State Level Programme on Medical Certification Cause of Death (MCCD) & Affordable Cancer Care Project
Kohima: The two programmes launched today is vital for the state and its citizens with reports showing that cancer cases are accelerating in the state at an alarming rate; the Secretary of Health & Family Welfare said
BY NTN Correspondent / Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
High cholesterol and weight, reduced physical stamina may signal long COVID: Lancet study
Geneva: Some people with COVID-19 have lingering symptoms for weeks or months after they begin to recover, a condition termed as long COVID
BY PTI / Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
Non-lab screening tool to assess cardiovascular diseases risk 85 per cent accurate in Indian set up: Study
Ahmedabad: The validation of the screening tool in the Indian context will help CVD risk assessment among people residing in remote and resource-scarce areas where it is very difficult to get laboratory settings, said Dr Komal Shah, a biomedical
BY PTI / Sunday, 4 September, 2022
Vaccinated people infected by Omicron have four times greater protection: Study
Washington: The research, published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, analysed the probability of vaccinated people becoming infected with the subvariant BA.5 currently in circulation
BY PTI / Friday, 2 September, 2022
Over 99% of India’s population breathes air that exceeds WHO’s PM2.5 guidelines: Report
New Delhi: According to the key findings in the report titled ‘Different Air Under One Sky’, the greatest proportion of people living in India are exposed to PM2.5 concentrations more than five times the WHO annual average guideline
BY PTI / Friday, 2 September, 2022
Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months
New Delhi: India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs 200–400
BY PTI / Thursday, 1 September, 2022
Assam Rifles Mon Battalion organises medical camp at Tizit
Tizit/Mon: The medical camp was organised with an aim at providing necessary medical assistance to the villagers of remote areas
BY NTN / Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
Long COVID in children less common than in adults, study finds
Washington: The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found that many of the symptoms children experience post COVID-19 are similar to those seen in adults, but there are some features more unique to kids
BY PTI / Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone
Los Angeles: Older adults may be more susceptible to effects of extreme heat and air pollution exposure, in part because this stress comes on top of age-related chronic health conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic
BY PTI / Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
DC Longleng releases District Strategic Plan for TB Free Longleng
Longleng: CMO Longleng, Dr Obangjungla informed that Longleng is the first district to release the District Strategic Plan for TB Free District in the State
BY NTN / Monday, 29 August, 2022
Lifestyle choices, lack of proper sleep, food and exercise causing rise in heart attacks: Experts
Mumbai: The recent case of comedian-actor Raju Srivastava (58) suffering a heart attack has put the issue in spotlight again
BY PTI / Sunday, 28 August, 2022
Got allergies? You could be at lower risk of catching COVID
Nottingham: Research has shown that people with atopic diseases which includes hay fever and dermatitis have 25% lower odds of contracting COVID.
BY PTI / Thursday, 25 August, 2022
