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Thrissur (Kerala), March 13 A stray dog that allegedly fatally attacked an 84-year-old bedridden woman in Vellarakad here was found to be rabies-infected, which was revealed after the animal's postmortem on Friday, police said.The bedridden Karthiyani and her son Devadasan, who also has health...

Hamirpur (HP), March 13 Thirty-nine people have fallen ill after jaundice spread in an area near the Hamirpur town of Himachal Pradesh.The 39 people who have fallen ill include 14 students of a government school in Swahal in the Hamirpur district.Local residents are upset over the spread of...

New Delhi, March 13 Why should we pretend that we know medical science, the Supreme Court said on Friday while refusing to entertain a plea seeking mandatory Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) in all blood banks to ensure the supply of infection-free blood to recipients.A bench of Chief...

Bengaluru, March 12 Claiming a "medical emergency" in the state, the opposition BJP on Thursday targeted the Congress government and Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao in the Legislative Assembly over the functioning of his department.The BJP sought to move an "adjournment motion" to discuss...

Palamu (Jharkhand), March 12 – More than 100 villagers fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated food at a wedding feast in Bohita village, located under the Satbarwa block of Palamu district in Jharkhand, officials said on Thursday.The incident caused panic in the village. In response...

Hamirpur (HP), March 11 Over two dozen people, including 13 schoolchildren, have contracted jaundice in areas adjoining Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur city, triggering panic among residents and prompting authorities to collect water samples to ascertain the cause, officials said on Wednesday.The...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Tuesday directed the Health department to ensure that salaries are not withheld for ambulance staff under the KANIV-108 initiative.The Kerala Ambulance Network for Injured Victims (KANIV) is the government's free...

Bengaluru, March 10 The Karnataka Government Medical Officers' Association called off its indefinite strike, starting from March 11.The association had warned that in the first phase of the strike, from March 11 to 15, outpatient services will be suspended while emergency services will...

A free spectacle distribution program was organized by the Health Department under the National Program for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment at Raja Sukhdev Singh District Hospital in Poonch.During the program, patients who were screened for vision problems were provided with free...

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), March 7 The Jharkhand health department has initiated an investigation into allegations that the Chakradharpur Sub-Divisional Hospital did not provide an ambulance to a parent to transport his dead newborn, forcing him to take the body in a box, an official said on...

Gandhinagar, March 7 – The number of medicines and surgical items provided free of cost in government hospitals across Gujarat has doubled in the last two years, increasing from 717 to 1,479 following the addition of 150 new drugs to the state’s Essential Drugs List (EDL).Reacting to the...

Gandhinagar, March 6 – A state-level workshop was held in Gandhinagar to strengthen the implementation of the PM-RAHAT scheme in Gujarat, aimed at ensuring that victims of road accidents receive immediate medical treatment during the critical "golden hour" without financial barriers.The...

Bengaluru, March 6 The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to meet again to discuss the issue of providing internal reservation among Scheduled Castes for direct recruitment in the government sector, as deliberations on the matter remained incomplete.While no specific date for the next meeting has...

Bengaluru, March 5 The Karnataka Cabinet will meet again to discuss the issue of providing internal reservation among Scheduled Castes for direct recruitment in the government sector, as talks on the matter remained incomplete on Thursday.While no specific date for the next meeting has been...

Hyderabad, March 4 – The stage is set to prepare a health profile for 46 lakh women in Telangana, as the government has decided to launch the program by covering members of women's self-help groups across the state.Health Minister Damodar Raja Narsimha directed officials on Wednesday to launch...

New Delhi, February 28 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a 10-bed Medical ICU ward and a GI HD Video Endoscopy Suite at Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital and launched an Integrated AYUSH Stress Management Programme on Saturday.According to a statement, she also laid the foundation...

Relevance: UrgentTitle: HPV Vaccination DriveCategory: HealthSakeena Itoo launches HPV Vaccination Drive in J&K; inaugurates HDU at Kulgam HospitalHealth Minister Sakeena Itoo launched the HPV vaccination drive in Jammu and Kashmir from Kulgam, targeting 1.35 lakh girls. She also...

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Commissioner Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, M. Raju, chaired a meeting of the State Task Force on Thursday to review the preparedness for the rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme across Jammu & Kashmir.The UT-level launch is...

Agartala, February 27 The Tripura Cabinet approved a proposal to implement the Centre's 'Nari Adalat' scheme on a pilot basis in 10 gram panchayats across the state, a minister said on Friday.Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said the decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting...

Bengaluru, February 27 Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the state has set a target of reducing rabies deaths to zero by 2030 as he launched the State Action Plan for Dog-Mediated Rabies Elimination, aimed at making the state rabies-free.The State Action Plan for...