Newborn screening, early treatment can cut sickle cell anaemia mortality: ICMR studyAn ICMR study reveals that early diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease through newborn screening significantly reduces mortality f...
22 Jun, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
World Health Day 2025 highlights urgent need for maternal and newborn care reformOn World Health Day 2025, the focus turns to the global crisis of maternal and newborn health. With preventable deaths and mental health is...
07 Apr, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Government website on reproductive health goes dark after Donald Trump inaugurationGovernment website reproductiverights.gov went offline on President Trump's inauguration day. It provided information on abortion and repro...
22 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
World Diabetes Day 2024: Why type 2 diabetes often goes unnoticed, early signs of this silent killer, and associated risksWorld Diabetes Day: Diabetes is a growing global health concern. It often shows no early symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis and potenti...
14 Nov, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
Genetic tests gaining popularity in India: Who will check the gene checkers?The use of genetic tests and genomic medicine is gradually rising in India, underlining the need for a regulatory framework.
10 Oct, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Prenatal test developed with Chinese military stores gene dataThe report is the first to reveal that the company collaborated with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to develop and improve the test, ta...
07 Jul, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
No SC stay on order relaxing reporting of prenatal tests. The relaxation was valid only up to June 30 and labs capable of carrying out pre-natal diagnostic tests would get more time to renew lice...
16 Jun, 2020, 07.37 AM IST
The silent victims of coronavirus: ChildrenEvery parent is familiar with the day-to-day perils of the Covid-19 outbreak, with playgrounds closed, social interaction limited and scree...
27 Apr, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Govt to come up with financial assistance for fighting rare diseasesThe decision comes as the government comes up with a new draft policy for the treatment of rare diseases, more than a year after it withdre...
14 Jan, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
Genes2Me- Bringing New Healthcare Paradigm with Genomics25 Mar, 2019, 11.26 AM IST
Swelling of hands & feet, fatigue, irritability: Everything you need to know about sickle cell diseaseThe symptoms aggravate due to dehydration, infection and hypoxia.
27 Jul, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
World Thalassemia Day: Why couples should match blood, not 'kundli', before marriageThalassemia, a blood disorder, is caused by the weakening and destruction of blood cells.
08 May, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
MedGenome Labs closes Series C funding round at $40 millionMedGenome will use the proceeds to expand the clinical genomic testing market by entering Tier-II and Tier-III towns and cities and “democr...
05 Mar, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
PerkinElmer may invest over $100 million in India by 2022Over the next 3-5 years, the company is mulling investment of over $100 million in India for these purposes, according to him.
14 Dec, 2017, 01.25 AM IST
GSK launches free preventive healthcare services for staff and their dependentThe company said that the purpose of the programme is to especially reach out to employees in countries where publicly funded preventive he...
08 Apr, 2016, 05.13 AM IST
GSK to launch free healthcare plan for employees on World Health DayGSK is launching a programme which will provide up to 40 preventive healthcare services for free to its 20,000 employees and their dependen...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.02 PM IST
Patriarchy also taken forward by women,not just men: NCW chiefNCW Chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam today held both women and men responsible for upholding the patriarchal system in India.
09 Jul, 2015, 06.52 PM IST