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Disney is asking a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the husband of a New York doctor who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in Disney Springs

As many 100,000 Americans with severe brain injuries are unresponsive, showing few or no signs that they are aware of themselves or their surroundings. But one in four people with this kind of injury can perform cognitive tasks on command, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The responses were detected with brain scans that show the patients are conscious but have no motor control.

Governor CV Ananda Bose visits the RG Kar Hospital campus following the rampage and vandalization by miscreants on August 15 at midnight mayhem. The Governor went to the emergency building which was vandalized last night yesterday. He visited the emergency departments, which are inoperative, and other departments. Bose also went to nursing stations and spoke to the nurses.The Governor also went to the chest medicine ward and the seminar hall where the PG students was raped and murdered. The seminar hall remains sealed and police have claimed that it was secured. Bose spoke to the protesting students about last night's incident.Machines at the ICU and HDU were also broken. The machines in the Emergency building have been uprooted, lights and fans shattered, medical equipment and medicines scattered across the floor amid shards of glass and beds and IV drips overturned.

DengiAll is developed by the Indian pharma company Panacea Biotec and has shown good results in initial trials. Panacea Biotec is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India’s top health research body, to conduct this trial. The goal is to see how well DengiAll works compared to the current standard treatments. The trial will involve 10,335 healthy adults and will be conducted at 19 locations across 18 states and Union territories. The ICMR is funding the trial.

Karnataka and the Centre as the state health and medical education departments have decided to shut down Jan Aushadhi outlets in state government hospitals. This decision could add to the ongoing tensions between the state and Centre over various issues. Jan Aushadhi outlets provide quality generic drugs at affordable rates under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi scheme. Currently, these outlets operate at a limited number of government facilities, including KC General Hospital in Bengaluru. However, health department officials have indicated plans to close them soon. This decision might aggravate existing disputes over authority over HMT Ltd land, repairs of the Tungabhadra dam crest gate, and Karnataka's share of the devolution of taxes. The Karnataka BJP has announced plans to launch an agitation in response to this decision. On the other hand, Congress functionaries argue that government hospitals offer medicines for free and that having Jan Aushadhi outlets on the premises could lead to corruption. Despite this, government officials clarified that they are not against Jan Aushadhi outlets located outside hospital premises.

The financial press is cheering that Wednesday’s inflation report makes an interest-rate cut next month a fait accompli. Go, Jay, go. Yet while cooling inflation shows that the Federal Reserve’s monetary medicine is working, Chairman Jerome Powell’s caution to date has been warranted.

Narendra Modi made headlines on Sunday as he held an umbrella for farmers during a heavy downpour while interacting with them at the India Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. Despite officials suggesting the event be cancelled due to the rain, the Prime Minister insisted on continuing, even offering to hold umbrellas for the farmers as they conversed. During the event, PM Modi released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient, and biofortified crop varieties, marking a significant milestone in the country's agricultural innovation. He emphasised the growing adoption of natural farming among farmers, highlighting their conscious efforts to reduce pesticide use and their responsibility towards environmental sustainability.

monsoon sets in, a surge in demand for seasonal products within the respiratory, anti-infective, and anti-malarial therapeutic categories have been seen. According to market research firm Pharmatrack, the respiratory market was driven by anti-asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) products, along with cough and cold preparations. The market also witnessed close to 200% growth for Poractant Alfa usage (pulmonary surfactant) in July. Likewise, the entire anti-infective segment, encompassing anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-TB products, witnessed robust double-digit growth, potentially fuelled by the surge in respiratory infections, waterborne diseases, and skin infections.

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and bio-fortified varieties of 61 crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute. These included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. An announcement in this regard had been made last month by the finance minister in the budget speech. Modi also interacted with the farmers and scientists discussing the importance of these new crop varieties and stressed on the significance of value addition in agriculture, according to a government statement. He discussed the importance of millets and underlined how people are moving towards nutritious food. He also spoke about the benefits of natural farming and the increasing faith of the common man in organic farming and organic foods. The PM suggested that the krishi vigyan kendras (KVKs) should proactively inform farmers about the benefits of the new varieties being developed every month.

Medical students at government-run RG Kar Medical Hospital on Sunday intensified their protest in Kolkata over the alleged rape and murder of a post-graduate medical student inside the hospital and demanded a judicial inquiry. They urged the medical student fraternity nationally to participate in the protest. Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday, in a letter to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, demanded a CBI probe into the incident. The doctor, who was sleeping in a seminar room of the hospital, was allegedly raped and murdered early Friday morning. Following the protests, the Medical Superintendent of RG Kar Hospital Sanjay Basisht has been removed and replaced by Bulbul Mukherjee. One of the accused, a civic volunteer, was arrested and remanded to 14-day police custody. Medical students demanded compensation to the family, judicial inquiry, safety of doctors and the removal of Medical Superintendent, Principal and the head of chest medicine within 12 hours. They demanded that a day to day updated report of the SIT formed by the Kolkata Police be sent to the students' representative. They also sought a written apology from the head of the institution.

Federal health officials have declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD

doctors for their patients as he cited a scene from the famous movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS', saying the ultimate aim of medicine is to uplift the humanity. The CJI also said India is one of the pioneers in innovation but its fruits are limited to a very few as he urged doctors to make advancements in the health sector accessible to everyone He was addressing a gathering of young doctors at the 37th convocation of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here. He highlighted that the PGIMER has been a cornerstone of many medical advancements and innovations in India, standing as a beacon of excellence for the last 62 years.

Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies says it will give $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools

Kerala government on Monday said the families of the tribal communities of Wayanad, which was recently hit by devastating landslides on July 30, were safe and were staying in relief camps arranged by the SC/ST department. Currently, 47 tribal community members, including children, are in various relief camps under the state government. All the tribal families in the region have survived the landslides that hit Mundakkai and Chooralmala regions of Wayanad, officials said. «The four families from Erattukund hamlet will be rehabilitated. Even though the officials tried to take them to camps near Meppadi, the families expressed interest in remaining at Attamala camp inside the forest,» a state government release said.

BJP leader Gyandev Ahuja's remarks over disaster-hit Wayanad district in Kerala, Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja said that the BJP is trying to 'communalise' the entire tragedy. Speaking to ANI, CPI General Secretary D Raja said, «A tragedy occurred, and people are suffering. Our and several other parties are working on how to help the people- financially, supplying relief material, and shelter. People need food, shelter and medicines. BJP is trying to communalise the entire situation...» «What is your responsibility as the political party of the country,» questioned the CPI leader.

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Shares of Biogen slid Friday after a European regulatory committee said the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi should not receive marketing approval

Lounge at the Sports Authority of India training ground in Bengaluru in early July. Another reason athletes, professional or recreational, need to include strength training in their plans is because it helps prevent injuries by reducing fatigue and maintaining resilience over a longer period of time. Movements such as squats, lunges, or step-ups are fundamental and are included in the training of all athletes irrespective of their sport.

Head and Neck Cancer Day observed on Saturday.

Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis

Mankind Pharma, India’s fourth largest pharma company by market share, is all set to acquire BSV Group, formerly Bharat Serum & Vaccines, from Advent International for around Rs 14,000 crore ($1.67 billion), people aware of the development told ET. Mankind will be trumping a rival bid from a consortium of EQT and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).