The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an agreement with Bahrain on cooperation in the field of healthcare, facilitating exchange of research outcomes and visits of officials between the two countries.


Cabinet approves pact with Bahrain on healthcare


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Leading global growth equity firm General Atlantic has invested $130 million to acquire minority stake in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS Hospitals), a leading multi-disciplinary provider of healthcare services in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, it was announced on Wednesday.


General Atlantic invests $130 mn in KIMS Hospitals


Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in ridding the body of malaria-infected blood cells.


Killer immune cells show promise for malaria vaccines


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced an increase in the health cover for women under the Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana (BSKY) from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.


Odisha hikes health cover for women


Did you think that being narcissistic or having an inflated sense of self-importance was not good? Not always, say researchers who claimed that narcissist adolescents may be mentally more tough and perform better at school.


Why being narcissist can boost grades in school


If your kid is slow in language skills, then sending him or her for piano lessons can improve word discrimination as well as language proficiency, says a study.


How piano lessons can improve your child's language skills


Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a 'holy grail' of insulin in a pill that could help diabetics keep their blood sugar levels in check.


This pill could end daily insulin jabs for diabetics


The Union Health Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) as part of its attempt to train 14 lakh youth in healthcare sector over the next four years to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said.


Health Ministry, IGNOU tie up to train 14 lakh professionals


Municipal authorities in Nagaland on Monday seized formalin-laced fishes, an official said.


Formalin-laced fishes seized in Nagaland


Non-profit Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International) on Monday urged food regulator FSSAI to introduce mandatory front-of-package warning labels on foods and beverages to curb the growing epidemic of heart disease and cardiovascular deaths.


FSSAI urged to introduce mandatory front-of-package warning labels


Actress Saumya Tandon has a special message on World Vitiligo Day, which is observed on June 25. She says two colours on one person is beautiful and is not contagious.


Two colours on one person is beautiful: Saumya


With todays fast-paced life, following a healthy lifestyle is a difficult task. However, adopting healthy lifestyle habits are essential to achieve wellness. From preventive care to managing lifestyle issues, wellness represents a natural and holistic experience that people can adopt in every aspect of their lives.


7 daily habits you can adopt to make wellness a way of life (Health Tips)


Four people died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Begusarai district, police said on Monday.


Moonshine kills four in Bihar


The Odisha government will set up 20 hospitals through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode in order to improve healthcare facilities in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Friday.


Odisha to set up 20 hospitals in PPP mode


Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found that a brain region -- associated with cognitive behaviours, decision making, and moderating social behaviour -- determines our overall level of consciousness.


Decoded: Which brain region helps us stay conscious?


Visiting President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday participated in the fourth International Yoga Day celebrations in Paramaribo along with his Suriname counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse, Vice President Michael Ashwin Adhin and other dignitaries.


President Kovind performs yoga in Suriname


Genetically modified pigs are resistant to the world's costliest livestock diseases that causes breathing trouble, death among young animals as well as causing pregnant sows to lose their litter, a study has found.


Gene-edited pigs resistant to deadly virus


Budapest/Sarajevo, June 21 (IANS International Yoga Day was celebrated with much gusto in the central European countries of Hungary and Bosna  & Herzegovina.


International Yoga Day celebrated in Hungary and Bosna & Herzegovina


They may not be yoga experts but a group of children who attended the International Yoga Day here on Thursday, on their own, cleaned up the sprawling ground where the event took place after it resembled a dustbin, with water bottles strewn everywhere.


Kids turn Yoga Day into Clean India day


A team of engineers, including one of an Indian-origin, has developed a novel e-dermis that will enable amputees perceive a real sense of touch through the fingertips of their prosthetics.


New 'e-skin' brings sense of touch, pain to prosthetic hands


Losing weight may reverse or reduce the progression of irregular heart rhythm disorder among obese people, claim researchers, including one of Indian origin.

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