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Apollo Hospitals

‘Famine that altered our genes’: Apollo Group chairman highlights genetic factors behind early-age heart attacks in South Asians

age

Govt hospitals in state to provide food as per needs to patients

bus stations

Food safety drive intensified across Karnataka; inspections conducted at 1,849 establishments, over 2,400 samples sent for testing: Minister UT Khader

awareness campaigns

Centre proposes drug-free campuses, consent-based student drug screening in higher education institutions

blood tests

Gujarat reports 35 Chandipura virus cases, 22 deaths: Health minister Praful Pansheriya

Bengaluru

Four fresh cases of Covid reported in Bengaluru, one patient discharged

AIDS

Health dept to conduct HIV tests for college students across state

Andhra Pradesh

No Covid cases in Karnataka, but exercise caution, says health minister UT Khader

cancer

India needs national strategy to improve access to new cancer therapies: Experts

Air Suvidha

Travellers from Ebola-affected countries to submit self-declaration form on Air Suvidha portal before deboarding

Keralam

11 low-risk contacts discharged from Nipah surveillance; 15 more Shigella cases reported in Keralam

children

7-year-old boy dies of Shigella infection in Keralam

consumers

Centre mandates prescription for syrup medicines, including cough syrups, bars over-the-counter sale

health

Centre calls for strict Nipah containment measures after case reported in Keralam

C-section

Govt hospitals see 40 pc of C-section delivery cases, health dept to review cases

breast

Low-cost Indigenous HPV test may improve cervical cancer screening access in India

child health

90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India’s ‘accelerated progress’ in family health parameters

Africa

Isolated Bengaluru patient tests negative for Ebola; no confirmed case in India

Africa

Govt monitoring Ebola situation amidst recent surge, no confirmed cases in India; One isolated in Bengaluru

Emilia Perez

Karla Sofia Gascon confirmed to attend Oscars despite controversy