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According to the state’s medical and health department authorities, the sub-variant has been reported in Singapore and a few other Southeast Asian countries too. Director of medical education (DME) Dr Vishnuvardhan said the World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring RF.5 as part of its routine genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/IkAMxW1 via gqrds

The study, conducted on 181 premature babies at JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur, has highlighted the usefulness of the CRIB-II (Clinical Risk Index for Babies-II) score to assess the condition of newborns soon after admission. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/eIfys0A via gqrds

Addressing the National Health Authority's two-day review meeting ('Chintan Shivir') on the implementation of AB PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Jadhav said, "Every cashless treatment provided under AB PM-JAY reaffirms the commitment to the spirit of Antyodaya to ensure that the last person in the queue receives priority in accessing quality healthcare." from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/GzNrlpI via gqrds

New WHO guidelines suggest up to 45% of dementia cases are preventable. Tackling risk factors like high blood pressure and air pollution is advised. Healthy lifestyles and managing chronic diseases significantly influence brain health. The guidelines recommend regular physical activity and quitting tobacco use. Routine vitamin and omega-3 supplements are not advised without diagnosed deficiency. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/6LKgvb3 via gqrds

People with sarcopenic obesity, the coexistence of excess body fat (obesity) and a loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia), were 19 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people with obesity alone and 91 per cent more likely to develop the condition than those with sarcopenia alone, findings published in the journal Diabetes Care show. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/7qAy46d via gqrds

Founded ‌in 1996, ⁠Maxivision ⁠operates more than 90 eye-care centres across six states. It competes ​with chains including Dr. Agarwal's Health Care, Centre for Sight and ​ASG Eye Hospitals in a fast-growing market driven by an ageing population, rising diabetes rates and broader health ​insurance coverage. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/9PNtf6Y via gqrds

The report, "The Longevity Dividend: The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth", argues that governments and businesses should stop treating health and wealth as separate policy areas and instead view preventive healthcare as an economic investment. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/tfJrPxQ via gqrds

According to the ministry, ABDM has rapidly expanded across States and Union Territories through initiatives such as Model Districts, Model Facilities and Aarogya Setu 2.0, while strengthening integration with flagship government health programmes including Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, CGHS, ESIC and Nikshay. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/zqI1Bpl via gqrds

The centre upgrades ICMR’s existing field station at Keylong into a full-fledged, multidisciplinary hub for research, innovation and capacity building focused on India's high-altitude and climate-sensitive regions, according to the ministry. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/7cG52eR via gqrds

The discussions centred on strengthening healthcare delivery, improving access to quality medicines and diagnostic services, augmenting health infrastructure and human resources, enhancing medical education, strengthening regulatory oversight of drugs and blood banks, and reinforcing food safety systems across the state. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/KVFBDfg via gqrds

According to a release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the consultation brought together senior representatives from the human health, animal health, wildlife, environmental, academic and development sectors to deliberate on strengthening India's preparedness and response to zoonotic diseases. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/4xVNIAd via gqrds

The hospital ​chain is targeting a market debut in late ​July or early August, said the sources, who asked not to be named ​as the information has not ⁠yet been ‌made public. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/cHrKxTP via gqrds

Singh said metabolic disorders were among India's major emerging public health challenges and stressed the need to focus on paediatric obesity and metabolic diseases, saying prevention must begin early in life. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/SpcD2A9 via gqrds

The analysis of population-level interventions -- focussed on communicating dementia-specific risk reduction and prevention messaging -- found that while large-scale health awareness campaigns can reach wide audiences, they often lead to only small improvements in knowledge and limited changes in behaviour. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/YE9QhCP via gqrds

Muraleedharan, while speaking to reporters here, said the government will not allow any private company, no matter how huge they are, to take over any hospital under it. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/x2EQ19J via gqrds

Researchers, including those from the University of Oklahoma Health Campus, US, said that rather than simply showing an increased activation of classical invasive pathways, tumours from obese patients exhibited a distinct stress-adaptive phenotype. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/3PCMubf via gqrds

Union Health Minister says population-based screening is strengthening early detection of non-communicable diseases; over 5 crore diabetes cases and nearly one lakh cervical cancer cases identified through nationwide programme. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/41vRjBn via gqrds

In a press release on Tuesday, MP-PMTA, a registered body representing government and autonomous medical teachers highlighted unplanned expansion of medical colleges without required infrastructure, faculty, or clinical workload — producing poorly trained doctors and risking public health. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/RUMP9Cn via gqrds