Maharashtra reports first COVID-19 death in months

The deceased was a 75-year-old man who had a history of liver carcinoma, said Dr Daksha Shah, BMC's executive health officer. She said that while the man was infected with COVID-19, the infection was not the primary cause of his death.

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Is new COVID variant ERIS adding another layer to the bygone COVID-19 public health emergency?

The EG5.1/ERIS variant was first detected in India in May but it is not the dominant variant currently, XBB.1.16 and XBB.2.3 are still dominating. EG5.1 is more transmissible than previous variants. It is not yet clear whether it is more severe, but some studies have shown that it may be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation.

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105 dengue cases in a week, fogging by drone after I-Day

On August 1, the public health department sprayed anti-larvae mixture in Usmanpur through a drone as a trial to target the areas where maximum dengue cases reported last week.

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State woos big pvt hosps to join revamped health scheme

Despite being operational since 2012, MJPJAY is yet to onboard major private hospitals in urban districts such as Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur. These hospitals have often been reluctant to join citing the disparity between the scheme's procedure rates and their individual operational costs. Notably, no major trust-run hospitals in Mumbai, such as Lilavati, Nanavati, Breach Candy, and Jaslok, have joined in over a decade.

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India became aatmanirbhar in 38 APIs after Doklam: Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister, stated on Saturday that following the Doklam impasse in 2017, India chose to become 'aatmanirbhar' (self-sufficient) in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) required by pharmaceutical businesses. He was speaking at the Healthcare Summit, which was hosted by IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA).

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Health ministry working on national menstrual policy to ensure access to safe, hygienic products

According to the National Family Health Survey 5, 78 per cent women in the 15-24 age group use a hygienic method of protection during their menstrual cycle. This marks a rise from 58 per cent in the National Family Health Survey 4. According to the latest survey, 64 per cent of these women use sanitary napkins, 50 per cent use cloth and 15 per cent use locally prepared napkins.

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India records 47 new COVID cases

The country's COVID case tally has been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,980), it said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,44,62,510 and the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website.

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