Kampala, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uganda’s Ministry of Health has completed the polio immunization targeting 2.7 million children under five in the eastern part of the country after the virus outbreak was detected there in May,…
Addis Ababa, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has congratulated the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the successful launch of its monkeypox vaccination campaign in two…
Kolkata, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday got permission from a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Kolkata to question the accused persons in the case of financial irregularities…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) While silent strokes may not be fatal as a normal brain stroke, it can still affect brain health and lead to cognitive issues such as memory and attention problems, said…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Japanese study has revealed the crucial role of intestinal absorption in the gut in preventing dietary-induced fatty liver disease. The accumulation of fats in the liver is driven by…
Stockholm, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet on Monday awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is a lighthouse country in the digital health arena, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday, while lauding the country’s various health initiatives that aims to provide health…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Denying “unfounded rumours” of ill health, industrialist Ratan Tata on Monday said he was in “good spirits”. His comments came as several media reports claimed that the 86-year-old was rushed…
Kigali, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rwanda began administering Marburg vaccine trials, prioritising frontline workers as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the country. Rwandan Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana on…
Kolkata, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fast-unto-death protest of six junior doctors at Esplanade in Kolkata, over the rape and murder of their colleague in the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital entered the third day…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Older adults suffering from abnormal bleeding, fatigue, and weakness, must be assessed for scurvy — a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, suggests a study on Monday. Detailing a case…
New York, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 40 million deaths were avoidable in 2019 and the economic value of reducing these avoidable deaths is equivalent to 23 per cent of annual global income, two papers published…
New York, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scientists have been trying to improve advanced pain management using artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery and now, an AI algorithm has identified multiple gut metabolites and US FDA-approved drugs…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Sunday observed the World Cerebral Palsy Day, with nation-wide awareness campaigns to foster an inclusive world for everyone. Under the leadership of the Department of Empowerment of…
Kolkata, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court, at a specially convened hearing on Sunday on the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Jaynagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, directed…
Seoul, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The education ministry here said on Sunday that it will temporarily allow medical students to take a leave of absence on condition that they return to school next year. The decision…
Kolkata, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The authorities of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have issued a notification announcing the decision to expel as many as 10 doctors, including interns, house staff and…
Kolkata, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), on Saturday evening, announced a unique way to continue with their protests in support of their demands in the wake of the ghastly rape…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Consuming an egg every day is safe and good for your heart, and it will not increase your blood cholesterol levels, said experts on Saturday noting that the fear is…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alzheimer’s disease patients’ brains do not shrink uniformly, the pattern varies between individuals with the neurodegenerative disease, finds a study. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia and…