More than 98 lakh cataract surgeries were performed in the fiscal year 2024-25, said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav. ...
Salt warning labels on menus in restaurants may help diners rethink over high-salt meals and make healthier choices, according to a study. ...
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has urged Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to permit the state to conduct an additional round of counselling to fill 24 vacant super-speciality seats in government medical colleges. ...
Every third Indian is affected by some metabolic dysfunction, said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, while proposing a mass campaign for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in the young. ...
State-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, where a woman doctor was raped and murdered last year and multi-crore financial irregularities were detected, is in the midst of a fresh controversy again. ...
Your favourite chips, cookies, soda -- ultra-processed foods -- can trigger addictive behaviours that meet the same clinical criteria used to diagnose substance-use disorders, warned a study. ...
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) is an affordable and effective healthcare solution for dehydration and diarrhoea, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday. ...
An estimated 8.2 per cent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, according to a UN report published on Monday. ...
Mongolia's measles death toll has reached ten after two more related deaths were registered, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD). ...
India Inc’s annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending increased by 29 per cent between FY2022 and FY2024, according to a report on Tuesday. ...
