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Brain-eating Amoeba Turns Swimming Spot into a Graveyard in Kerala

Contaminated water is the main culprit behind the brain-eating amoeba infection that killed two young medlinkchildren/medlink within a month in Kerala.




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Union Health Minister of India Launches 3 New Initiatives to Support Public Health Facilities

J. P. Nadda, the Union Health Minister of India, unveils three new medlinkpublic health/medlink initiatives in Delhi - National Capital Region (NCR),




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Rise in Cyberattacks: Indian Healthcare Sector Faces a Massive Surge in Hacking

The Indian healthcare sector has become a top target for hackers, experiencing an average of 6,935 cyberattacks per week in the last six months, according to a new report.




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Four Kg Fibroid Removed from UP Woman's Uterus

Doctors at King George's Medical University (KGMU) have successfully removed a massive four-kg fibroid (!--ref1--) tumor from the uterus of a 30-year-old woman.




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Pre-Budget 2024: Mapping Growth for India's Medical Device Sector

The medical devices industry in India is experiencing remarkable growth, with 2023 revenues reaching approximately (and) #8377;1,04,760 crores (US (Dollor) 12.8 billion).




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Experts Advocate for Higher Digital Healthcare Allocation in Budget 2024

As the Union Budget 2024 approaches, healthcare experts are emphasizing the critical need for higher GDP allocation to healthcare and advancements in digital health infrastructure.




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Chandipura Virus Outbreak: 10 Dead and 23 Positive Cases in Gujarat

Nilam Patel, Additional Director of the Gujarat Health Department, reported that by July 24, 23 confirmed cases of Chandipura virus (!--ref1--) had




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Haryana Doctors Strike: Government Hospitals to Halt Services

The Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association (!--ref1--) announced a shutdown of health services in government hospitals to protest the unfulfilled




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Can India Become Amputation-Free? Focus on Vascular Health

Raising awareness and promoting preventive measures can significantly reduce the number of amputations and improve the medlinkquality of life/medlink for many individuals.




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WHO Partnership to Boost India's Healthcare Innovation

The Indian government has announced a significant step towards establishing the country as a global leader in medlinkhealthcare/medlink innovation.




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Chandipura Virus Cases Rise to 4 in Rajasthan, 74 Tested

The Chandipura virus (!--ref1--) is spreading in Rajasthan, with confirmed cases rising to four. Additionally, 74 people are under suspicion of infection, according to state health officials.




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TB Screening for 80 Lakh Diabetics: Tamil Nadu's Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam

In a significant public health initiative, the Tamil Nadu government plans to screen 80 lakh people diagnosed with diabetes for medlinktuberculosis/medlink (TB).




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India Improves Clinical Research With ICMR's New Agreement

In a landmark development for India's clinical research landscape, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced the formalization of Memorandum




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Mpox Alert in Kerala: Man Under Medical Surveillance

A recent UAE traveler, a 38-year-old man, is being monitored for possible medlinkmonkeypox/medlink (Mpox) infection (!--ref1--). The man from Edavana near here arrived from UAE last week.




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Tobacco Toll: 1.3 Million Lives Lost Annually in India

medlinkTobacco/medlink is responsible for the deaths of 1.3 million people annually in India, according to the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.




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Health Ministry Launches New Guidelines for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The Union Health Ministry released revised operational guidelines and a training module aimed at enhancing care for individuals with bNon-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)/b.




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India's Growing Orthopedic Crisis Drives Demand for Advanced Devices

India is facing a growing burden of orthopedic disorders, fueled by an aging population, rising medlinkobesity rates/medlink, and a high number of road accidents.




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'Every Beat Counts' Report on India's Cardiac Crisis

One of the reputed hospital groups of the CK Birla Hospitals, the BM Birla Heart Hospital has recently released a first of its kind report on the medlinkheart




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Preventable Blindness Crisis: Over 85% of Cases in India

India, a nation known for its resilience and progress, is burdened by a preventable blindness crisis. Over 85% of its blind citizens could have seen the light if early measures had been taken.




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One in Four Indians Affected by Varicose Veins

25% of Indians have varicose veins (!--ref1--), a condition often overlooked and treatable without surgery, according to leading medical experts. They




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Japan on Alert as Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Hits Warning Level

The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in Japan has surpassed the warning level nationwide for the first time in nearly five years (!--ref1--).




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Overworked Robot Reportedly "Commits Suicide"

In an extraordinary and unsettling incident, a municipal robot in Gumi, South Korea, has allegedly taken its own life, a development that could be the first of its kind worldwide.




