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160 district hospitals to get emergency trauma care boost by March 2027

Union Health Minister J P Nadda reviewed the progress of the projects on Thursday and directed officials to ensure time-bound implementation, regular monitoring and coordination between ministries, states and institutions. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/741vVDr via gqrds

Delhi logs 138 fresh H1N1 cases, tally reaches 2,446; hospitals told to strengthen preparedness

Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh held a virtual review meeting with medical directors and medical superintendents of Delhi government hospitals to assess preparedness for H1N1, seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/x1nRybM via gqrds

As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govt on notice over junk food labels

The order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO ‘3S and Our HEALTH Society’ which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calories could lead to health risks and clearer nutrition information must be displayed to help to make healthier choices. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/BMYqnrR via gqrds

After diabetes diagnosis, women likely to develop mental condition, men cardiovascular ones: Study

Researchers, including those from Queen Mary University in the UK, said that women and men experience cardiovascular disease, renal disease and mental health conditions differently, but research has not yet described the disease trajectories according to sex and age in people with type 2 diabetes. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/FD6T9KS via gqrds

PM2.5 could be dominant contributor to air pollution-induced global cancer burden: Study

Particulate matter sized under 2.5 microns or 0.0025 millimetres (PM2.5) accounted for 8.82 million cases of the total 109 million cases identified between 2000 and 2020, according to findings published in the journal Nature Health. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/XzFp8RB via gqrds

Haryana orders 100% flu testing amid H1N1 surge

The state govt has directed health facilities to test 100% of patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) for influenza and at least 5% of those reporting with influenza-like illness (ILI). from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/PQxdOIu via gqrds

Govt to take stock of H1N1 as Karnataka cases cross 4,000

Health minister U T Khader said surveillance and preparedness will be among the key issues to be discussed at the meeting, amid concern over the spread of the seasonal flu in Bengaluru. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/c7ZOnMi via gqrds