh weather conditions. More than 1.75 lakh pilgrims undertook the...
Researchers use diabetes medication as effective drug therapy for sleep-related disorder
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Researchers use diabetes medication as effective drug therapy for sleep-related...

London, June 22: A team of researchers have demonstrated the potential of tirzepatide, known to manage type 2 diabetes, as the first effective drug therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a sleep-related condition characterised by repeated episodes of irregular breathing due to complete or...
Patients to stage rally over prolonged doctors
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Patients to stage rally over prolonged doctors' walkout in S. Korea

Seoul, June 21: Suffering from the prolonged walkout by junior doctors and the subsequent disruptions to the healthcare system in South Korea, patients will hold a rally on an unprecedented scale next month, officials said on Friday. An association of patients' groups said it is organising a...
Over 3.3 cr people screened for Sickle Cell since inception of NSCAEM last year
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Over 3.3 cr people screened for Sickle Cell since inception of NSCAEM last year

New Delhi, June 20: A total of 3,39,77,877 individuals were screened for Sickle Cell Anaemia and 1,12,01,612 Sickle Cell Status ID cards distributed since the inception of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM) last year, the government said on Thursday.On the occasion of...
Polio-virus detected in sewage samples of 7 infected districts of Pakistan
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Polio-virus detected in sewage samples of 7 infected districts of Pakistan

Islamabad, June 21: Wild polio-virus type 1 has been detected in sewage samples of seven already infected districts of Pakistan, the Pakistani Health Ministry said. Nine environmental samples collected between June 3 and June 4 from Quetta, Chaman, and Pishin districts of south west Balochistan...
Canada unveils national school food policy
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Canada unveils national school food policy

Ottawa, June 21: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled the federal government's policy to deliver the National School Food Program across the country. With an investment of 1 billion Canadian dollars ($730 million) over five years, the programme will provide meals to up to 400,000 more...
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