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Gambia's government is "far advanced" in exploring avenues for potential legal action against Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals and a local distributor over toxic cough syrups believed to have killed dozens of children, it said on Friday

South Korean Docs Leave Paediatrics As Low Birth Rates Continue

At the root of the problem is a birth rate that fell to 0.78 in 2022 - that's the average number of babies expected per woman - combined with the failure of the insurance system to adapt to it

Long Covid & Its Disabling Effects On Hip Joints: Expert Explains

While Acute COVID-19 infection can manifest in many ways from nominal symptoms to catastrophic organ failure, COVID-19 infection can cause long-term effects, cumulatively known as ‘Long COVID’ syndrome. While the overall burden of ‘Long Covid’ is still being discovered, one important emerging sequela is Avascular Necrosis (AVN) or Bone Death

Musk's Brain Chip Startup Neuralink Expects To Implant First Case This Year

Last month, Neuralink said it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone for the startup as it faces U.S. probes over its handling of animal experiments

CoWIN Data Breach Threat Actor Called Hak4learn, Shared Hacking Tips: Reveals Report

On Monday, CloudSEK a predictive threat analytical company revealed that its AI digital risk platform XVigil discovered a threat actor advertising a Telegram bot that offered personally identifiable information (PII) data of Indian citizens who had allegedly registered vaccines from the Cowin Portal.

Health Ministry Denies Direct CoWIN Data Breach, Directs CERT-In To Probe

On Monday, The Union Health Ministry said that it has requested the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to look into the CoWIN data breach reported in the media and submit a report adding that an additional internal exercise has also been initiated to review the existing security measures of CoWIN

CoWIN Data Breach: Details Like Adhaar, Passport Numbers Available On Telegram

In a shocking development, a major data breach has slipped through the radar of the central government, the CoWIN data entered by virtually every Indian who took a vaccine shot is freely available over the Telegram messenger

EU Commission Grants USD 1.3 Bn Corpus To Tackle Mental Health

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would allocate 1.23 billion euros (USD 1.3 billion) to mental health initiatives across the 27-member European Union and make mental health a pillar of health policy

Odisha Train Accident: DNA Samples Sent To AIIMS Delhi For Identification Of Deceased

As relatives continue to search for their loved ones among the bodies of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy, the Bhubaneswar municipal corporation has said that it will send 30 DNA samples collected from visitors to AIIMS in New Delhi

Healthcare Firms Are 73% Likely To Pay Ransom In A Cyber Attack: Report

Arete, a cyber risk management company, focuses on the healthcare sector and explores the most prolific ransomware families, ransom demand and payment trends, and the most impactful controls and mitigation tactics

India In Dire Need Of Stem Cell Donations, What Is The Need? Why Should You Donate? All You Need To Know

India is facing a tough challenge in sourcing donors for stem cell transplants that prove as a saviour for many patients suffering from various types of blood disorders like leukaemia, thalassemia and aplastic anaemia among others. As per reports, India registers over 1,00,000 patients every year who are tackling different blood disorders. Out of this, the doctors say, 10 to 15 per cent of patients end up requiring stem cell transplants which can save their lives in majority of the cases

Don't Delay Reforms To Prepare For Next Pandemic, Says WHO

The head of the World Health Organization urged countries to undertake the reforms needed to prepare for the next pandemic at the U.N. health agency's annual assembly on Monday

Artificial Sweeteners: Experts Weigh In On Regulation, Reducing Dependence

The fate of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) or popularly known as sugar-free substitutes might just be changing as the scientific evidence gathering against them suggests that the artificial sweeteners may not be efficacious for many health benefits that they were previously lauded for or which led to their fame

Max Healthcare's PAT Nearly Doubles In Q4FY23, Records Revenue At Rs 1,637 Cr