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eSanjeevani: Telemedicine services connecting patients with doctors online
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government is running 128 health and wellness centres where patients are being given telemedicine consultations free of cost under eSanjeevani, a Central government scheme that offers online OPD doctor consultations to citizens.
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Researchers reveal why cancer patients do not react to immunotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Cancer treatment has transformed thanks to immunotherapy. The five-year survival rate for advanced melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, has climbed from less than 10% to more than 50% since the development of immunotherapy in 2011. Sadly, immunotherapy only works on about half of mel
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Study: Daily rhythm detected for cerebral blood flow in stroke patients
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and globally. Several environmental and biological factors are known to influence stroke risk and outcome.
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Cancer patients who do not react to immunotherapy lack crucial immune cell
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Immunotherapy has changed cancer treatment. Since the introduction of immunotherapy in 2011, the five-year survival rate in advanced melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has increased from less than 10% to more than 50%. Unfortunately, only approximately half of melanoma patients r
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"Remarkable": PM Modi lauds doctors after India crosses 10 crore tele-cons
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended congratulations to the country as India achieved a remarkable achievement of providing telemedicine services to more than 10 Crore patients.
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E-pharmacies under radar; Union Health Ministry to initiate stern action
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The E- Pharmacies are currently following that business model which can be problematic for patients who are ordering medicine online, their data privacy at risk and possibility of misuse of drugs," sources told ANI.
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AIIMS Rishikesh conducts trial of delivering tuberculosis medicines to pat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurugram-based drone start-up TechEagle on February 16 delivered 3 kg of tuberculosis medicines with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh to the district hospital in Tehri Garhwal.
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Mansukh Mandaviya hails eSanjeevani landmark milestone of providing teleme
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
More than 57 per cent of the beneficiaries of eSanjeevani are women and around 12 per cent of beneficiaries are senior citizens.
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Zydus Hospitals and Medtronic collaborate to launch India's first indigeno
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, and India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), announced their partnership to support stroke patients in Gujarat via a hub and spoke network. As part o
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Medicine linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Diabetes patients are twice as likely as non-diabetics to develop dementia. A new study found that persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who used the diabetic medicine pioglitazone were less likely to acquire dementia later in life than those who did not.
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Radiotherapy is not an option for older breast cancer patients: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research, Radiotherapy does not increase survival chances in older people with early breast cancer.
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"Now 'Shri Anna' will also benefit AIIMS patients..." Shivraj Singh after
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for promoting the use of Shri Anna (millets) by adding to the diet plan of patients.
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