Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal on Monday directed officials to ensure the availability of Caesarean section (C-section) services in every Assembly constituency, while simultaneously placing the Health Department on high alert to tackle any public health emergency arising from the worsening flood situation in Upper Assam....
A joint team of surgeons from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre has successfully performed a rare and highly complex eight-hour operation to remove kidney cancer that had spread into a patient's heart, saving the life of a 50-year-old woman....
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, departed for New Delhi on Monday for advanced medical treatment after recently experiencing health complications....
India has approved its first dengue vaccine, with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granting market authorisation to Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India's QDENGA, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to combat one of its most widespread mosquito-borne diseases, it was announced on Monday....
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has written to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demanding a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged death of a tribal woman, Budhan Purti, due to medical negligence in Khunti district....
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday called for a nationwide ‘Jan Andolan’ against cancer, diabetes, obesity and other non-communicable diseases, saying India's response to the growing burden of lifestyle disorders must extend be...
As many as four children died due to measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8 am (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-linked deaths to 788 in the country, local media reported....
The Tamil Nadu government has initiated steps to significantly expand nursing education by introducing around 1,500 new B.Sc. Nursing seats in government medical colleges across the state from the next academic year....
The series of postpartum health complications in Rajasthan's Jodhpur has continued, with five more women developing serious medical conditions after childbirth over the past two days. All five are currently undergoing treatment at Umaid Hospital, taking the total number of similar cases reported in the...
Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Saturday announced that Community Kitchens will be introduced in government hospitals to streamline the distribution of free meals to patients and their attendants, while ensuring transparency and eliminating political branding from the process....
