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Ayyappan, a survivor of the devastating landslides that swept through Mundakkai hamlet in Wayanad, is left with nothing-- no home, no family and no future. But a chance meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a relief camp on Saturday has rekindled a glimmer of hope for the elderly person, who lost nine relatives in the disaster and is now pinning his hopes on securing a new shelter. «Twelve of us from the camp met the PM. There were children too. There was a person who was translating everything. I just asked for a home. He assured all help,» Ayyappan told reporters. Modi, who visited the landslides-hit areas met with select inmates in the relief camps and doctors and enquired about the condition of the patients.

Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Wayanad in Kerala to assess the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts following recent landslides in the region. The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Kannur at around 11 am and then proceed to undertake an aerial survey of the landslide-affected areas in Wayanad. The Prime Minister will visit on-the-ground locations impacted by the disaster, where he will receive a briefing from rescue teams regarding the evacuation operations currently underway.

Medical marijuana remains unavailable in Alabama amid an ongoing legal fight over licenses

Eli Lilly blew past second-quarter expectations with the diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its weight loss counterpart Zepbound funneling more than $4 billion in sales to the drugmaker

Pharma India on Thursday said its net loss stood at Rs 12 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The drug maker had reported a net profit of Rs 54 crore in the April-June quarter of last fiscal. Total income stood at Rs 396 crore for the June quarter against Rs 303 crore in the year-ago period, AstraZeneca Pharma India said in a regulatory filing.

Zika virus infection have been reported in Pune city in the last two months, civic officials said on Tuesday. Four of these patients died, but the cause in each case was not the Zika infection, a senior health official told PTI. Those infected also included 26 pregnant women but most of them are in good health, an official statement said. The first case of Zika virus infection in the city this year was reported on June 20 when a 46-year-old doctor in the Erandwane area tested positive. Subsequently, his 15-year-old daughter too tested positive for the infection. «The 66 cases include four deaths, but these deaths were not due to Zika but comorbidities the patients were suffering from....such as cardiac issues, liver ailments, old age. Their reports came positive for the virus from the NIV (National Institute of Virology) after death,» the health department official said. These four patients were aged between 68 and 78. The Pune Municipal Corporation's health department would, nonetheless, send their reports to the death audit committee of the Maharashtra government, the official added. «So far, no death due to Zika has been reported in the country,» he said.

America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as more store closings loom

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Wednesday said the Mexican regulatory authority has granted marketing approval for Mamitra, a Trastuzumab biosimilar used to treat various types of cancer. Following the approval by Mexican regulatory authority COFEPRIS (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk), for Mamitra, the drug will be marketed in different strengths of 150 mg and 440 mg, Zydus Lifesciences said in a regulatory filing.

Massachusetts has agreed to provide about $30 million to help support the operations of six hospitals that Steward Health Care is trying to turn over to new owners after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year, according to court filings

U.S. health regulators have approved a blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths

Steward Health Care announced Friday that is it closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the facilities after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year

patient assistance programme (PAP), which is designed to provide free access to drugs which are otherwise expensive, should be kept outside the scope of trade margin rationalisation (TMR).

pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories on Saturday announced that its June quarter profit after tax fell 0.8% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,392 crore while revenue jumped 13.9% to Rs 7,673 crore. While announcing the quarterly numbers, the company's board also approved split of equity shares in the ratio of 1:5, which means that 1 existing share will split into 5.

Head and Neck Cancer Day observed on Saturday.

Dexcom shares closed more than 40% lower on Friday after the glucose monitor maker slashed its annual revenue forecast due to the fallout from a salesforce revamp, prompting some analysts to question its long-term prospects. The company's shares closed at a four-year low of $64, wiping out $25.45 billion from its market value.

Abbott is warning that sensors on some of its blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced to prevent inaccurate readings

Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Friday said the US health regulatory has approved its LEQSELVI (deuruxolitinib) drug for the treatment of adults with severe alopecia areata. The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for LEQSELVI (deuruxolitinib) 8 mg tablets, Sun Pharma said in a regulatory filing.

ICMR), in collaboration with the National Health Authority (NHA) and WHO India, has released 32 new Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) for treating common and serious diseases under five specialties namely Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, Neuro Surgery, and Orthopaedics on 25 July, Thursday.These 32 new standards are an addition to the already existing 125 STWs previously released across 23 specialties in 2019 and 2022 by the ICMR.The ICMR introduces evidence-based STWs to enhance medical care consistency in India. These guidelines, created by national experts, promote optimal treatment practices, rational drug use, and efficient healthcare services. Each concise one-page document outlines key actions for physicians, ensuring uniform healthcare standards in India's public healthcare system.

Hitting the streets from Vancouver’s west coast to Nova Scotia’s eastern shores, electric scooters are zooming into Canadian cities, embraced as a convenient and eco-friendly mode of transportation.

polymer fume fever cases underscores the importance of using cookware responsibly and being aware of potential risks associated with nonstick coatings. In the past twenty years, according to a Washington Post report, poison centers across the United States have documented over 3,600 suspected cases of a condition known as «polymer fume fever.» This flu-like illness has been associated with the fumes released from certain nonstick coatings used in cookware.