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DKSH Reinforces Patient-Centric Commitment with "Patient Purpose Day 2025"
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 16: DKSH Healthcare, the leading strategic healthcare business partner in Asia Pacific, launched its third annual "Patient Purpose Day 2025" to improve patient outcomes. This initiative, hosted every September across several markets which DKSH serves, is held in
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Dr. Suchitra and Geetika Saigal Announce 'What Your Doctor Wants You to Kn
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12: At a time when misinformation outpaces medicine, India needs a doctor-led health-literacy standard people can trust. Conceived & co-authored by Dr. Suchitra and Geetika Saigal, and published by Beeja House, 'What Your Doctor Wants You to Know' is a first-of-i
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Study Highlights the Economic Power of Health Literacy in Driving India's
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22: A global study released by The Economist Impact, supported by Haleon, reveals that India's healthcare future hinges on one powerful lever: health literacy. The findings of the Health Inclusivity Index, which analyzed 40 countries, looking at groups such as people
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"Over 65,000 new cancer cases reported annually in state": Veena George on
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that "three out of five people in India succumb to cancer after diagnosis. Over 65,000 new cancer cases are reported in Kerala every year. While we have a high level of health literacy, many patients only seek help when the disease ha
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Study finds benefits of teaching pupils about mental health in classroom
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers found the benefits of improving pupils' mental health literacy and reducing the stigma around mental health issues at a crucial stage in a young person's life. The study was published in Journal, ' BMC Public Health.'
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Study examines health literacy, shared decision-making in prostate cancer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): New research examines the dynamics between men's health literacy, their discussions with their doctors, and their decisions on whether to get tested for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a potential marker of prostate cancer.
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Health literacy is important for heart failure patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Assessing and intervening upon an individual's understanding of their own health could improve heart failure outcomes, according to research published in JACC: Heart Failure.
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Heart failure patients that lack health literacy may have higher risk of d
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Patients with heart failure, who experience low health literacy, are at an increased risk of hospitalization and mortality, suggests finding of a recent study.
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Study suggests heart failure patients with limited health literacy may hav
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): Patients with heart failure who experience low health literacy are at an increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality, suggests finding of a recent study.
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