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Improving India's health care landscape

Healthcare financing, a mix of government and private sources, is one of the most critical components of a strong and resilient health system

Biosimilar Humira likely to boost US revenues for Biocon Biologics

Analysts, however, feel that together with upcoming Aspart (insulin) and vaccines, Hulio will help drive BBL's revenues from the current $1 billion to around $1.65 billion by FY25

Analyse utilisation ratio of medical equipment by July 31: AIIMS to depts

The AIIMS administration on Monday asked its various departments to analyse the utilisation ratio of all medical and diagnostic equipment in their inventory by July 31 this year

AstraZeneca's cancer drug shows more potential over chemotherapy: Study

The results potentially validate Astra's decision to pay as much as $6 billion for the right to develop the medicine with Daiichi Sankyo Co. and its bet to revive growth a decade ago

Intermittent fasting helps protect the brain from diseases like Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is an increasingly urgent global issue. The World Health Organization predicts that the number of people with the condition will triple by 2050

30-40% un-met demand for allied health professionals: NATHEALTH-BCG study

Shortage is projected to worsen as demand has already tripled in the past decade and is could rise further

Aspartame: What is this sweetener that may be 'possibly carcinogenic'

The WHO is reportedly going to make a decision on the artificial sweetener, that is used in more than 6,000 food and drinks including Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, in July

WHO's cancer agency identifies aspartame sweetener as possible carcinogen

JECFA, the WHO committee on additives, is also reviewing aspartame use this year

Race to develop weight-loss pills has some drugmakers falling behind

Novo and Lilly's experimental obesity pills helped people lose about 15% of body weight, similar to weight-loss shots on the market already, according to findings presented

Nagaland gets first HIV-1 viral load lab in Naga Hospital Authority Kohima

Nagaland, which has more than 12,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) on Monday got its first HIV-1 viral load laboratory

Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital explored if providing weekly plant-based snacks to families seeking food assistance

Regular daytime naps linked to increased brain volume, reveals study

Previous research has shown that napping has cognitive benefits, with people who have had a short nap performing better in cognitive tests in the hours afterwards than counterparts who did not nap

Set to launch state-of-the-art healthcare ecosystem, says Gautam Adani

First project under Rs 60,000 cr CSR corpus

WHO investigating more syrups, drug samples; list of alerts may expand

The WHO director-general issued a call to action in January to implore all member states to increase their surveillance and testing efforts because people are 'needlessly being put at risk'

Instead of cough syrup testing, need to go for root-cause analysis: Bhaskar

Pharmaceutical exports from India have come under the scanner after sporadic incidents of contaminated or substandard medicines

Over 1.3 billion people globally to have diabetes by 2050, finds study

A loss of the body's ability to control blood sugar levels, diabetes affects one in 10 adults globally and caused 6.7 million deaths in 2021, the International Diabetes Federation estimates

Over 90% heatwave deaths occurred in 5 states between 2018 and 2022

Number of heatwave days in India expected to rise in coming years

Undernutrition in India a big concern, urgent attention needed: experts say

Undernutrition denotes insufficient intake of energy and nutrients to meet an individual's needs to maintain good health

Mumbai-based INVEX Health to soon launch India's first oral HIV self-test

INVEX Health is soon set to launch India's first oral HIV self-test, the company announced on Tuesday

Central team to be deployed in UP, Bihar to aid in heatwave response

This was directed by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday as he chaired a high-level meeting related to public health preparedness for heatwave management across the country