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TN: Public warning for Dengue, Malaria risks as northeast monsoon sets in
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TN: Public warning for Dengue, Malaria risks as northeast monsoon sets in

Chennai, Oct 21: The Tamil Nadu Health Department has advised the public to be cautious regarding the spread of diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, and influenza as the northeast monsoon sets in. Since January 2024, Tamil Nadu has recorded 18,000 dengue cases.In response, the state’s...
Senegal launches national livestock vaccination campaign
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Senegal launches national livestock vaccination campaign

Dakar, Oct 21: Mabouba Diagne, Senegal's minister of agriculture, food sovereignty and livestock, officially launched the country's national livestock vaccination campaign for the 2024-2025 season. The announcement was made on Saturday during a ceremony in Dahra Djolof, a key livestock town in the...
Standards for safe listening must to save young people from hearing loss: Experts
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Standards for safe listening must to save young people from hearing loss:...

New Delhi, Oct 19: Over 1 billion young people are at the risk of hearing loss globally due to unsafe listening habits, and it is important for policy makers and regulators to develop global standards not only for device manufacturers but also for users and services, experts have stressed. At a...
Cancer patients nearly 5 times more likely to experience bankruptcy: Researchers
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Cancer patients nearly 5 times more likely to experience bankruptcy: Researchers

New Delhi, Oct 19: Cancer patients are nearly five times more likely to experience bankruptcy, as financial fallout can follow patients with cancer and their families in the form of lower credit scores and other forms of monetary challenges years after a cancer diagnosis. For patients with bladder,...
WHO delivers supplies for 2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza: UN
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WHO delivers supplies for 2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza: UN

United Nations, Oct 19: World Health Organization (WHO) teams have been on the ground delivering supplies to health facilities before the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign starts in southern Gaza, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on...
Leptospirosis cases continue to rise in the Philippines
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Leptospirosis cases continue to rise in the Philippines

Manila, Oct 18: The Philippines continues to log more leptospirosis cases and deaths, data from the country's Department of Health (DOH) showed on Friday. From January to October 5, the DOH recorded 5,835 cases, 16 per cent more than in the same period last year. Meanwhile, 509 deaths have been...
Nigeria rolls out new malaria vaccine
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Nigeria rolls out new malaria vaccine

Abuja, Oct 18: In a historic step in the fight against the deadly disease that has killed thousands of children under the age of five in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria has rolled out a new malaria vaccine that will be given free of cost. Nigerian Coordinating Minister of Health and Social...
Congress councillor in Bengal’s Purulia may have been poisoned, indicates post-mortem report
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Congress councillor in Bengal’s Purulia may have been poisoned, indicates...

Kolkata, Oct 18: The cause of death of Purnima Kandu, a Congress councillor in Jhalda Municipality in West Bengal's Purulia district, may be poisoning, as per the initial post-mortem report, sources said on Friday. Her body was recovered under mysterious circumstances at her residence on the night...
Another beneficiary is testament to the success of PM-JAY
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Another beneficiary is testament to the success of PM-JAY

Prayagraj, Oct 17: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, one of the many important flagship schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union government, is proving to be beneficial for the people suffering from health ailments across the country.Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri...
New nasal drug delivery method can reduce TB bacteria in brain by 1,000x
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New nasal drug delivery method can reduce TB bacteria in brain by 1,000x

New Delhi, Oct 17: In a first, scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have developed a unique way through the nose to deliver tuberculosis (TB) medicines directly to the brain. TB that...
400 cr India manufactured vaccine distributed worldwide last year: Health Secy
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400 cr India manufactured vaccine distributed worldwide last year: Health Secy

New Delhi, Oct 17: India manufactured 400 cr vaccines in the last one year half of the total vaccines developed and distributed globally, said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava. Addressing the annual India Leadership Summit 2024, organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum,...
Hustle to death? How work-related stress is fuelling an emergency
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Hustle to death? How work-related stress is fuelling an emergency

Rising workplace stress-related deaths are reigniting urgent conversations about mental health on World Mental Health Day
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