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Cough syrup deaths: Ensure drug manufacturers comply with Revised Schedule M norms, govt to statesThe Union health ministry addressed cough syrup quality. A meeting reviewed drug norm compliance. This followed child deaths linked to syru...
Odisha govt issues SoP for hospitals to tackle heat-related emergenciesOdisha's health department has issued a standard operating procedure (SoP) for hospitals to manage heat-related emergencies due to soaring ...
Concerns raised over removal of PMR specialty from undergraduate MBBS curriculumThe Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has written to the Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya raising concerns ...
ICMR announces new standard treatment norms for 54 common illnesses for use by physiciansWith growing new scientific evidence and rising healthcare costs, the healthcare providers regularly require simple standard treatment guid...
Amid rise in COVID cases, ICMR issues guidelines for management of type 1 diabetesThe guidelines have mentioned about the burden of diabetes increased among the young population in India, type 1 diabetes is commonest in c...
Centre asks states to analyse infrastructure need under Emergency Covid Response PackageThis package aims to accelerate health system preparedness for immediate responsiveness for early prevention, detection and management with...
Most drugs for treating adult Covid patients not recommended for kids: Government guidelinesAbout the treatment of children, the guidelines by the Union Health Ministry said most drugs used in adults such as ivermectin, hydroxychlo...
No masks for children under 5 years, Remdesivir not recommended either for kids: DGHSThe directorate general of health services said in its guidelines for managing Covid-19 in children also said that Remdesivir is not recomm...
Districts with less than 5% weekly test positivity rate to gradually unlockAs per health ministry statistics, there are 350 districts that have less than 5% test positivity, 145 districts with 5-10% positivity and ...
Maharashtra plans for third wave with 3-fold addition to paediatric bedsA week after conducting an online session with family physicians, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday interacted with around 6,300 pa...
COVID-19: Maharashtra CM asks parents to be alert about any symptoms in childrenAs of Saturday, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally stood at 55,53,225 while the number of fatalities stood at 87,300, as per the state health dep...
Covid-19 guidelines for children, home isolation announcedWith a surge in cases overwhelming the healthcare system, the health ministry issued two separate documents – revised guidelines for home i...
Is your child getting less sleep? Blame it on too much screen time, wrong snoozing hoursStudents that chose their own bedtime went to bed almost half an hour later.
- 'Nothing can be done' in genetic Fragile X Syndrome a myth
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The absence of clinical medicine to treat Fragile X Syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of autism, does no...
Panel begins process for appointment of next AIIMS DirectorAccording to sources, 53 eminent doctors, including 35 candidates from outside AIIMS, have applied for the Director's post and the screenin...
New panel to shortlist names for AIIMS director's post to meet on January 9"The newly constituted search-cum-selection committee was scheduled to meet on January 6. But it has been postponed to January 9," source a...
Smartphone app to help diagnose obesity, depressionFor tobacco screening, the app prompted nurses to ask not just about cigarettes but also about other products such as chewing tobacco.