The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSHWC Code) and the Social Security Code, 2020 under the recently introduced labour codes will boost the safety and welfare of workers in the petroleum industry, the government said on Monday. ...
Ayurveda offers personalised approach to tackle obesity and metabolic disorders, said Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State (IC) for Ayush, on Saturday. ...
With Cyclone Ditwah bringing persistent rain and renewed flooding concerns to Chennai, the city’s health authorities activated an extensive preparedness plan to prevent a surge in monsoon-related illnesses. ...
A team of Indian scientists has discovered oral cancer-causing driver gene mutations in women patients in southern parts of the country....
World AIDS Day: HIV infections down 49 pc, deaths reduced by over 81 pc in India...
Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine, and there has been an 88 per cent drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. ...
Namibia is currently grappling with five simultaneous disease outbreaks, Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao announced on Friday....
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday, inspected the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) to review the ongoing redevelopment and the progress of key infrastructure projects. ...
An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma. ...
The basic infrastructure of primary and secondary hospitals in Pakistan's Sindh continues to remain underdeveloped even after 70 years as hundreds of staff positions remain vacant in district hospitals and trauma centres for treating accident victims still not set up, the local media reported. ...
