Air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR have turned into the ‘very poor’ category, raising serious public health concerns even before the Diwali festivities. ...
The West Bengal Drug Control Directorate has intensified its surveillance on companies marketing cough syrups in the state, and a directive cum guidelines has been issued in this regard, said a senior government official on Thursday. ...
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced that firecrackers can be burst only during two designated time slots — between 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. — on the day of Deepavali, in line with the Supreme Court’s 2018 directive aimed at curbing air and noise pollution. ...
The flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme has benefited over 45 crore citizens in the country, according to the National Health Authority’s (NHA) annual report. ...
Making Ayurveda Aahara an integral part of global nutrition can help fight lifestyle-related diseases and ensure a disease-free future, said Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge) on Thursday, on World Food Day 2025. ...
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda called on Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa of Mongolia in New Delhi on Tuesday under the 'Know BJP' initiative. The two leaders held discussion on enhancing cooperation between India and Mongolia in the healthcare sector. ...
Embarking on a comprehensive mission to further elevate the public healthcare infrastructure, the Punjab government is all set to open 236 new Aam Aadmi Clinics -- taking the total to 1,117 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh said here on Tuesday. ...
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday barred the entry of outsiders within the premises of the private medical college & hospital at Durgapur in West Bengal's West Burdwan district in the wake of the gangrape of a second-year student last week. ...
The J&K Jammu Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) has imposed a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of three cough syrup brands, including Coldrif syrup, RespiFresh-TR and Relif Syrup, after laboratory tests declared them “Not of Standard Quality” due to the presence of toxic impurities, officials said on Wednesday. ...
Loneliness and social isolation can raise the risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, according to a study. ...
