Health

NEW DELHI: Several states, such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu, have put their healthcare infrastructure on alert following the central government’s directive to assess readiness due to a rise in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children, observed in China. The Karnataka Health Department has additionally released guidance advising citizens to stay informed […]

NEW DELHI: In light of clusters of respiratory illnesses reported in children in specific regions of China, states are required to document all instances of severe respiratory conditions, namely Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), at the district level. This reporting mandate aims to enhance surveillance and monitoring efforts concerning serious […]

NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a final warning to Baba Ramdev’s company Patanjali to stop making misleading advertisements and false claims against modern medicine to elevate the status of Ayurveda. While considering a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) regarding deceptive advertisements, a bench led by Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and […]

NEW DELHI: With Delhi’s pollution breaching ever-hazardous records of reaching the 999 mark at a certain place in the national capital, the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital introduced ‘pollution’ Outpatient Department dedicated to helping patients with pollution-related health problems, on Wednesday.  While speaking with The New Indian Dr Ajay Shukla, Medical Superintendent at the hospital, said, […]

NEW DELHI: As Delhi’s AQI reaches its highest at 999 in Anand Vihar, with an average AQI reaching 500, medical researchers have found out that residents residing in regions with median pollution levels have 56 per cent more chances of being afflicted by Parkinson’s Disease than people residing in regions with lower pollution levels. The […]