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India to lead in overweight, obese young people by 2050

New Delhi, March 4 -- India will have the highest number of overweight or obese young people in the 15-24 years age group by 2050, and the second highest in the 5-14 years one, an analysis published i... Read More


Health Talk: How meeting nutritional needs of TB patients can make a difference

India, March 1 -- The Lancet Global Health recently published a paper that said at least half a million deaths could be prevented between 2023 and 2035 if 80% of the adults in tuberculosis (TB)-affect... Read More


A 3rd of newborns in Indian district hospitals get sepsis

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- A third of newborns admitted to special care units in Indian district hospitals suffer from sepsis, with most infections resistant to multiple drugs, according to research publis... Read More


'Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments'

India, Feb. 26 -- A new wave of anti-vaxxers around the world means that children may soon start dying of measles, polio, and other diseases that we thought were behind us, Dr Drew Weissman, the 2023 ... Read More


'Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments'

India, Feb. 25 -- A new wave of anti-vaxxers around the world means that children may soon start dying of measles, polio, and other diseases that we thought were behind us, Dr Drew Weissman, the 2023 ... Read More


Health ministry directs city pharma firm to halt production of unapproved drugs

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare has ordered immediate cessation of production at Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals, which was found exporting an unapproved and poten... Read More


Govt orders firm to stop making drugs linked to addiction

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare has ordered immediate cessation of production at Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals, which was found exporting an unapproved and po... Read More


Health Talk: What implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme means for Delhi

India, Feb. 23 -- Among the first Cabinet approvals on Thursday under Delhi's newly elected chief minister, Rekha Gupta, is the implementation of the Narendra Modi government's flagship Ayushman Bhara... Read More


Health Talk | HPV vaccine may finally be making its way into the government's Universal Immunisation Programme

India, Feb. 17 -- The Union ministry of health and family welfare has announced plans to introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine under the national immunisation programme this year. Minister ... Read More


Delhi's new govt to take a call on future of Mohalla Clinics: Centre

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The future of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics and the adoption of Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojna in the Capital will be decided by the new state government, the Union health ministry s... Read More