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Quit the Use of Tobacco: WHO Releases First-Ever Guideline to Help Adults

The first-ever clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults has been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), suggesting the use




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South Korea Holds Off on Revoking Licenses Amid Doctor Strikes

Government officials indicated that they are considering pausing license suspensions and other administrative actions against striking trainee doctors,




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How African Americans Develop Emotional Resilience Against Discrimination

African Americans experience racial discrimination at different stages of their lives and they have to learn to cope with the psychological strain (!--ref1--).




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Korea University Hospitals Support Junior Doctor Strikes, Scale Back Treatments

The three major hospitals affiliated with Korea University seemed to operate normally, despite their senior doctors opting for voluntary leave in solidarity with striking junior doctors (!--ref1--).




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UK TV Doctors Deepfaked to Sell Scam Products on Social Media

A recent investigation by The BMJ revealed that scammers are increasingly using deepfakes to impersonate well-known UK television doctors in order to promote bogus health products on social media.




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Preventive Healthcare: A National and Civic Responsibility

On Friday, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, declared that preventive healthcare has become




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Sunshine Vitamin Shortage: A Silent Epidemic Among Women

Vitamin D, often referred to as the sunshine vitamin, is crucial for maintaining healthy bones. Experts have highlighted that low levels of medlinkVitamin




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Alarming Rise in Liver Disease Among Young Adults

In a concerning trend, health experts are raising alarm over the significant rise in liver disease cases among young adults aged 23-35. This comes just




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Innovative Technologies Developed at IIT Delhi Transferred to Industry

Two innovative healthcare technologies, created by researchers at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), have been handed over to the private sector,




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Print Advertising Ban Led to 6% Grocery Sales Drop - A Germany Study

In the spring of 2021, amid the peak of the medlinkCOVID-19 pandemic/medlink, one of the 16 federal states in Germany implemented a ban on advertisements,




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New Index for Ulcerative Colitis Management

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel illness that affects the lining of the large intestine, causing irritation, inflammation, and medlinkulcers/medlink.




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Brain Interprets Visuals Based on Existing Knowledge

The medlinkhuman brain/medlink processes visual information by integrating new observations with pre-existing knowledge. A mechanism for acquiring




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Mindfulness Ease Chronic Pain in Veterans

Veterans (military persons) with chronic pain can benefit from mindfulness-based interventions given in an upgraded style via telehealth, which can reduce pain and improve their overall health.




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Enhanced Virtual Reality Walking With Tactile Senses

Walking is a basic human activity that affects physical mobility, as well as cognitive and sensory perceptions. The use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented




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Paw-sitively Purrfect: World's First Genetic Footprint-Free Feline (Cat) iPSCs

While cats are often seen as adorable internet memes, they frequently suffer from medlinkkidney disease/medlink. In a significant breakthrough, researchers




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SACN Faces Criticism Over Food Industry Connections

Over half of the experts on the UK government's nutrition advisory council have ties with the food sector (!--ref1--). Freelance writer Sophie Borland,




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Unsafe Food Imports Largely Escaping Market Removal

A lawmaker revealed that only 12% of unsafe food imports have been removed from the market, according to government data. According to the data from




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Will South Korea's Parental Leave Extension Make a Difference?

South Korea's National Assembly is expected to pass a bill this week extending the maximum medlinkparental leave/medlink from two years to three. (!--ref1--) Rep.




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Rwanda Battles Marburg Virus: 6 Dead, 20 Infected in Outbreak

Rwanda has confirmed six deaths and 20 cases of Marburg disease since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the country's health minister, Sabin Nsanzimana.




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Smoking Reduction Can Extend Life Span and Prevent Premature Death

Accelerating the decline of medlinktobacco smoking/medlink internationally, by decreasing smoking prevalence from current levels to 5% everywhere,




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Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region

The composite drought indicator (CDI) supports operational drought management decision making in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.

The post Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).





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Cultivating change: Sri Lanka’s smallholder farmers explore climate-resilient solutions

Smallholder farmers are embracing climate-adaptive agriculture, innovations and partnerships.

The post Cultivating change: Sri Lanka’s smallholder farmers explore climate-resilient solutions first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).






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Greening gray infrastructure: uncovering the complexity of Nature-based Solutions

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a hot topic in environment and landscape planning networks. But are they a silver bullet for solving the climate crisis?

The post Greening gray infrastructure: uncovering the complexity of Nature-based Solutions first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).