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India's Genomic Data Set

For Prelims: GenomeIndia Project, Whole genome sequencing, Department of Biotechnology, Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines, IndiGen Project  For Mains:...

15 Jan 2025 Health

Odisha Joins Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY Scheme

Source: PIB  Odisha becomes the 27th state to adopt Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), with 26 states and all 7...

14 Jan 2025 Health

Prevalence of Hysterectomies in India

Source: TH  National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data shows higher hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus) rates in India among low-income...

14 Jan 2025 Health

HMPV Virus

Source: HT  The recent surge in respiratory illnesses in China, linked to Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), has sparked fears of another...

07 Jan 2025 Health

Managing Hazardous Waste

For Prelims: Hazardous Waste, Incineration, Methyl Isocyanate, Phosgene, Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster. (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985, Pesticides,...

06 Jan 2025 Health

Hydrogel for Cancer Therapy

Source: TH  Recently, researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment.  The hydrogel acts as a stable...

06 Jan 2025 Health

World Malaria Report 2024

Source: PIB  Why in News?  The World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted India’s remarkable progress in its World Malaria Report...

02 Jan 2025 Health

Global Polio Resurgence

Source: TH  Why in News? Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the presence of poliovirus in multiple countries,...

01 Jan 2025 Health

NAFLD is now called MASLD

Source: IE  Why in News?   The term Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) has been replaced by Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated...

31 Dec 2024 Health

Needle-Free Shock Syringe

Source: TH  Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have developed a shockwave-based, needle-free syringe that ensures...

31 Dec 2024 Health

PM Cares Funding Dropped in 2022-23

Source: IE  A study of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund)’s audited...

30 Dec 2024 Health

Tau Protein

Source: DTE  A new study suggests blocking the stress response pathway in the brain could reverse Alzheimer's symptoms by preventing tau...

28 Dec 2024 Health

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic

For Prelims: Covid-19, GDP growth rate, Public Debt, Net-Zero Commitments, India’s Production-Linked Incentives,  Gig Work, E-Commerce...

28 Dec 2024 Health

Impact of mtDNA Mutations on Age-Related Muscle Loss

Source: TH  Why in News?   A recent study published in Genome Research reveals that deletion mutations in mitochondrial...

25 Dec 2024 Health

National Programme for Prevention and Control of NCD

Source: PIB  Why in News?   Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare highlighted the progress of the National Programme...

23 Dec 2024 Health

RBI Report on State Finances 2024-25

For Prelims: Reserve Bank of India, Tax buoyancy, Gross Domestic Product, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Production Linked Incentives,...

23 Dec 2024 Health

Nanoplastics Causing Antibiotic Resistance

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, a study revealed that nanoplastics derived from single-use plastic bottles (SUPBs) contribute to the...

21 Dec 2024 Health

Rising Drug Abuse Among Youth

For Prelims: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Drug Report 2024, Cannabis, NDPS Act, NCB, National Fund for Control of Drug...

21 Dec 2024 Health

Global Decline in Diarrhoeal Disease Deaths

Source:HT A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases highlights a decline in global deaths caused by diarrheal diseases. There...

20 Dec 2024 Health

National Wildlife Health Policy

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, the Indian government proposed a National Wildlife Health Policy aimed at addressing health threats...

19 Dec 2024 Health