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AIIMS Raipur successfully performs its first swap kidney transplant

AIIMS Raipur has successfully performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant, also known as a Kidney Paired Transplant (KPT), the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Apr 24, 2025

New CGHS digital platform to ensure faster, transparent access to healthcare services

To enable faster, more transparent and user-friendly access to healthcare services, the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) will launch the next-generation Health Management Information System (HMIS) on April 28, it was announced on Wednesday.

Apr 23, 2025

Chronic pain may raise risk of depression by 4x: Study

People suffering from chronic pain -- or pain that lasts at least three months -- may be up to four times more likely to experience depression, according to a study.

Apr 16, 2025

Eating more bananas, broccoli may help curb high blood pressure

Eating bananas or broccoli, rich in potassium, may effectively help lower hypertension -- affecting over 30 per cent of adults globally, according to a study on Monday.

Apr 14, 2025

India has 3.45 lakh registered homoeopathy doctors, 277 hospitals: Ayush Ministry

India currently has 3.45 lakh registered homoeopathy doctors, 277 homoeopathy hospitals, 8,593 homoeopathy dispensaries, and 277 homoeopathy educational institutions, according to the government data.

Apr 10, 2025

New antiviral chewing gum may fight infection, curb spread of flu & herpes virus

A team of US researchers have developed a new antiviral chewing gum that showed the potential to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.

Apr 5, 2025

Molecular stool test shows promise for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV: Study

Moving beyond the traditional sputum tests, a new study on Friday showed that a molecular stool test may increase detection of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV.

Apr 4, 2025

K'taka to open South India's first Govt Organ Transplant & Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru

The Karnataka government has decided to establish South India's first Government Organ Transplant and Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru, stated Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development and Livelihood, Sharan Prakash Patil on Monday.

Mar 31, 2025

Watching mobile before sleeping on bed may pose risk of insomnia by 59%: Study

While sleep is critical to mental and physical health, an increasing number of people are accustomed to using screens in bed.

Mar 31, 2025

Global HIV funding cuts can cause over 10 mn infections, 3 mn deaths by 2030: Lancet

The significant reductions in international funding for HIV prevention and treatment programmes may result in more than 10 million infections, and about 3 million deaths by 2030, according to a study published in The Lancet HIV journal on Thursday.

Mar 27, 2025

Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur

Localised and community initiatives like TB Mukt Bharat can play a crucial role in fighting the menace of tuberculosis in India, said Anurag Thakur, BJP MP.

Mar 25, 2025

Govt made remarkable strides in combating TB, committed to eliminating it: Nadda

The government has made remarkable strides in combating tuberculosis -- the world's deadliest infectious disease, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025

Nanotechnology breakthrough may boost treatment for aggressive breast cancer: Study

Researchers in Australia are developing next-generation nanoparticles to supercharge current treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) -- one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of the disease.

Mar 24, 2025

WHO in Western Pacific urges action to end tuberculosis by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called on countries to take "urgent and decisive action" to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.

Mar 24, 2025

Pope Francis appears at hospital window to render blessing, discharged

After over five weeks in a Rome hospital undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments and pneumonia, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday but will need at least two months of rest and time before his voice becomes normal.

Mar 23, 2025