healthcare

Akhnoor, March 17: The Indian Army organized a general health and eye check-up camp in the Ambaram village, benefiting 150 residents. Nine medical professionals, including general physicians, ENT specialists, and military doctors, provided consultations, eye examinations, and free medication...

Kalyani (WB), March 17 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors at a hospital in Nadia district, West Bengal, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital in Kalyani on Monday night, they said.A road accident victim was admitted...

New Delhi, March 17 – Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly criticized the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.He accused them of petty politics over renaming rural employment schemes and of ignoring the real benefits provided to the poor under the Modi...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has launched the PM-Road Accident Victims Hospitalization and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) scheme, aiming to provide timely medical care to victims of road accidents. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that this initiative ensures cashless treatment up to...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Prévost, in Brussels today. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar stated that during the meeting, both leaders discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in trade and...

New Delhi, March 16 Vice President C P Radhakrishnan expressed his sorrow on Monday at the death of 10 patients in a fire at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha.In a social media post, the vice president said he was deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident."My heartfelt condolences to the...

Guwahati, March 15 Union Home Minister Amit Shah kicked off the BJP's campaign in Assam, asserting that the party would return to power for a third consecutive term with the highest-ever mandate.Just hours before the Election Commission announced the dates for the assembly elections, Shah...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Assam has become a major healthcare hub for the Northeastern region over the last 10 years of the BJP-led government, reducing the need for residents to travel outside the region for treatment. Mr. Shah was addressing a large gathering in Guwahati on the...

New Delhi, March 15: India's medical device exports exceeded $4 billion in FY25, as the country aims to achieve a $30 billion medical devices market by 2030, leveraging its significant domestic market for growth, according to senior government officials.India's medical devices sector has...

Jammu, March 14 Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of a Rs 600 crore pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Kathua district on Saturday, in an effort to strengthen India's strategic capabilities in pharmaceutical manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports of...

Hyderabad, March 14 A 24-year-old man is alleged to have administered HIV-infected blood to a 22-year-old woman after her parents called off her wedding with him following his positive test for the virus, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred on March 11, when the accused forcibly...

March 14, New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court of India allowed the first-ever case of passive euthanasia, Dr. MR Rajagopal spoke exclusively to DD about its impact.Dr. Rajagopal, widely regarded as the Father of Palliative Care in India, emphasized that the verdict should no longer be...

New Delhi, March 14 Zydus Lifesciences announced on Saturday that its innovative drug has received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Desidustat tablets, used to treat renal anemia.The company has licensed its Desidustat tablets to a subsidiary of...

An awareness and medical camp was organized at AAM Mughalmaidan with the goal of providing basic healthcare services and raising awareness among the local population about health and hygiene. The camp saw active participation from residents of the area, who availed various medical facilities and...

New Delhi, March 14 – Inviting public ideas to tackle air pollution, Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Saturday won hearts as he showcased his accessibility to the public while interacting with children of his colony at a cafe and took note of their concerns over toxic air.In a message...

New Delhi, March 14 Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Indian Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some supporting voluntary provisions while others emphasizing stronger legal safeguards to protect women's health...

New Delhi, March 13 A private hospital chain here has partnered with the advocacy platform 'Sitar for Mental Health', led by neo-classical musician and sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma, to introduce a music-based mental health initiative for patients.According to an official statement by Fortis...

Nagpur, March 13 Manganese Ore India Limited and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for free knee replacement surgery for patients living within a 10-kilometer radius of mining areas in Nagpur and Bhandara districts, and who are not covered by any...

Jaipur, March 13. Hanuman Beniwal, the convener of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Member of Parliament from Nagaur, drew the attention of the Central government to several critical national and regional issues during the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the second batch of Supplementary...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Ranchi, and the Deputy Commissioner, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, in connection with a media report regarding the death of a newborn due to inadequate...