Disability Group Seeks Essential Status For Communication Aids, Prostheses
NEW DELHI: For people who cannot communicate through speech alone, a picture board or a device that converts symbols into...
6 in 10 Men Unsure of Prostate Cancer Screening Status, Survey Finds
NEW DELHI: Nearly six in 10 men aged 45 and above do not know whether they have ever been screened...
Alcohol Dependence, Not Lack of Awareness, Keeps Liver Patients Drinking: ILBS Study
NEW DELHI: Even after being diagnosed with alcohol-related liver disease, many patients continue to drink despite recognising the harm alcohol...
CBN Seizes 4.2 tonnes Of Poppy Straw In MP, Arrests Three
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh unit, has seized more than 4.2 tonnes of poppy straw...
IIT Ropar Gives First Defence Technology Degrees to 59 Army Officers
NEW DELHI:As modern warfare becomes increasingly dependent on advanced technology, 59 Army officers have completed a specialised postgraduate programme designed...
Is Air Pollution Causing GI Cancers in Teenagers? Experts Seek Research
New Delhi: The diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers in patients as young as 15 at a Delhi hospital has raised...
Clear Vision Does Not Mean Healthy Eyes: Ophthalmologists
NEW DELHI: Doctors from Bengaluru-based Nethradhama Super Speciality Eye Hospital have said that nearly one in six people above...
Training Frontline Workers To Bridge India’s Elderly Care Gap
NEW DELHI: With more older people living alone or needing assistance with everyday activities, India’s challenge is no longer limited...
NPPA Move Seeks To Ease Cancer Drug Costs
NEW DELHI: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has given in-principle approval to a proposal to cap trade margins...
‘Normal’ Haemoglobin May Not Be So Normal: Researchers
NEW DELHI: A haemoglobin level just above the current threshold for anaemia may still be linked to a higher risk...