The data available on Nikshay, the Indian information technology system for the management of TB cases, indicated a significant shift of private healthcare providers emerging as the key drivers, for the first time exceeding the public sector's contribution.
People tend to take sedatives, analgesics, antacids and laxatives for various common problems without any prescription from a medical practitioner and that could often be dangerous for them
At King George's Medical University, the department of health research organisation's multi-disciplinary research unit (DHR-MRU) has got encouraging results in its pilot study finding certain biomarkers in the blood and saliva of people that can detect oral cancer. The research is ongoing and is being carried out by a team of scientists