Nairobi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday oversaw the launch of a new health insurance scheme called the Social Health Insurance Fund, with senior officials saying that it will promote equity, fairness…
London, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Structural racism affects the health and well-being of ethnic minority communities in London and contributes to “avoidable and unfair” inequalities between ethnic groups, a recent report has found. Published by the…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hailing the Union Health Ministry’s draft Bill on passive euthanasia, experts on Tuesday called it a “progressive step”. The recent ‘Draft Guidelines’ call on doctors to take a “considered decision”…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) While India continues to face a deficit in blood donation, making Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) mandatory may ward off the risk of infections to those requiring regular blood transfusions, said…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a first, public spending on health has overtaken the out-of-pocket expenditure in India, according to the Union Health Ministry’s National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22….
Kolkata, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), on Tuesday, said that it was high time that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) revealed whether the ghastly rape and murder of a woman…
Chennai, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Drugs injected in the human eye can be better delivered to the target region through convection caused by mild laser heating, said researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras…
Chennai, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Superstar Rajinikanth, who was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai following a stomachache, was stable on Tuesday, sources in the medical facility said. Though the private hospital has not issued…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is on the rise globally and India is also seeing a surge in the sleep disorder. More than 104 million, working-age Indians suffer from OSA, of…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Finding it hard to manage blood sugar levels? Take heart, limiting your food consumption to a 10-hour window daily may keep your diabetes in check, according to a study. Following…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant breakthrough to help patients battling both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a study led by an Indian-origin scientist found a cancer therapy that can help control TB and…
Kolkata, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), the umbrella body of junior doctors protesting against the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, announced the resumption of complete cease-work throughout the…
Bhopal, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel said on Monday that medical counselling regarding sickle cell disease is important, especially in the tribal communities of the state. “If sickle cell patients and carriers…
Nairobi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday announced a five-day vaccination campaign targeting 3.84 million children under ten years of age to protect them against polio. In an effort to prevent the…
Kigali, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rwandan authorities said they are closely monitoring up to 300 individuals identified as contacts of confirmed Marburg virus cases since an outbreak hit the country. As of Sunday, the Ministry of…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Obesity, diabetes, and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are the key reasons why India is seeing a rise in gynaecological cancers like endometrial, ovarian, and uterus, said experts on Monday. The…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) — a type of cancer of the bone marrow — are seeing better outcomes with targeted therapies, said experts on Monday. CML is a…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian pharma companies are estimated to expand their revenues by a healthy 9-11 per cent in the current fiscal (FY25), a report showed on Monday. This will be driven…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Healthcare industries are pioneering nanotechnology innovation with use in diagnostics, drug delivery, and medical imaging, according to a report on Monday. Nanotechnology has the potential to transform numerous industries with…
Dhaka, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 1,221 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh the highest number in a single day so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health. This was…