Hypertension and diabetes emerge as key health challenges in Telangana

Hypertension and diabetes emerge as key health challenges in Telangana

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha, along with senior officials, at a meeting on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Out of 1.66 crore people aged 30 and above in Telangana, 22.94 lakh suffer from hypertension, while 11.9 lakh have diabetes, senior Health officials told Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha at a review meeting … Read more

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

Each year an Unicorn will emerge out of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), said V. Kamakoti, Director of the institute. While talking to media about the ongoing Entrepreneurship Summit at the campus, he said: “If India has to become a superpower, we need innovation and entrepreneurship. We are even nurturing school students on entrepreneurship.” The … Read more

Train cancellations emerge as electoral issue in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Train cancellations emerge as electoral issue in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Image of Chhattisgarh Congress workers protesting against train cancellations. | Photo Credit: File With over 60,000 trains cancellations in the last three years, the Congress has decided to take the matter up as an electoral issue Unlike most election cycles which see divisive social issues at the fore, railways, or specifically, repeated passenger train cancellations, … Read more

Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack – ET HealthWorld

Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack – ET HealthWorld

Chicago: Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Friday warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and hospitals. Earlier this week, CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an “IT security issue” but it has … Read more

New Health Crises Emerge in Ukraine as Fighting Continues

New Health Crises Emerge in Ukraine as Fighting Continues

March 10, 2022 — Hypothermia, frostbite, respiratory diseases, mental health issues, and a lack of treatment for heart disease and cancer are the biggest health concerns at the moment for the people of Ukraine, the World Health Organization says. The WHO also is monitoring for infectious disease outbreaks, which are likely within Ukraine where, out … Read more

Climate Change May Have Helped COVID-19 Emerge

Climate Change May Have Helped COVID-19 Emerge

FRIDAY, Feb. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a link few might have considered, but a new study indicates that climate change may have prompted the COVID-19 pandemic. Rising temperatures caused by greenhouse emissions have boosted the growth of bat-friendly forest habitat in China’s southern province of Yunnan and neighboring areas, making the region … Read more