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Representational Image How Tracking Health Indicators Facilitates More Targeted Policy Interventions  Delving into the empirical data regarding the primary health indicators can pave the way for better implementation of policies designed to mitigate the prevailing health issues  For any country to achieve its full potential it has to make substantial investments in the health of its population. This is true for India too. For India to thrive economically, ...

Unnecessary C-sections quite prevalent in India Navigene screens newborn babies to detect at least 100 genetic disorders. (Navigene screens newborn babies to detect at least 100 genetic disorders. ) 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story A caesarean section (C-section) is a method used to deliver a baby by making cuts in the abdomen and uterus. Some women choose it to avoid hours of painful labour. But compared to vaginal birth, this procedure can have future risks for women. However, a study f...

Lack of awareness of senior citizens’ rights: Report By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed|   Posted by Neha  |   Updated: 26th January 2021 11:59 pm IST Representational photo Hyderabad: The legal measures to render relief to the senior citizens are not bringing the desired results due to the lack of awareness of these laws.  Only 5.1% of the sr. citizens are aware of the welfare and maintenance of Parents and Sr. Citizen’s Act, as revealed in the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) ...

Poor awareness of elderly rights in TS Updated: Updated: Only 5.1% clued-up on Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act Share Article Only 5.1% clued-up on Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act Legal measures to bring relief to the elderly seem to have been marred by a lack of awareness of the laws. In Telangana, just 5.1% of people aged 60 and above are aware of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, revealed Longitudinal Ageing S...

VIDEO: MUSC faculties urging minority communities to take COVID-19 vaccine By Paola Tristan Arruda | January 14, 2021 at 9:03 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:09 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As thousands of people across the state are signing up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health professionals at the Medical University of South Carolina are urging communities of color to do the same. MUSC’s Black and Hispanic/Latino faculty have sent out a release detailing why minority communities in Sou...

By |January 14, 2021 at 9:03 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:09 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As thousands of people across the state are signing up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health professionals at the Medical University of South Carolina are urging communities of color to do the same. MUSC’s Black and Hispanic/Latino faculty have sent out arelease detailing why minority communities in South Carolina and across the nation should take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are able to schedule...

By |January 14, 2021 at 9:03 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:09 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As thousands of people across the state are signing up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health professionals at the Medical University of South Carolina are urging communities of color to do the same. MUSC’s Black and Hispanic/Latino faculty have sent out arelease detailing why minority communities in South Carolina and across the nation should take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are able to schedule...

Fifty percent of elderly suffer from chronic diseases, 40 percent are disabled: LASI Wave 1 report The LASI Wave 1 field survey, conducted across 35 states and UT from April 2017 to December 2018, was released by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Jan 07, 2021 11:25:33 IST Around 55 percent people above the age of 60 years suffer from a chronic disease, according to the wave, one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) released on Wednesday. According to the report, around 40 percen...

Govt vows free vaccine for all Around 75 per cent or three quarters of people above 60 years in India suffer from some chronic disease, according to the wave one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI). According to the health report, around 40 per cent of the aged people have some form of disability while 20 per cent suffer from mental health issues. Nearly, 27 per cent of this population group, which translates to roughly 35 million people, further develops multi-morbidities. Data of...

Researchers reveal distinct molecular signature in tumor tissues of Black breast cancer patients A Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center team led by Christine Ambrosone, PhD, and Song Yao, PhD, has revealed a distinct molecular signature in the tumor tissues of Black patients with breast cancer. The new work, published today in JNCI, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reports that an elevated number of "exhausted," nonfunctional T cells appears to be driving tumors in patients of...