Late diagnoses could lead to 76,000 breast cancer deaths a year by 2020, claims a new study. Breast cancer: Common and deadly The study, published in the Journal of Business Research, says a lack of awareness surrounding the disease is causing late diagnoses. This increases the risk that, when detected, the cancer is too …
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Are climate change and suicides linked? A recent study published in the journal PNAS suggests so, drawing a correlation between increasing temperatures and suicides in India. In the words of Dr. Vikram Patel, an influential Indian psychiatrist and mental health expert with Harvard Medical School, “farming is an inherently risky occupation, with annual incomes often …
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Drugmakers could face new marketing restrictions in India, should new rules come into force. A set of marketing rules would limit the amount drugmakers can spend on gifts and trips offered to doctors and pharmacists to Rs 1,000 (US$15) per gift. The proposals propose stringent penalties. Violating the rules would result in a marketing suspension …
Healthcare services in Madhya Pradesh could become more affordable and state-of-the-art. This is thanks to plans by the state government. The state cabinet on June 13 made the decision to upgrade thirteen hospitals in the state to super-specialty status. These hospitals will be equipped more modern, specialised facilities. Treatment will also be free at the …
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Tuberculosis (TB) patients in India can receive financial help – if they have an Aadhaar number. “Conditional cash assistance for TB patients” TB patients will have to produce an Aadhaar number if they are to access Nikshay, a web-based application, according to a notification sent by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on June …
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India’s long-awaited and divisive Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon take effect. What effect will it have on healthcare? The GST has effectively more than thirty years in the making. A large-scale stab at tax reform, it seeks to impose a levy on all goods and services across India at the national level. The …
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This has been reproduced, with permission, from The News Minute. Full credit goes to the author Ramanathan S. (@madrassi). The original article can be accessed here Not very far from the Serpentine Bar at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, the United Nations HQ, where both lobbyists of the private sector and non-state actors are competing …
Solar power could be the answer to the energy woes of India’s health centres. A new scheme being piloted in the states of Haryana, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu is exploring solar power as the primary means of powering India’s health centres. It will be a joint effort between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) …
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India is behind much-less-developed countries in healthcare, according to a new study published by The Lancet. India places 154th of 195 countries in a “healthcare access and quality index” drawn from The Lancet ‘s 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Whilst improvements have been made since 1990, the study indicates India still has a …
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Nations bordering India are much more successful at reducing the incidence of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) than India, reports the Hindustan Times. Despite India significantly dropping the prevalence of kala-azar — a reduction of 82 percent — its neighbouring nations of Bangladesh and Nepal have done better. Nepal has eliminated kala-azar, defined by the World …
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