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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the mission will entail creating awareness, universal screening of seven crore people in age group of 040 years in affected tribal areas. (PTI Photo)

Unionâ€™s mission on eliminating sickle cell anaemia boon to ASR...

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement that the government will launch a mission...

2 Feb 2023 12:33 AM IST

Telangana was third in meeting the sustainable development goals target set by the Centre to reduce maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 per one lakh live births by 2030, the Economic Survey said. (File Image)

TS, AP among 8 states to achieve SDG targets on MMR: Economic Survey

Hyderabad: Telangana topped in supplying drinking water to every household and was third in meeting the sustainable...

1 Feb 2023 12:53 AM IST

Blood transfusions are a common medical intervention. (File Photo: AP)

Thalassaemia patients suffer as blood reserves dip after festive...

Hyderabad: Thalassaemia patients who require regular blood transfusions are having problems as blood reserves have...

1 Feb 2023 12:35 AM IST

(L-R) Venkata Ravi Kiran Kolla and Niharika Reddy Meenigea. (Photo By Arrangement)

Indo-American scientists develop algorithm for early detection of...

HYDERABAD: Two Indo-American Scientists, Venkata Ravi Kiran Kolla, a senior software engineer and senior research...

31 Jan 2023 7:36 PM IST

Dr. Pramod Kumar Kuchulakunti, a cardiologist at Yashoda Hospitals, said that as per the data available, 17.9 million deaths are reported annually, of which 85 per cent are due to heart disease. (Representational Image . Pexels)

Doctors recommend heart screening as early as 30

HYDERABAD: The growing incidence of young people experiencing sudden cardiac arrests in their 30s and early 50s,...

31 Jan 2023 12:30 AM IST

Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals (centre), principal secretary, health, Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi (second from left) and doctors from AIG with the PET scan machine. DC

AIG Hospitals gets second PET Scan machine, a record

Hyderabad: AIG Hospitals inaugurated the second PET scan machine at its department of nuclear medicine, making it the...

25 Jan 2023 8:38 AM IST

Centre has allowed booster doses or what it calls precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccine for everyone above 18 years of age at private healthcare centres from April 10. (Photo:AP)

After Co-WIN, govt launches U-WIN to digitise India-'s universal...

NEW DELHI: Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other...

23 Jan 2023 10:06 PM IST

Neuro diagnoses city teen with rare disorder

Neuro diagnoses city teen with rare disorder

HYDERABAD: A city-based doctor reported a rare instance of a neurological disorder, wherein a 15-year-old boy spins on a...

22 Jan 2023 1:16 AM IST

Pregnant women recorded anaemia of 53.7 per cent in the fifth edition of the survey against 52.9 per cent in the fourth edition, showing a rise by 0.8 per cent. (Representational Photo: AP)

Gynaecologists operating TIFFA scan machines proving fatal during...

HYDERABAD: A recent judgement from the Consumer Redressal Forum (CRF) directed National Medical Council (NMC) to ensure...

22 Jan 2023 1:07 AM IST

Increased age at onset of obesity was associated with a lower risk of diabetes, with a 13 percent lower risk of developing T2D per one-year delay in onset. (Photo: ANI)

â€˜Artificial pancreasâ€™ a boon for diabetics, but cost a deterrent

Hyderabad: ‘Artificial pancreas,' a device which mimics the pancreas and automatically monitors blood glucose...

20 Jan 2023 11:01 AM IST

Kerala Higher Education Department launched various skills training courses for youths. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala government issues order granting menstrual leave in...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala higher education department on Thursday issued an order granting menstrual leave to...

20 Jan 2023 12:24 AM IST

The Chief Minister held a review meeting on Jagananna Palavelluva scheme and fisheries department and said it became inevitable for dairies across the state to increase the price of milk procured from farmers after Amul entered the market. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Beware, the milk you drink may contain deadly chemical

Hyderabad: Formaldehyde, a deadly chemical that is used to preserve corpses is being added in milk and dairy products....

15 Jan 2023 12:22 AM IST