Tokyo, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 14,000 birds have been culled in the southern Japan after an avian influenza outbreak was confirmed, local authorities said on Monday. The bird flu has been confirmed on a poultry…
Lucknow, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The King George’s Medical University (KGMU) will soon get the latest technique to fight against diabetic retinopathy. The renowned medical institution has been allocated Rs 2 crore by the Uttar Pradesh…
New York, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US developed a small ultrasound sticker that can monitor the stiffness of organs deep inside the body. The sticker, about the…
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana government has suspended two doctors and a nursing officer at the government hospital in Kamareddy town after a patient was bitten by rats. Three employees in the Intensive Care…
New York, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Snacking on tree nuts like pistachios, almonds does not lead to belly fat, rather they help in better weight management and are a more efficient source of energy, according to…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has made significant gains with many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) like leprosy, lymphatic filariasis and visceral leishmaniasis, but challenges still remain, health experts said here on Monday. Neglected tropical…
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development for healthcare in Haryana, the Department of Health, Haryana, and the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) at O. P. Jindal Global University inked a Memorandum of…
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a Bill banning hookah parlours in the state. A Bill to amend Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003 was passed unanimously with a…
Lucknow, Feb 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Data from the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) national cancer registry suggests that the lone cause of cancer in every second male patient in Uttar Pradesh, is tobacco. Data shows…
San Francisco, Feb 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sleep apnea is prevalent among cardio-oncology patients who are at higher risk of congestive heart failure following cancer therapy, a new study has said. Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Saturday approved a proposal to provide medical benefit to insured superannuating workers who were dropped from the ESI Scheme coverage after their wages…
Guwahati, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said on Friday that injecting drugs have been identified as the primary reason for the state’s rise in HIV-AIDS cases. The minister asserted that the government…
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday terminated a doctor from service, who got his pre-wedding photo-shoot done inside an operation theatre at the government hospital in Chitradurga district. Rao…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Max Healthcare Institute Ltd (MHIL), one of India’s largest private healthcare providers on Friday announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Alexis Multi-Speciality Hospital Private Limited (Alexis) for…
New York, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mutant wolves around Chernobyl, where the world’s worst nuclear accident took place 35 years ago, has now developed anti-cancer abilities, an advance that may open door for cure against the…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A doctor of a state-run hospital in Kolkata received accolades from a judge of the Calcutta High Court for terminating the 23-week pregnancy of a rape victim which was conducted before…
Lucknow, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UP health department is launching a mass drug distribution campaign from February 10 to protect people against Filariasis. The campaign will run until February 28 in the state capital. Additional…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) With research being undertaken in the US to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to diagnose lupus nephritis (LN), there is a possibility of automating the detection of the disease, according to…
New York, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A common practice of prescribing anticoagulants to people who have had unexplained strokes should stop, according to a study that shows it is not beneficial to prevent the risk. Anticoagulants…
Bengaluru, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A college girl has succumbed to dengue fever in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru city, officials said on Thursday. The deceased was identified as 18-year-old Suhana Bhanu, a resident of Mohammad Khan Lane in…