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"Very important to bring this vaccine": Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital celeb
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
HPV vaccine aims to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, a major health concern in India. The vaccination drive is targeted at pre-teens; the vaccine is expected to have a significant impact on public health.
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Why More Women Get Cancer in India -- But More Men Die
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3: Cancer is a growing public health challenge in India, affecting millions of families every year. Recent data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reveal a notable paradox: women in India report a slightly higher incidence of cancer, ye
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Union Health Minister Nadda leads key meet with Maharashtra parliamentaria
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
JP Nadda lauded India's progress in TB elimination, noting that the country achieved a 21% reduction in TB incidence between 2015 and 2024--nearly double the global rate. With a 90% treatment success rate, India has surpassed the worldwide average of 88%, as highlighted in the WHO Global
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Centre to move Central Excise (Amendment) Bill for consideration in Parlia
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the introduction of GST in 2017, the Centre had decreased central excise duties on tobacco and tobacco products to allow for the levy of compensation cess in GST without large impact on tax incidence. This bill seeks to amend the central excise rates, as the cess will be discont
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Doctors save severed forearm of 28-year-old in complex emergency surgery
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In response to certain reports suggesting a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases over the past decade, official sources in the Central TB Division have stated that the World Health Organisation's data confirms that India has, in fact, achieved a significant decline in both TB incidence and mor
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WHO report confirms reduction in TB cases and deaths over 10 years, refuti
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In response to certain reports suggesting a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases over the past decade, official sources in the Central TB Division have stated that the data confirms that India has, in fact, achieved a significant decline in both TB incidence and mortality, driven by strengthened
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India emerged 'global frontrunner' in the fight against TB: JP Nadda
Updated : 4 months ago IST
On the occasion, PM Modi said that the latest WHO Global tuberculosis report 2025 highlights that India has recorded a commendable reduction in TB incidence since 2015 and it is nearly "twice the global rate of decline".
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TB incidence in India drops by 21% from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to
Updated : 4 months ago IST
This decline is occurring at nearly twice the pace of the global decrease, which is India's innovative case finding approach, driven by the swift uptake of newer technologies, decentralization of services and large scale community mobilization, has led to the country's treatment coverage
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Breast Cancer in Hyderabad and India: A Looming Crisis Demands Urgent Acti
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31: Breast cancer has emerged as the most common cancer among women in India, with Hyderabad recording the highest incidence rates in the country. The contrast with the USA, where rates have remained stable and screening is widespread, underscores a public health e
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World Stroke Day: Experts raise concern over brain strokes among young adu
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On World Stroke Day, medical experts have issued fresh warnings about the rising incidence of strokes in India, particularly among younger adults, and emphasised the critical importance of early diagnosis, advanced imaging and AI-enabled treatment pathways.
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When Every Minute Saves 1.9 million Neurons: SPARSH Hospitals Leads Bengal
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28: In every 40 seconds someone in the world suffers from a stroke and in every four minutes someone dies from it. In India, alone annual incidence is now estimated at over 1.8 million news cases, making stroke a leading cause of death and top reason of disability
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Mizoram CM reviews Mizoram State Super Speciality Cancer & Research Ce
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Mizoram has the highest incidence of cancer in India, with an alarming 189.7 new cases per 100,000 population annually, compared to the national average of 98.5.
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