COVID vaccination didn't increase risk of sudden deaths among young adults in India: Study

The study was conducted to investigate the factors contributing to sudden unexplained deaths among healthy young adults in India. The study included cases of apparently healthy individuals aged 18-45 years with no underlying health issues who died suddenly from unexplained causes between October 1, 2021 and March 31, 2023.

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"In India, we follow holistic, inclusive approach", says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Speaking at the 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for SEARO, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that India's approach has been holistic to ensure affordable healthcare to its citizens, adding that India is committed to "leaving no one behind".

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Health Ministers to nominate next WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

The 76th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, the annual governing body meeting of the world body at the regional level, will be held from October 30 to November 3, in the national capital. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal will be present.

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Monoclonal antibodies for Nipah treatment to be developed indigenously: Kerala Health Minister

The Kerala government's Institute of Advanced Virology, the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) and the National Institute of Virology in Pune would be involved in the effort.

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Blackstone-owned Health Platform Quality Care to buy KIMS Kerala

Quality Care India Limited (QCIL), a hospital platform owned by Blackstone, has agreed to acquire KIMS Health Management (KHML), Kerala's leading hospital chain, for ₹3,500 crore ($400 million). With this acquisition, QCIL will become the fourth largest hospital group in India, owning close to 3,800 beds.

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Kerala Health Minister denies allegations of corruption in drug procurement

The minister was responding to the allegations by the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan, who on Tuesday had cited a CAG report and charged that certain medicines were procured without examining their quality and 26 hospitals were given medicines which were past their expiry date.

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UK online pharmacy Rightangled still selling diabetes drug Ozempic despite govt order

In July, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Britain's National Health Service declared a national shortage of Ozempic and all other drugs in a class called "GLP-1 receptor agonists" due to the soaring demand for approved and off-label use.

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WHO, dist health depts differ on filariasis drive coverage

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over a specific lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination push in Thane and Nagpur, two districts of Maharashtra, after noting lower coverage rates than the field teams had first claimed.

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Zoonotic diseases area of concern: Union health secretary

The limited knowledge and skill to identify zoonotic diseases, coupled with the limited diagnostic facilities at all levels has resulted in the neglect of the infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens.

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Italy to charge foreigners 2,000 euros a year for health service

The charge, part of the 2024 budget adopted by the cabinet, will apply only to citizens from outside the European Union, the economy ministry said in a statement. The ministry said there would be an unspecified discount for those with legal residency papers, as well as for foreign students and au pairs.

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India can address neonatal mortality burden via technology and infrastructure

India bears a substantial burden of preterm births, accounting for approximately one-third of all neonatal deaths in the country. EThealthworld engaged with some health experts on how the disparity in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) availability in tier II-III cities and remote areas can be addressed and some of the challenges that must be overcome to realise India's Child Health Mission goal of reducing neonatal deaths to less than 10 per 1000 live babies by 2030.

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Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

The new study, which was funded by Eli Lilly, enrolled about 800 people who had obesity or were overweight with a weight-related health complication - but not diabetes. On average, study participants weighed about 241 pounds (109.5 kilograms) to start and had a body-mass index - a common measure of obesity - of about 38.

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Centre committed to improving health infrastructure in northeast: Health minister

Mandaviya inaugurated a new regional cancer centre, an under-graduate medical college, a new building for the nursing college, hostels, eight modular operation theatres, a virtual autopsy facility and a new guesthouse at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong, Meghalaya on Saturday.

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WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health, reduce suffering

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has informed the WHO that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients without endangering their lives. Vulnerable patients include those who are critically injured or dependent on life support. Moving them amid hostilities puts their lives at immediate risk.

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COVID-19: India records 37 fresh infections, active caseload at 349

The country's COVID case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,99,510). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,67,124 and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.

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Better eye health could boost Indian economy by US$27bn (₹2.2trn) this World Sight Day

Better eye health could boost Indian economy by US$27bn (₹2.2trn) this World Sight Day. New research released this World Sight Day shows avoidable sight loss costs India US$27 billion (₹2.2trn) per year in lost productivity. Indian economy loses more to avoidable sight loss than any other country bar China and the US. 30% of people with sight loss experience a reduction in employment, 90% of vision loss is avoidable with early detection and treatment.

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India needs 3 psychiatrists per lakh population, has only 0.7

India has a severe shortage of mental health professionals, with only 0.7 professionals for every 100,000 people, far below the recommended ratio of three psychiatrists per 100,000 population. To address this issue, Niti Aayog member Dr V K Paul suggests increasing the number of postgraduate medical seats in psychiatry. Additionally, there is a need to train healthcare workers in Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres.

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World Mental Health Day: Time to look beyond the myth & stigma

Depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), OCD, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the most common mental health issues in India. ETHealthworld interacted with some industry experts on the current scenario in the mental health industry, including a shortage of mental health professionals and a lack of access to mental healthcare.

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No more hush-hush! End mental health stigma

This year, the World Mental Health Day theme is ‘mental health as a universal human right’, which aims to prevent, treat, and enable people with mental health conditions while providing a conducive environment through sensitising people in society. Speaking to ETHealthworld, a few experts shared insights on how the stigma and myths around mental health can be dispelled by creating awareness at the right places with the right age groups.

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Mental health is universal human right, need to destigmatise mental health issues: WHO

In countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region, which includes India, one in seven people are living with mental health conditions, she said in a statement. Anxiety and depressive disorders were the commonest conditions among both men and women, contributing to almost 50 per cent of the total number of people living with mental disorders in the WHO South-East Asia Region.

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India had world's highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet study

The research by authors from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, showed that over 50 per cent of all preterm births in 2020 occurred in just eight countries.

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Sun Pharma, Aurobindo recall drugs from US market

As per the USFDA, a Class III recall is initiated in a "situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences". The US health regulator stated that Aurobindo Pharma is recalling 9,890 bottles of Rasagiline Tablets, a medication indicated for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, from the US.

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Singapore experiencing another COVID-19 wave: Health minister warns

The spate of these recent cases is driven by mostly two variants - the EG.5 and its sub-lineage HK.3 - both of which are descendants of the XBB Omicron variant.

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More than 75,000 US health care workers begin 3-day strike

The walkout of more than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente, the country's largest non-profit health care organisation, comes as surging inflation has spurred industrial action across the US, from Hollywood actors to Detroit auto workers.

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MediBuddy’s workplace data underscores vital role of early diagnosis in diabetes management

India accounts for one in seven of all adults living with diabetes globally. Accessibility to high-quality healthcare through telemedicine can help facilitate the uptake of preventive care and further lower health risks, especially in developing countries with a skewed doctor-to-patient ratio.

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Malaria vaccine co-developed by Serum Institute will bridge supply gap: Adar Poonawalla

As malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO), SII chief Adar Poonawalla said that the combined efforts of both of them have come to fruition.

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Drugmakers sign on to negotiate Medicare prices under protest

The penalties for not doing so would have been steep: drugmakers would have to pay 65 per cent to 95 per cent taxes on their drug's Medicare sales or withdraw all of their products from the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which together provide health benefits to 158 million Americans.

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AstraZeneca India gets CDSCO approval for 'Palivizumab' preventive therapy against respiratory syncytial virus

RSV poses a significant global public health challenge, particularly affecting children, and stands as the second most common cause of death in infants under one year of age, following only malaria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that RSV accounts for over 60 per cent of acute respiratory infections in children and more than 80 per cent in infants under one year old.

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