The Centre is under pressure from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ban certain pan masala brands which contain magnesium carbonate and/or nicotine. Pan masala, a chewing mixture which sometimes contains tobacco, has come under fire across the country. Numerous states have taken steps to ban certain brands. In Rajasthan, state …
Christ College in Pune and online blood stem cell donor database DATRI will collaborate to raise awareness of blood disorders such as blood cancers and thalassemia which require blood stem cell transplants. “There are large [numbers] of patients suffering from blood cancer and thalassemia major among others for which the last resort is blood stem …
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Experts have called for Karnataka to formulate a new strategy in tackling Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) or ‘monkey fever’. The disease, which is endemic in south Asia, made headlines at the beginning of this year following an outbreak in the Shivamogga district. Between November 2018 and April 2019, 342 KFD infections were reported in the …
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India’s monsoon season officially ended on September 30th, but heavy rains continue to batter large portions of the country leaving death and destruction in their wake. Rainfall due to the extended monsoon season reached a 25-year high, with scores of people losing their lives. At the time of writing, heavy rains have killed 148 people …
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Three cities in Maharashtra will benefit from centres of excellence in mental health treatment. The centres will be located at regional psychiatric facilities in Nagpur, Pune, and Thane which will be upgraded to offer curricula for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels concerning mental health issues and their treatment. Tata Trusts is involved in the …
Ayushman Bharat has helped more than 41 lakh Indians, but a significant proportion of the population in Pune is missing out according to recent reports. The city is home to 1.31 lakh individuals eligible for cover under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), but only forty percent can avail coverage. This is due to …
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The Pune chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has become the first in the country to refuse to treat abusive patients. The zero-tolerance policy against verbal and physical abuse comes amidst an epidemic of violence against healthcare workers across India. The IMA has suggested that as many as 75 percent of doctors in India …
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Swine flu continues to take a toll in Maharashtra as reports confirm more deaths. At the time of writing, the state has confirmed 2,135 cases of the disease with 202 people losing their lives. State capital Mumbai has borne the brunt of cases, with 632 reported. Pune, meanwhile, has reported the most deaths with fifty …
Gujarat recorded the second-highest number of swine flu cases in India in just under the first seven months of 2019, the Gujarat High Court has been informed. Between January 1st and June 23rd, 4,772 cases were recorded resulting in 149 deaths. Only Rajasthan recorded more cases while Rajasthan and Maharashtra recorded more fatalities. At the …
Swine flu cases in Gujarat: Symptom of a national problem? Read More »
Maharashtra’s Thane district has been battling heavy rainfall in recent weeks, causing floods and leaving it vulnerable to the spread of water-borne disease. To guard against such infections, officials have been distributing medicines – an effort which has reached more than 60,000 people. The state has been beleaguered by intense flooding amidst heavy monsoon rainfall. …
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