Kolkata, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Joint Platform of Doctors, a prominent association of medical practitioners in West Bengal, on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court against the prohibitory orders imposed by Kolkata Police on the…
Oslo, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Norwegian government announced a major financial commitment to the World Health Organization (WHO), pledging 1 billion Norwegian kroner ($93 million) over the next four years (2025-2028). The contribution, made during…
Patna, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Doctors across all government medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar were observing a daylong strike on Tuesday in solidarity with the junior doctors protesting against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fast-unto death demonstration by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has entered the 11th day…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Childhood immunisations and low-cost prevention and treatments combined with new health technologies may help reduce premature deaths by 50 per cent, according to a new study published by The Lancet…
Chennai, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu Health Department has geared up for the northeast monsoon, likely to hit the state starting Wednesday as per the Meteorological Department. The weather department has already issued a…
United Nations, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second round of the polio vaccination campaign began in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)…
Kolkata, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Calcutta Medical College and Hospital’s woman junior doctor Tanaya Panja, who was on a fast-unto-death agitation, along with other protesting junior doctors, since October 5 against the ghastly rape and murder…
Jaipur, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least seven children have lost their lives due to diphtheria in Rajasthan’s Deeg district in the last 29 days, an official said on Monday. The victims were aged between three…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the government to establish fast-track courts and vaccine courts to provide swift justice to the…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Desferal drug — a part of the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines — is seeing a significant shortage in public hospitals, said Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (TPAG)…
Jaipur, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people have died in Rajasthan due to dengue this year which includes a 14-year-old boy who lost his life to vector-borne disease on Monday. The young boy, Giriraj, was admitted…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday announced a partnership with domestic pharma giant Zydus Lifesciences to initiate Phase 2 clinical trials of the drug Desidustat in patients…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian pharma market grew 5.1 per cent (year-on-year) in September, led by cardiac, dermal and anti-diabetic therapies, a report showed on Monday. For the 12 months ending in September,…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to boost transparency of drugs and medical devices, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), has digitised over 95 per cent of its regulatory processes, said Union…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Driven by increasing urbanisation, improved test penetration, and rising health awareness, the Indian diagnostics market, valued at $15 billion in the last fiscal (FY24), is expected to grow at 14…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Software Freedom Law Centre India (SFLCI), a Delhi-based legal services organisation, on Monday wrote to the national cyber agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to initiate a probe into…
Bandar Seri Begawan, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haji Mohd Isham, Brunei’s Minister of Health, said that strengthening partnerships in infection prevention is a shared responsibility. “By forging partnerships between healthcare institutions, government, non-profit organisations, and communities,…
Kolkata, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A vacation bench of Calcutta High Court, on Monday, rejected a plea by Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, seeking a fast-track hearing in the…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) While attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — also known as ADHD — is typically thought of as a childhood condition, a new study on Monday showed that one in four or 25 per…