Cases of the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) outbreak continue to surge, with the world’s youngest 2019 n-CoV patient being reported as an infant born earlier this month in China’s Hubei province’s capital city Wuhan – the epidemic’s epicentre. At the time of writing, the death toll in China due to 2019 n-CoV has reached 563. …
Cancer will affect one in ten Indians in their lifetime. One in fifteen Indians will lose their lives to the disease. These are the concerning findings of the latest edition of the World Cancer Report, published earlier this week by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the key takeaways of the report is how unevenly …
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In yet another reminder of the frailty of India’s health data security, sensitive information has been disseminated online in a breach affecting multiple healthcare providers across several states and union territories. The data exposed include 121 million medical images of patients, such as x-rays and scans, and more than a million medical records according to …
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Coronavirus screening is underway across Indian airports, with more than 11,000 people being screened at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai alone as the disease continues to ignite panic worldwide. Coronavirus screening in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has covered 11,093 people, as of February 3rd. Other states are undertaking precautionary measures to avert a potential …
The novel coronavirus outbreak – which made landfall in India in recent weeks – has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, spreading across borders and engendering panic. In India, the third confirmed case of the disease has been confirmed in the state of Kerala which subsequently declared a state of emergency. Death toll hits …
Cervical cancer as a threat, in the words of the World Health Organization (WHO), “is one of the greatest today to women’s health.” As a public health priority, cervical cancer elimination is much-needed – and research published last week in The Lancet outlines the contours of the roadmap towards this end over the next 100 …
New Delhi, January 30th, 2020: Amid the ongoing positive developments in the US-India trade deal, speculations to replace the practice of blanket price caps for high-end medical devices and opt for trade margin rationalisation (TMR) have surfaced online. If media reports are to be believed, there has been substantial progress on the trade negotiations with …
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Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has urged India to respond calmly to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. At the time of writing, more than 6,000 individuals are infected and the death toll exceeds 100. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked global panic, with the Government of India planning evacuations of …
The Union Ministry of External Affairs is preparing for an evacuation of Indian citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city beset by an outbreak of novel coronavirus which has infected thousands. The novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCov, has led to more than 4,000 infections at the time of writing with a death toll of 106. The Government …
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As fears of the novel coronavirus present in China — as well as multiple other nations at the time of writing — spread, an Indian teacher working in the country has been announced as the first non-Chinese individual to contract the condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped back from declaring the situation …
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