Health

Bhubaneswar, June 27 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced an increase in the health cover for women under the Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana (BSKY) from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.The Chief Minister announced the increase after hol…

Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 : The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to honour 76 medical professionals at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital for their dedicated and committed service during the Nipah virus outbreak.The decision was taken at …

Bhopal, June 26 : Contrary to the claims of the Madhya Pradesh government of protecting children from malnutrition and various diseases, official data shows that every day no less than 61 kids in the 0-9 age group die for the same reasons.This inform…

Bhopal, June 26 : Contrary to the claims of the Madhya Pradesh government of protecting children from malnutrition and various diseases, official data shows that every day no less than 61 kids in the 0-9 age group die for the same reasons.This inform…

New Delhi, June 25 : The Union Health Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) as part of its attempt to train 14 lakh youth in healthcare sector over the next four years to meet the growing demand fo…

Kohima, June 25 : Municipal authorities in Nagaland on Monday seized formalin-laced fishes, an official said.The fishes weighing more than 5,280 kg, which were imported from Andhra Pradesh, were seized by the Kohima Municipal Council and later dumped…

Shillong, June 25 : Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Alexander Hek on Monday sought the intervention of Union Health Minister J.P.Nadda into the ongoing protest by resident doctors of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Heal…

New Delhi, June 25 : The Integrated Child Development Services-Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS), introduced for the ‘Poshan Abhiyaan’ (nutrition scheme has helped to track proper functioning of anganwadi workers, an official said here on Monday…

Chennai, June 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Monday.Speaking to reporters here, Sou…

Mumbai, June 25 : Actress Saumya Tandon has a special message on World Vitiligo Day, which is observed on June 25.She says two colours on one person is beautiful and is not contagious.Saumya has a distant cousin who suffers from vitiligo, which can b…