COVID May Age Blood Vessels by 5 Years, With Stronger Impact in Women: Study
New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — SARS-CoV-2 infection can accelerate the ageing of blood vessels by roughly five years, with the effect more pronounced in women and in people reporting…
72-Year-Old Saved by Valve-in-Valve TAVI at Apollo
Bengaluru, August 19, 2025 — A multidisciplinary team at Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru saved the life of a 72-year-old woman with a dangerous aortic aneurysm by performing a valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic…
Kerala’s Disease Surge Tied to Poor Hygiene and Climate Stress
Thiruvananthapuram, August 19, 2025 — Kerala is seeing a sharp rise in communicable diseases as poor sanitation, stagnant water, and changing weather patterns create ideal conditions for outbreaks. Public-health experts…
Afghan Health System Near Collapse Amid Aid Cuts
New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — Afghanistan’s public-health network is buckling as donor funding dries up, forcing hundreds of clinics to shut and leaving women and children at severe risk,…
LOC issued against man who sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to US firm
New Delhi: A lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against the man who allegedly sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to a United States-based firm, officers have said. According…
DRI officials seize 119.4 kg of Alprazolam worth Rs. 23.88 crore
New Delhi: The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kakinada executed a swift and well-coordinated operation resulting in seizure of 119.4 kg Alprazolam in lumpy…
MNCs push to restart refurbished med device imports; seeks entry in repair initiative
New Delhi: Months after regulators in India discontinued the imports of refurbished medical devices, multi-national players have called for restraining the category imports and including the industry in the government’s…
10-Minute Medicine Delivery Faces Heat Over Rx Compliance
New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — India’s fast-growing quick-commerce firms are racing to deliver medicines in 10 minutes. But the sprint has triggered a regulatory alarm. The All India Organisation…
Delhi to Add 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, 1,300 New Beds in Hospital Push
New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — The Delhi government has unveiled a major capacity push in public healthcare: 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) across the city and five hospital expansions…
Centre Pushes Haryana to Fast-Track AIIMS Rewari
New Delhi | August 18, 2025 — The Union government has urged Haryana to speed up work on AIIMS Rewari (Majra) and resolve on-ground hurdles so the institute can open…
