Severe obesity causes lungs to age prematurely: Study
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October 7, 2025 2:45 PM
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) People with severe obesity are likely to have their lungs age faster, according to an animal study.
Revised CGHS rate structure to boost healthcare infra, enable access to quality care
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October 7, 2025 12:41 PM
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The revised Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rate structure, which comes after 15 long years, will boost healthcare infrastructure and enable access to quality care for over 40 lakh CGHS beneficiaries in the country, according to reports on Tuesday.
Tobacco industry driving new wave of nicotine addiction with e-cigarettes: WHO
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October 7, 2025 11:08 AM
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) While the number of tobacco users has dropped in recent years, the industry has devised new strategies driving a new wave of nicotine addiction with e-cigarettes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Bangladesh: Three more dengue fatalities raises 2025 death toll to 215
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October 6, 2025 7:54 PM
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) As many as three people died in Bangladesh due to dengue in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 215, local media reported.
India’s sex ratio at birth improved with 917 females per 1,000 males in 2021-23: Centre
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October 6, 2025 5:54 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Strengthening the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act has led to an improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB), with 917 females per 1,000 males recorded in 2021-23, said Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Monday.
US, Japanese scientists awarded 2025 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovery on immune system
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October 6, 2025 3:20 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A trio of US and Japanese scientists have on Monday been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery on how the immune system is kept in check.
WHO issues new guidelines to tackle deaths from excessive bleeding after childbirth
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October 6, 2025 2:58 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines to prevent, diagnose, and treat postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), which causes excessive bleeding after childbirth, to millions of women across the globe.
Ujjwala scheme provides freedom from smoke, dignity for women: Hardeep Puri
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October 6, 2025 2:28 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme is not just about LPG connections, but about empowering women and improving the quality of life for families.
Make in India booster: Eli Lilly announces $1 billion investment in country
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October 6, 2025 1:45 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) US pharma giant Eli Lilly on Monday announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in India over the next several years for new contract manufacturing, boosting the country’s Make in India goal.
Rajasthan govt forms 6-member committee to probe Jaipur hospital fire
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October 6, 2025 1:01 PM
Jaipur, Oct 6 (IANS) A high-level committee has been formed to investigate the fire in the Neurosurgery ICU-1 of the Trauma Centre and Orthopaedic Institute at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Rajasthan's Jaipur, which claimed six lives.
