India partners with WHO to mainstream Ayush globally through agreement on traditional medicine interventionsA landmark agreement between the Ministry of Ayush and the WHO will integrate traditional medicine into the International Classification of...
26 May, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani, siddha included in WHO indexThe inclusion of traditional medical terminologies in ICD-11 forms a link between traditional medicine and global standards, said Dr Radari...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
Begone COVID! The virus is keeping several people jobless, finds studyThe pandemic has left rising rates of unemployment and sky-high medical expenses in its wake.
25 Jan, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
WHO to use 'mpox' for monkeypox to tackle stigmaThe WHO launched a public consultation process to find a new name for the disease earlier this year and received more than 200 proposals. T...
29 Nov, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
WHO vows nothing 'ridiculous' as public submits ideas to rename monkeypoxOften disease names are chosen behind closed doors by a technical committee, but the WHO has this time decided to open up the process to th...
16 Aug, 2022, 10.02 PM IST
NHA launches new version of Health Benefit Package under AB-PMJAY adding 365 new proceduresThe package was launched on Thursday at a two-day meeting held at Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram to review Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan A...
08 Apr, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Chinese claim on origin of pneumonia deadlier than Covid false: KazakhstanSome Chinese media outlets are claiming that Kazakhstan has reported cases of unknown pneumonia, more deadly than coronavirus.
10 Jul, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
BS-VI fuel introduced in Delhi: Prakash JavadekarThe Minister also informed the Upper House that sale of BS-VI compliant vehicles would begin in the country from next year.
15 Jul, 2019, 07.41 PM IST
Panels to review Ayushman Bharat price capsThe 24 specialist committees, with 13-14 from each speciality, have doctors from AIIMS, PGIs in Chandigarh and Lucknow and major private ho...
20 Jun, 2019, 07.14 AM IST
Hooked onto video games? Now that's officially a disorderWho says so? WHO, of course. So this modern malaise is now fair game for medics.
28 May, 2019, 08.33 AM IST
Mental illness to be covered under health insurance: Will premiums rise?The insurance regulator has issued a circular asking all insurers to offer medical insurance for the treatment of mental illness with immed...
22 Sep, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Intimate details: Find out if your partner is addicted to sexWHO has included sex addiction in its International Classification of Diseases list.
26 Jul, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
Video gaming as addictive as cocaine, gambling: WHO'Gaming disorder' has been added to ICD's 11th addition, making this the first major revision in nearly three decades.
19 Jun, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Vegetarians lead healthier lives, says health minister JP NaddaA vegetarian diet helps prevent health problems like cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and renal diseases, health min...
09 Mar, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
Vegetarians lead a healthier life than meat-eaters: Oxford studyFindings suggested significant differences in health risk, mainly related to chronic diseases, among regular meat-eaters, low-meat eaters, ...
18 Dec, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Bafna Pharmaceuticals gets nod from Ghana for Omeran-20Bafna Pharmaceuticals has received approval from Ghana to market Omeran-20 capsules used for the treatment of reflux oesophagitis.
03 May, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
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Latest acquisition it is pursuing will boost its efforts to diversify into the US healthcare market. Handheld gaming with new devices | Cyb...
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