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101 Mn People In India Living With Diabetes, 135 Mn With Prediabetes: ICMR Study

A new study published in the UK medical journal, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has revealed that in 2021 India had about 101 million people living with diabetes which is a 44 per cent increase over 2019 when India had 77 million people with diabetes

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Need For Capacity Building Programmes To Tackle NCD: Health Secretary

Capacity building programmes such as these become more important in providing our medical officers with the right knowledge and tools so they can do their task effectively

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EU Commission Grants USD 1.3 Bn Corpus To Tackle Mental Health

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would allocate 1.23 billion euros (USD 1.3 billion) to mental health initiatives across the 27-member European Union and make mental health a pillar of health policy

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Moderna, Pfizer Face New Patent Lawsuits Over Covid Vaccines

The lawsuits add to a web of patent disputes between biotech companies over technology used in the coronavirus shots, including a case brought last year in Massachusetts by Moderna against Pfizer and its partner BioNTech.

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India’s Progress Towards Digital Tools Is Exemplary: WHO Official In Hyderabad

The purpose of the event was to reinforce the second priority of India's G20 Presidency, which is to strengthen cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector with a focus on access and availability of quality, effective, safe, and affordable medical countermeasures (MCM).

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Healthcare Firms Are 73% Likely To Pay Ransom In A Cyber Attack: Report

Arete, a cyber risk management company, focuses on the healthcare sector and explores the most prolific ransomware families, ransom demand and payment trends, and the most impactful controls and mitigation tactics

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Essential To Screen People With Hypertension, Diabetes On Standard Care By 2025: Experts

Although easy to treat, if left uncontrolled and untreated, it can lead to heart attack and stroke, chronic kidney disease etc. With Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasing drastically in India, accounting for almost 63 percent of all deaths, the spotlight is on preventing and treating HTN – a leading risk factor for premature death and morbidity

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Health Cooperation 'Important Pillar' Of India, Maldives Bilateral Relationship: MoS External Affairs

Apart from a strong development relationship, India and the Maldives have been able to create a deep and intimate collaboration at all levels, including political, administrative, entrepreneurial, and people-to-people connections.

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Deep Brain Stimulation While Sleeping Improves Memory: Study

New research led by scientists at UCLA Health and Tel Aviv University provides the first physiological evidence from inside the human brain supporting the dominant scientific theory on how the brain consolidates memory during sleep.

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FDA Warns About Safety Risks Of Tailored Weight-loss Drugs

The FDA warned patients to refrain from using a compounded drug if an approved drug is available. Compounded drugs are created by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient.

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SC Gives Boost To Whistleblowers In Drug Pricing Case In US

The whistleblowers, seeking monetary damages, accused the companies of offering prescription drugs at discounted prices to most customers paying out of pocket, while improperly charging higher rates to the government. Government healthcare programs reimburse pharmacies for dispensing covered drugs to beneficiaries. False Claims Act.

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Netflix, Disney, Amazon To Challenge Health Ministry's Tobacco Rules For Streaming

The pushback is the latest headache for streaming giants in India, a top growth market. Companies often face legal cases and police complaints their content sometimes hurt religious sentiment, and many have self-censored content over the years. As part of the country's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry this week ordered streaming platforms should within three months insert static health warnings during smoking scenes.

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India In Dire Need Of Stem Cell Donations, What Is The Need? Why Should You Donate? All You Need To Know

India is facing a tough challenge in sourcing donors for stem cell transplants that prove as a saviour for many patients suffering from various types of blood disorders like leukaemia, thalassemia and aplastic anaemia among others. As per reports, India registers over 1,00,000 patients every year who are tackling different blood disorders. Out of this, the doctors say, 10 to 15 per cent of patients end up requiring stem cell transplants which can save their lives in majority of the cases

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$26 Billion To Be Set Aside For Childcare, More Debt May Follow: PM Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to double such spending over the next three years to arrest the country's dwindling birth rate, even if that means further aggravating the government's fiscal position.

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Canada To Put Health Warnings On Individual Cigarettes

According to health officials, the labels on individual cigarettes will make it "virtually impossible" for smokers to escape warnings. "Tobacco smoke harms children." "Cigarettes are a cause of leukaemia." "Poison is in every puff." These are some of the messages that will soon appear on cigarettes in Canada, in both English and French.

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