Seoul, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday said it has selected eight institutions to launch a programme in which general hospitals will focus more on treating critical patients while referring those with…
Kampala, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uganda on Wednesday confirmed its first death of mpox as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mankind Pharma on Wednesday said it has completed the acquisition of Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited (BSV) for Rs 13,768 crore. The acquisition will position Mankind Pharma as a market…
Kochi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a month of legal wrangling between the children of departed veteran CPI-M leader M.M. Lawerence, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition moved by Asha Lawrence, challenging the…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 150 countries across the globe have geared up to celebrate Ayurveda Day on October 29, the Ministry of Ayush said on Wednesday. The ninth Ayurveda Day will be…
Seoul, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Samsung Biologics Co on Wednesday said its third-quarter net profit increased 10 per cent from a year earlier, driven by record sales. Net profit for the July-September period came to 264.5…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday wrote to the Union Environment Minister following up on his earlier request to convene a meeting of all stakeholders to approve cloud seeding…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fat-derived cellular concentrate is a promising treatment for people with uncontrolled diabetes who are dependent on insulin, said experts on Wednesday. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that has become a…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) While breast cancer is often perceived as a women’s disease, men also suffer from the deadly disease. However, stigma delays their diagnosis and treatment, potentially worsening outcomes, said experts on…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 49 illnesses, including one death, in the United States, the country’s national public health agency said. The…
Johannesburg, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 43 students of a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, were admitted to hospital over suspected food poisoning, local authorities said. The provincial education department said…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease even at exposure levels below the regulatory limit, according to a new study on Wednesday. The…
Berlin, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Germany has detected its first case of the new Clade Ib variant of the mpox virus, with no related deaths reported, the country’s leading public health authority, the Robert Koch Institute…
Seoul, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of babies born in South Korea increased on-year for the second consecutive month in August, data showed on Wednesday, amid lingering demographic challenges caused by the ultra-low birth rate…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of Israeli researchers has discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi without harming other organisms, an advance that can help fight…
Tokyo, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, a respiratory disease caused by bacteria, in Japan have marked a record high for the third straight week, local media reported on Tuesday. During the seven days…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as air quality in the national capital fell to the ‘very poor’ category, city doctors on Tuesday reported a 30 per cent surge in respiratory diseases like asthma and…
Sydney, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A large-scale study of brain volumes by an Australian institute published on Tuesday has revealed links between genetic variants in brain size and conditions including Parkinson’s disease. The study, which was…
Ulan Bator, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) An outbreak of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a severe disease affecting goats caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, has been reported in the southeastern Dornogovi province of Mongolia,…
Kolkata, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The representatives of West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) during their meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed over several crucial documents on how the state government had previously ignored complaints…