Cancer incidences expected to double by 2040: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Feb 2020 12:25 PM GMTThiruvananthapuram: Noting that the incidence of cancer is expected to double by 2040, a top World Health Organisation (WHO) official on Wednesday emph...
Hyderabad: Man impersonates as doctor to invite patients to his cardiology centre; Arrested Garima8 Feb 2020 9:26 AM GMTHyderabad: In a recent case of impersonation, a man has been arrested for posing as a doctor at state run Gandhi Hospital while holding a World Health...
WHO declares China's novel coronavirus outbreak, a public health emergency Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Feb 2020 4:38 AM GMTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, a public health emergency of international concern...
6,000 succumbed to measles in DR Congo: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau12 Jan 2020 3:35 AM GMTNew Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that 6,000 people have lost their lives to a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic...
1.4 lakh patients died from measles worldwide in 2018: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Dec 2019 3:30 AM GMTNew Delhi: More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and US authorities said on December 5,...
36 Braveheart Nurses honoured with National Florence Nightingale Awards 2019 Garima6 Dec 2019 11:45 AM GMTNew Delhi: 36 nursing professionals were recently conferred with the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2019 for their meritorious services and immen...
Samoa measles toll hits 42 as nations dispatch medical teams, supplies Garima30 Nov 2019 3:41 AM GMTWELLINGTON - More nations were flying medical staff and supplies to Samoa on Friday to battle a measles outbreak that prompted the Pacific island...
Safdarjung hospital to increase medical facilities for palliative care Medical Dialogues Bureau14 Oct 2019 10:15 AM GMTNew Delhi: The centre government-run Safdarjung hospital is soon going to add more healthcare facilities for patients who need palliative care.Dr...
END of ENDS: Union Health Ministry places bill in Public Domain, invites comments Medical Dialogues Bureau14 Oct 2019 7:09 AM GMTNew Delhi: Making strides in ending the use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in the country, the Union Ministry of Health and Family...
India ranked 4th in Global Malaria cases in 2017: Lancet Medical Dialogues Bureau15 Sep 2019 4:30 AM GMTLondon: India ranked fourth in the global incidence of the deadly mosquito-borne disease malaria in 2017, with four per cent of the cases worldwide...
Policy being drafted to build breastfeeding, childcare rooms: Delhi Govt apprises High Court Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Sep 2019 4:30 AM GMTThe move to build baby-feeding rooms is aimed at creating the environment that supports, protects and enables the mother to nurse her child in a safe, ...
3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau7 Sep 2019 8:40 AM GMTUnited Nations: About 3.7 million deaths could be prevented by 2025 if governments boost their focus on healthier eating, according to the World...
