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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

Gaza Strip

UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip

anaemia

Camps in schools to detect cases of anaemia among children in Karnataka

Belagavi

Two from Belagavi district believed to have died due to Guillain Barre Syndrome in Maharashtra

Alzheimer

New insights into Alzheimer’s brain inflammation: Study

autoimmune

205 Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases detected in Maharashtra, death toll rises to 8

GBS

Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Mumbai reports first death, 8 deaths in Maharasthra so far

Ayushman Bharat

PM-JAY transforms healthcare access, provides free treatment to millions in Gujarat

AIIMS

PM Modi’s push for obesity fight, oil reduction draws praise from medical fraternity