Gaza, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ): The health capabilities in the hospitals of the Gaza Strip are weak, and the fuel shortage is a major crisis for the health sector, a Palestinian medical official warned. Munir al-Bursh,…
Agartala, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant milestone, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney on a 20-year-old man at the Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital in Tripura. After the six-and-a-half-hour long surgery at…
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called ‘cachexia’…
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of US scientists on Monday announced the development of a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism. The scientists used the new platform, called…
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to mull the formation of a menstrual leave policy after consulting all stakeholders, including the state governments. A bench, headed by CJI…
Bengaluru, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 13-year-old boy succumbed to dengue in the Haveri district while another resident succumbed to rat-bite fever in the same district of Karnataka on Monday. The boy was identified as Premkumar,…
Seoul, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The South Korean government announced a decision on Monday to withdraw its plan to take administrative steps, including the suspension of medical licenses, against striking trainee doctors in an effort to…
Chandigarh, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) Director Vivek Lal on Monday said the institute has a footfall of 30 lakh patients every year. “The government is committed to increase…
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asking the Centre and National Testing Agency (NTA) about the action initiated against the wrong beneficiaries in the NEET-UG examination held on May 5, the Supreme Court on Monday remarked…
Bengaluru, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lashed out at the state’s Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), reminding them that they are not maharajas but public servants and warning…
San Francisco, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of researchers from the US-based University of North Carolina has identified a potential treatment for a rare genetic disorder — ‘Angelman syndrome’, a new study said on Monday….
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) It’s time to rethink our attitude to fatness as prejudice against fat people is endemic in our society and public health initiatives aimed at reducing obesity have only worsened the…
Seoul, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government is likely to halt the suspension of licences and other administrative steps against striking trainee doctors in an effort to seek a breakthrough in months-long medical service disruptions, officials…
Washington, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for Covid-19, the latter’s office has announced. In a statement on Sunday, Emhoff’s Communications Director Liza Acevedo said the Second…
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just 20 health workers per 10,000 people, unevenly distributed across regions, the strain on healthcare infrastructure is immense, Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder & Director Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals,…
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can transfer between animals and humans, such as rabies, anthrax, influenza (H1N1 and H5N1), Nipah, Covid-19, brucellosis, and tuberculosis; however, not all diseases are ‘zoonotic’,…
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent classification of talc as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), is a significant development in…
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has shared a video on the social media platform X, showing a new technology detecting veins using infrared light. “Using infrared light to locate veins….
Seoul, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, on Sunday, instructed officials to take emergency containment measures as authorities confirmed more cases of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in a…
Seoul, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The South Korean government is expected to announce measures to deal with trainee doctors who refuse to return to hospitals in protest of medical reform as early as this week, officials…