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26/12/2019

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After years of subdued and , India's major private hospitals are now on a path and are likely to the in the coming year, says rating and industry firm .

After two years of subdued performance and regulatory challenges, India's major private hospitals are now on a growth path and are likely to continue the momentum in the coming year, says credit rating and industry analysis firm ICRA.

08/11/2019

Different studies and analyses have revealed that long term exposure to air pollution can impact the overall health of an individual. A study recently published in PubMed has revealed that increase in PM 2.5 can also cause diabetes in adolescents.

04/11/2019

As air pollution continues to be a significant concern to public health in Delhi, health experts and the Delhi government have issued health advisories and asked people to avoid outdoor activities as much as possible, especially during the morning and late evening hours.

04/11/2019

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi government's odd-even scheme implemented from November 4, 2019. Justice Arun Mishra asked the Delhi government counsel, ''You are stopping private cars and allowing autos and taxis which are plying more and polluting equally.''

04/11/2019

The Supreme Court has said that there should be no sympathy for farmers who burn crops' residue. Resuming the hearing on air pollution, Justice Arun Mishra said that farmers cannot kill others for their own livelihood and there should be no sympathy for them.

21/10/2019

Osteoporosis is responsible for one and a half million fractures each year. By the age of 80, nearly half of all women show on an X-ray that they have had a fracture of their spine, says Dr. Gurdeep Singh Ratra, Consultant - Orthopaedics, Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurugram.

21/10/2019

The Department of Forensic Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, has set up a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination unit to enable quick justice in sexual assault cases.

21/10/2019

Union minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey held a high level meeting to review work of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, Jharkhand, and Superspeciality Hospital in Bihar, in Delhi on October 21, 2019.

21/10/2019

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on October 21, 2019, said that Delhiites are on course to defeating Dengue this year. Mr Jain also appealed to the residents of the national capital to keep up the prevention and awareness efforts against dengue for the next few weeks.

21/10/2019

Experts have emphasized that the general public should be made more aware about the role of anesthesiologists, who continually work to save the patients before and after the surgery. They have said that survival of patients suffering from brain and head injures depends on availability of neuro anest...

21/10/2019

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik has said that Ayurveda and Yoga can help the soldiers of the Indian army to attain the best of physical and mental health and can improve their endurance.

19/10/2019

Delhi-AIIMS and Airports Authority of India (AAI) have joined hands to work on mental health of school children that will build confidence in them and they will learn appropriate use of electronic gadgets. Both organizations have signed a MoU for a project named Mind Activation Through Education (Ma...