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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   The term Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) has been replaced by Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated...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

Composite License for Insurer

Source: IE  Recently, the central government proposed introducing composite licenses through an amendment to the Insurance Act, 1938, aiming to...

18 Dec 2024 Health

Disease X

Source: TH A December 2024 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), causing over 400 deaths, raises concerns about Disease...

16 Dec 2024 Health

Campaign Against Tuberculosis

Source: PIB  Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a 100-day intensified nationwide campaign to find and treat...

13 Dec 2024 Health

Towards Universal Health Coverage

This editorial is based on “Whither universal health coverage in India?” which was published in The Financial Express on 12/12/2024. The...

12 Dec 2024 Health

Ayush Visa for Medical Value Travel

Source: PIB  Recently, the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) highlighted the Ayush Visa, an...

11 Dec 2024 Health

Innovative Strategies in Malaria Prevention

Source: TH  Why in News?  Recent advancements in malaria prevention have shifted focus from genetically modified mosquitoes to...

11 Dec 2024 Health

ICMR’s 'First in the World Challenge' for Innovation

Source: TH  Recently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced the “First in the World Challenge” aimed at...

06 Dec 2024 Health

UK’s Assisted Dying Bill on Terminally ill Adults

Source: IE  Why in News? Recently, the UK House of Commons voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, allowing...

05 Dec 2024 Health