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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai's Nilay Kadam, a 35-year-old businessman, has been going through a stressful time. He had a two-year-old history of psoriasis, which was managed, but a recent increase in personal and professional life issues aggravated his condition and red patches and rashes reappeared on the skin.

TechEagle on Monday announced the launch of eight dedicated hubs in collaboration with the country's premier healthcare institutions across eight states. The dedicated drone hubs, inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week as part of Rs 12,850-crore multiple healthcare sector projects, will serve as critical points for rapidly deploying medical supplies, including essential medicines, vaccines, and diagnostic samples to underserved and hard-to-reach communities, TechEagle said in a statement. The eight dedicated facilities include hubs at AIIMS Guwahati, AIIMS Rishikesh, AIIMS Bilaspur, and AIIMS Bhopal, among others, it stated. With a targeted reach of over 200 locations across Assam, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh and others in the coming year, this initiative (of setting up dedicated hubs) will be a game changer for India's drone logistics landscapes, the company said.

AIIMS INI CET admit card, candidates must enter their login credentials. The INI CET 2025 exam will take place on November 10, 2024. This entrance test is essential for admission into various postgraduate courses, including Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch. six-year program), Doctor of Medicine (DM, six-year program), and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS). The programs are offered for the January 2025 session at prestigious institutions like AIIMS New Delhi, other AIIMS campuses, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Puducherry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) Bengaluru, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) Trivandrum.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's recent decision to increase prices of eight commonly-used drugs and sought the establishment of an independent review committee to assess the real impact of the price hike. In the letter, Tagore said he was writing to express his concern regarding the recent decision by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to increase the ceiling prices of eight commonly-used drugs by 50 per cent. «While I understand that the government cited 'extraordinary circumstances' and 'public interest' as reasons for this increase, I believe it is crucial to clarify the rationale behind such a significant decision,» the Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar said. «This price hike affects vital medications for conditions like asthma, tuberculosis, bipolar disorder, and glaucoma, which are essential for millions of citizens,» Tagore said.

Daylight saving time ends in the US at 2 am local time on Sunday, giving residents an extra hour of sleep. Clocks should be set back an hour before going to bed. This change will last until March 9, when daylight saving time resumes. Adjusting to the spring forward change can be harder on the body, with studies indicating an increase in heart attacks and strokes immediately after the change due to disruptions in the internal body clock. The fall back change is generally easier, but still requires some adjustment in sleep habits. The transition to shorter days can be challenging for people with seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression linked to reduced sunlight in fall and winter. Health groups, such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, suggest eliminating time switches and maintaining standard time for better alignment with human biology.

Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research

The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for disparaging a rival company’s development of a competing me...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It is hard to mend a broken heart, but in a few years doctors might be able to do essentially that. Scientists are closing in on ways to help patients grow new heart muscle after a heart attack, as well as new lung tissue to treat fibrosis, corneas to erase eye pain and other body parts to gain a new chance at life.

This was not the King's first visit to the 'SOUKYA', International Holistic Centre at Samethanahalli. He celebrated his 71st birthday here in 2019. It is run by Dr Issac Mathai, who is among the few individuals from India invited to attend his coronation as the UK's King on May 6 last year. «The couple underwent therapeutic yoga, enjoyed a strictly vegetarian diet with eggs. They underwent rejuvenative treatment, which also included meditation and therapies,» an official at the facility said. «The King received wellness treatment, including Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Naturopathy.»

Centre of Excellence in Ayurveda for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The launch coincides with the ninth National Ayurveda Day, celebrated on 29 October, which this year carried the theme “Ayurveda Innovations for Global Health.” This year's theme emphasised the importance of integrating Ayurveda with modern science to address critical health issues like diabetes, IISc said in a media statement. One of the key highlights of National Ayurveda Day 2024 is the launch of six new Centres of Excellence in Ayurveda across India. These centres, established under the "Ayurswasthya Yojna" programme, will be led by institutions like IISc, IIT Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, and so on. Backed by a grant of Rs 52.47 crore, these centres will spearhead cutting-edge research, education, and healthcare innovation in the field of Ayurveda, by providing scientific underpinning for traditional knowledge, the statement added.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Pfizer punched back against activist investor Starboard Value on Tuesday, delivering positive quarterly results. The pharmaceutical company raised its revenue outlook for the year to between $61 billion to $64 billion, up from $59.5 billion to $62.5 billion previously.

Narendra Modi Tuesday hit out at Delhi and West Bengal governments for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme out of «political interests» and said he was pained that the elderly from these two states cannot avail free treatment under the expanded programme. The prime minister on Tuesday extended his government's flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above. «I apologise to all the elderly aged above 70 years of Delhi and West Bengal that I cannot serve them. I would get to know about your pains and sufferings but I won't be able to help you,» Modi said. «The reason is that the state governments are not implementing the scheme due to their political interests,» he said.

physical disabilities, especially among elders, leading to difficulties in performing activities of daily living (ADL), reported TOI. The study was conducted in the US with 15,411 participants over an average follow-up period of about eight years. It found that at least 48 per cent of the participants aged 65 years and above reported new difficulties in performing daily activities due to exposure to pollution. The researchers discovered that higher concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10-2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were associated with increased risks of ADL disability. However, not all associations reached statistical significance. Moreover, ozone (O3) was found to be associated with a lower risk of ADL disability.

humanitarian assistance sent by India to Lebanon. Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad received the consignment of medicines. Indian Embassy in Lebanon expressed India's commitment to strengthening close ties with Lebanon. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Lebanon stated, «First tranche of India's humanitarian assistance arrives in Beirut. Lebanon's Health Minister HE Dr Firas Abiad received the consignment of medicines in the presence of Amb @NoorRahman_IFS. India stands committed to strengthening close ties with Lebanon.»

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Target is reducing prices on more than 2,000 items ranging from snacks to toys and cold medicine in an effort to attract bargain-hunting shoppers during the holiday season, the retailer said on Tuesday. The price reductions will be across national brands and Target's own private brands, including food and beverages, everyday essentials and holiday gifts, it said. The move comes ahead of the shorter-than-usual key shopping period this year, and against a backdrop of frugal consumer behaviour.

This initial consignment comprises 30 tons of essential items, including medicines, surgical supplies, dental products, general medical items, and high-energy biscuits, which will be distributed through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Sharing a post on X, Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs wrote, «India sends humanitarian assistance for the people of Palestine through UNRWA.»

For undergraduate students: All applications for Bachelor’s degrees in the UK are submitted using the UCAS application website (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). The majority of universities will only accept your application through the UCAS system.

Cuba plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed and caused the national electrical grid to shut down, its energy ministry said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be described as the art of getting computers to do things that seem smart to humans. In this sense it is already pervasive.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Scientists hope body tissues grown in labs will become a familiar sight in medicine. Researchers around the world are working to grow heart valves, lungs and more from human cells.