Health

New Delhi, March 13 : The Modi government has released less than half of the budgeted allocation for health insurance of poor families in fiscal 2017-18, even as it promised to step up coverage with the proposed launch of what is called the world’s l…

Mumbai, March 11 : Actresses Jaya Bhattacharya and Rupali Ganguli are set to help animals in pain through their ambulance here.”We started working on the ambulance some time back.Now we are ready to run it and help animals in pain. I wish more people…

Hyderabad, March 11 : To mark the International Women’s Day, the GMR Hyderabad international airport has installed vending machines to dispense sanitary napkins.Aimed at providing comfort to women passengers and promoting hygienic practices, the coin…

New Delhi, March 9 : The Supreme Court on Friday said a person has the “right to die with dignity” and can make an advance “living will” authorising the withdrawal of life support system if in medical view he or she has reached an irreversible stage …

New Delhi, March 9 : The Supreme Court in a landmark judgement on Friday recognised a terminally ill patient’s right to refuse medical treatment through an advance medical directive or a living will.Here are court laid down rules relating to the proc…

Mumbai, March 9 : The historic verdict of the Supreme Court permitting passive euthanasia on Friday revived memories of the tragic case of Mumbai nurse Aruna R.Shanbaug, who died in 2015 after remaining comatose for a staggering 42 years.Shanbaug, wh…

New Delhi, March 9 : The Supreme Court on Friday said that a person can make an advance “living will” authorising the withdrawal of all life support system if in the opinion of doctor he has reached an irreversible stage of terminal illness.While all…

New Delhi, March 9 : The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a “living will” authorising the withdrawal of life-support system for patients suffering from terminal and irreversible illnesses.–IANSgt/ksk/in.Source: IANS

New Delhi, March 9 : While the medical fraternity is working on better cures for cancer, there are some simple alterations one can make to one’s diet to prevent the feared disease.Nutritionist and fitness trainer Iram Zaidi says the answer lies in th…

New Delhi, March 9 : Hoping to use private pathology labs to reach out to people, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Thursday licensed a private lab for 27 genetic tests it has developed over years.Officials said that the CSI…