Air pollution has been implicated as a major contributing factor to a number of health conditions. Among these are lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study has delved deeper into the potentials for the link between air pollution and dementia, implicating pollution exposure as a factor of considerable harm to …
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Parliamentarians in the Lok Sabha gave their nod to the Centre’s decision to ban e-cigarettes, even as some lawmakers expressed concerns about continued tobacco use in the country. The Government of India issued an ordinance earlier this year prohibiting electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) from being produced, manufactured, distributed, imported, exported, stored, sold, and advertised …
India’s cancer burden is continuing to increase according to recent data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The news came from minister of state for health Ashwini Choubey, who told the Lok Sabha that the Centre was emphasising its efforts to tackle breast, cervical, and oral cancer which account for 41 percent of …
The Imperial College London has announced a coalition with a number of universities across India, fronting a study entitled “Prevention of Epilepsy by Reducing Neonatal Encephalopathy (PREVENT)”. The campaign is cited as the world’s largest study on babies with neonatal encephalopathy and other brain injuries occurring shortly after birth, in an attempt to reduce the …
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Doctors who are absent without leave in Kerala have been served an ultimatum: return to work, or face termination. The instruction was delivered by state health minister K. K. Shailaja earlier this week, as she exhorted absentee medicos in the state to resume their posts by Sunday or else be fired. This warning was issued …
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The ban on e-cigarettes in India has faced controversy from multiple sources, ranging from the industry itself to some health experts. However, recent scientific data, as well as the opinion of leading European cardiologists, may vindicate the government’s position on the matter. Professor Thomas Münzel, of the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre …
The Government of India is turning to private hospitals to boost its flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat. In September, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the scheme’s launch, it was announced that 18,073 hospitals had been empanelled to administer services under Ayushman Bharat, of which 53 percent belonged to the private sector. Hospitals were …
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India leads the G20 nations in the number of pollution deaths according to recent reports. In 2017, the effects of pollution led to the deaths of 1.2 million people in India. The environment in which this occurs is patently conducive to such a high death toll due to poor air quality. India is home to …
A proposed law banning violence against doctors is closer to being tabled during this winter’s legislative session according to recent reports. Such legislation has been a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity in India, 75 percent of whom have been the victim of violence, harassment, and/or intimidation in the workplace according to the Indian Medical …
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The controversial commercial surrogacy bill imposing a number of restrictions on the practice is to be deliberated by a select committee of Rajya Sabha MPs. The Government of India introduced the commercial surrogacy bill into the Lok Sabha, imposing a number of restrictions on surrogacy. Under the legislation, only married couples of women aged 23 …
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