Cancer in India’s urban areas is around 100 per 1 lakh
"The incidence of cancer in India's urban areas is around 100 per 1 lakh while it is 45 in rural areas said Dr Rajendra A Badwe, director, Tata Memorial Centre.
As incidence of cancer...
Private institutions to establish their outfits in semi-rural areas -Nadda
New Delhi|HL
Private hospitals should establish their centre at semi-rural areas,in order to ensure accessibility to health services for patients said Union Health Minister J P Nadda.
Such an arrangement would help in plugging...
In India less than 10% have access to eye rehabilitation care
Hyderabad|HL
According to the World Health Organization, currently there are an estimated 8 million people with blindness and an additional 55 million people with low vision in India. Of this only less than 10% have...
Sun Pharma, Moebius Medical to develop osteoarthritis pain product
Mumbai|HL
Sun Pharma and Israel-based Moebius Medical have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing deal to further develop MM-II, a novel pharmaceutical candidate for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis, Sun said in a release...
Priority to aircraft carrying human cadaveric organs for transplant
Mumbai|HL
According to the first set of standard operating procedures (SOP)drafted by the Bureau of Civic Aviation Security (BCAS) the aircraft carrying human cadaveric organs for transplant will be allowed to take off and...
WHO urges US President Trump to expand Obamacare
Geneva|
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to expand Obamacare and ensure all Americans have access to healthcare.
The real estate magnate takes office next month after promising to repeal outgoing...
Sushma undervent Successful kidney transplant at AIIMS
New Delhi |HL
Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj underwent Renal Replacement Therapy (Kidney Transplant Operation) at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on Saturday.
The kidney transplant at...
Dissuade vendors from using newspapers in packing food- Nadda
New Delhi|HL
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda has raised serious concerns over the practice of wrapping, covering or processing foods with newspaper and printed recycled paper materials in India.
The Food...
Silent march by AIIMS radiographers for decade long grievances
New Delhi|Ekta
Radiographers of All India Medial Institute today hold a silent march at AIIMS premises for demanding a revision in their pay scale and a hike in allowances.
The radiographers of AIIMS have threatened to...
AIIMS requested Union Health Ministry to link Aadhar with UHID
New Delhi |HL
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has written to the Union Health Ministry requesting to issue a notification that would mandate individual authentication for generation of Unique Health Identification (UHID) numbers...
