Health

New Delhi: Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have found a potential vaccine for malaria. Their research, published in the iScience journal by Cell Press, focuses on targeting a protein called Prohibitin in the malaria…
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New Delhi: A 12-year-old girl was left with a “hole in her stomach” after she ate a paan infused with liquid nitrogen at a wedding reception in Bengaluru recently. She was hospitalised and diagnosed with a condition called perforation…
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Bhubaneswar: Governor and Chancellor of Universities Raghubar Das has appointed Manash Ranjan Sahoo as Vice-Chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS), Bhubaneswar. Sahoo, who is the Head of Department of General Surgery,…
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Nabarangpur: Two cases of rubella and one of measles have been detected in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, officials said on Wednesday. Stating that the samples were taken from five persons in two blocks of the district on April 29,…
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London: It’s been close to two years since COVID-19 stopped being a menace to humanity. However, it brings back painful memories whenever news of rare cases surface. Just like the recent revelation that a man suffered from coronavirus…
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Bhubaneswar: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, has launched Artificial Urinary Sphincters (AUS) implantation service to provide advanced care to patients with severe urinary incontinence. It is the first to…
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New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has directed all e-commerce companies to remove Bournvita and other drinks and beverages from the category of ‘health drink’ from their sites and platforms. “National Commission…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to state government on a PIL, seeking its intervention against private practice by government doctors as it affected quality of healthcare in state-run healthcare facilities. The…
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New Delhi: The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the potential of becoming a global pandemic. Experts have warned that it could be ‘100 times worse than COVID and could lead to fatalities in up to half of those infected. In a recent briefing…
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Bhubaneswar: After a long wait of over a decade, SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) at Cuttack conducted liver transplantation on a patient with end-stage liver disease and became the first government hospital in Odisha to perform…
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