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Can't Read Your Doctor's Handwriting? There Is A New Order For Them
Illegible prescriptions may soon be a thing of the past. The National Medical Commission has ordered doctors to write prescriptions clearly to improve patient safety, reduce medication errors and ensure accountability across medical colleges.
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14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Assam Reports 26 Japanese Encephalitis Deaths, Makes Up 50% Of India's Cases
In a concerning development, Assam has reported 12 additional deaths from Japanese Encephalitis in the past week, bringing the state's total fatalities from the disease this year to 26, government sources told NDTV.
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"Misleading": Centre On Inaccuracy Claims In National Health Accounts
The Central government on Friday refuted the news reports claiming inaccuracies in National Health Accounts (NHA) and reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure by terming it "misleading and incorrect."
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"Court A Serious Place": Judge To Delhi Student Over Pollution Compensation
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by an LLM student who sought compensation of Rs 15 lakh and Health Insurance of Rs 25 Lakh from the Central and Delhi government on account of air pollution in the national capital.
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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
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Issue "White Paper" On Action Plan Against Pollution In Delhi: Congress To BJP, AAP
The Congress demanded a "white paper" from both the Centre and the Delhi government on Monday on the steps taken by them to tackle pollution in the national capital and said they should be held accountable for playing with the health of people.
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Indonesia Passes Grim Milestone Of Over 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Indonesia recorded a grim milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, data from the country's health ministry showed, with the Southeast Asian nation recently accounting for one in five fatalities globally.
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84.49% Covid Cases Reported From 5 States In 24 Hours: Centre
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and together they account for 80.5 per cent of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Monday.
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5 States Account For India's 62% Active Covid Cases: Health Ministry
Five states account for a high percentage of active coronavirus cases in India, the Health Ministry said this evening. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu make up the nation's 62 per cent of active COVID-19 cases, Health Ministry officials told reporters in a briefing.
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32.34 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, Over 76% Recovery Rate: 10 Points
67,151 new coronavirus cases and 1,059 new deaths were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The fresh numbers have pushed the national total since the start of the pandemic to 32,34,474 cases, including 59,449 deaths. 24,67,758 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate ...
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What Happens When The Doctor Blames You For Your Own Lung Cancer?
It is a tragedy when any patient develops lung cancer. They will undergo surgeries, toxic infusions and lonely nights in the hospital. Many will face crushing financial pressures and be forced to confront their mortality in unimaginable ways.
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India, 15 Other Nations Make For 80 Per Cent Of World Malaria Cases: WHO
India and 15 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for almost 80 per cent of the malaria cases reported globally last year, according to a WHO report which notes that a whopping 1.25 billion people in India were at the risk of contracting the mosquito-borne disease.
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Heart Disease Kills More Women Than Breast Cancer
Heart disease accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in women, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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India Accounted for the Highest Rheumatic Heart Disease Deaths in 2015: 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Good Health
As per a new report, titled Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990-2015, India accounted for the highest number of deaths due to rheumatic heart disease in 2015 with more than 119,000 people dying from the ailment.
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Can't Read Your Doctor's Handwriting? There Is A New Order For Them
Illegible prescriptions may soon be a thing of the past. The National Medical Commission has ordered doctors to write prescriptions clearly to improve patient safety, reduce medication errors and ensure accountability across medical colleges.
-
14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Assam Reports 26 Japanese Encephalitis Deaths, Makes Up 50% Of India's Cases
In a concerning development, Assam has reported 12 additional deaths from Japanese Encephalitis in the past week, bringing the state's total fatalities from the disease this year to 26, government sources told NDTV.
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"Misleading": Centre On Inaccuracy Claims In National Health Accounts
The Central government on Friday refuted the news reports claiming inaccuracies in National Health Accounts (NHA) and reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure by terming it "misleading and incorrect."
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"Court A Serious Place": Judge To Delhi Student Over Pollution Compensation
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by an LLM student who sought compensation of Rs 15 lakh and Health Insurance of Rs 25 Lakh from the Central and Delhi government on account of air pollution in the national capital.
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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
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Issue "White Paper" On Action Plan Against Pollution In Delhi: Congress To BJP, AAP
The Congress demanded a "white paper" from both the Centre and the Delhi government on Monday on the steps taken by them to tackle pollution in the national capital and said they should be held accountable for playing with the health of people.
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Indonesia Passes Grim Milestone Of Over 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Indonesia recorded a grim milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, data from the country's health ministry showed, with the Southeast Asian nation recently accounting for one in five fatalities globally.
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84.49% Covid Cases Reported From 5 States In 24 Hours: Centre
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and together they account for 80.5 per cent of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Monday.
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5 States Account For India's 62% Active Covid Cases: Health Ministry
Five states account for a high percentage of active coronavirus cases in India, the Health Ministry said this evening. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu make up the nation's 62 per cent of active COVID-19 cases, Health Ministry officials told reporters in a briefing.
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32.34 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, Over 76% Recovery Rate: 10 Points
67,151 new coronavirus cases and 1,059 new deaths were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The fresh numbers have pushed the national total since the start of the pandemic to 32,34,474 cases, including 59,449 deaths. 24,67,758 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate ...
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What Happens When The Doctor Blames You For Your Own Lung Cancer?
It is a tragedy when any patient develops lung cancer. They will undergo surgeries, toxic infusions and lonely nights in the hospital. Many will face crushing financial pressures and be forced to confront their mortality in unimaginable ways.
-
India, 15 Other Nations Make For 80 Per Cent Of World Malaria Cases: WHO
India and 15 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for almost 80 per cent of the malaria cases reported globally last year, according to a WHO report which notes that a whopping 1.25 billion people in India were at the risk of contracting the mosquito-borne disease.
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Heart Disease Kills More Women Than Breast Cancer
Heart disease accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in women, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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India Accounted for the Highest Rheumatic Heart Disease Deaths in 2015: 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Good Health
As per a new report, titled Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990-2015, India accounted for the highest number of deaths due to rheumatic heart disease in 2015 with more than 119,000 people dying from the ailment.
