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15 Jun

The new app brings hope to 70,000 cancer patients seeking reliable information to navigate their treatment journey

C, English, Health, TechnologyAmit Ananpara, Cancer Treatment, CURIA, Gunjan Bhardwaj, Innoplexus India, OncoCoin platform, PNN

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 15: Cancer patients in India now have access to CURIA, a first-of-its-kind app developed by Swiss company OncoCoin AG, the most decentralized and equitable ecosystem of cancer information. CURIA, with a global community of over 150,000, empowers patients with individualised information on treatments, clinical trials, and experts. It provides them with the much-needed support to navigate the tough decisions throughout their treatment journey. According to a report by WHO, 1 in every 10 Indians will develop cancer in their lifetime. There were as many as 1.16 million new cancer cases and 784,800 cancer deaths in 2018…

12 Jun

Vaccination drive for 18+ has started at Dana Shivam Hospital Jaipur

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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 12: Dana Shivam Heart and Super-specialty hospital at Jaipur has started its vaccination drive for age over 18 at their hospital in Jaipur. As per the central govt guideline and instructions, hospital management is all prepared and set to deliver the vaccination doses. Dr. Sunil Garssa informed the media today, “We are fully prepared and started our vaccination drive as per the govt. guidelines and are ready with full hands to fight and put an end to this pandemic through all measures including vaccination drive.” “Vaccination is a key role player in this epidemic and if…

09 Jun

Medical Termination of Pregnancy in India: Evidence-Based Learnings for Policymakers

C, English, HealthAnn M Moore, Chander Shekhar, Melissa Stillman, PNN, Rajib Acharya, Rubina Hussain, Susheela Singh

Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, Rajib Acharya, Melissa Stillman, Ann M Moore New Delhi [India], June 9: Abortion in India continues to face high levels of stigma– this stigma pushes women seeking abortion away from legal services; curtails dissemination of information on abortion, and affects the delivery of essential services in the public health system. Consequently, millions of women prefer not to go to public health facilities for abortion services. It is estimated that 78% of the 15.6 million abortions that take place each year in India occur in non-facility settings, mainly through medical abortion pills. Newly published evidence…

20 May

Asveda: the Ayurvedic brand shields your health with its natural immunity boosters

A, C, English, HealthAncient Ayurveda, Asveda, Asveda Chyawanprash, Asveda Shitalamrut, Jainaa Gandhi, Modern Lifestyle, PNN, Vaidyaraja Shree Nagindas Shah

Ancient Ayurveda for Modern Lifestyle Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 20: One of the noted Ayurveda authors Shubhra Krishan quoted, “The great thing about Ayurveda is that its treatments always yield side benefits, not side effects.” Abiding by this even before this quote was quoted, Late Vaidyaraja Shree Nagindas Shah, who kick-started Unjha – a 125-year-old Ayurvedic company believed in the healing outcomes of the ancient medicine of this sacred branch of science. Asveda is a wellness brand pioneered by the Unjha Company. The company is now run by Jainaa Gandhi, who has been long associated with the concept of Ayurvedic…

19 May

‘Youthphoriya’ Organizes International Collective Meditation Program for World Meditation Day 2021

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Bengaluru (Karnataka [India], May 19: With the world going through unprecedented suffering and pain in these trying times, Youthphoriya, a health and wellness center based in Bangalore has put together an initiative to raise awareness on meditation this World Meditation Day. The event, an international collective meditation program, aims to bring together people from all walks of life to heighten the consciousness and awareness of our generation. The event will be digitally conducted on the 21st of May, 2021, in association with Radio City as its exclusive FM partner, and Bell Consultancy Services as its Business & PR Partner. This collective…

19 May

Jaipur’s Dr. Deepesh Goyal offers Affordable & Superior Hair Transplant and Cosmetic Procedures to Medical Tourists

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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 17: The urge to look good, young, and presentable has led to increasing demands for cosmetic procedures across the world. Moreover, people are willing to travel to other countries looking out for experienced and qualified cosmetic and plastic surgeons who can do a quality cosmetic procedure at affordable prices. Dr. Deepesh Goyal, Founder and Head of Rejuvena Cosmetics, Jaipur states, ‘Over the years, my patients have traveled to Jaipur from abroad and various parts of India to get their cosmetic treatments done. We at Rejuvena, offer them world-class cosmetic treatment along with distinctive hospitality and care.…

19 May

Drugs Manufacturer from Hyderabad on overdrive

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Optimus Pharma gets DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for Molnupiravir on patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 infection Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 19: Optimus Pharma on Tuesday received DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for orally administered Molnupiravir capsules on patients with Mild and Moderate Covid-19 symptoms. With a severe shortage of antiviral drugs in the market against the SARS-CoV-2 infection, it is imperative that more drugs with potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 be introduced. Optimus pharma said having internally developed the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and the formulations for the product, it had filed…

15 May

PIL filed by Divyanshu Mishra Anshu & Katni Blood Donors Welfare Society for installation of Plasma Apheresis machine in Katni (MP)

English, HealthAdvocate Yogesh Soni, Divyanshu Mishra Anshu, Katni Blood Donors Welfare Society, Lokesh Sachdeva, NSUI, Plasma Apheresis machine, PNN, Shreha Raunak Khandelwal

Katni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 14: After taking relief to millions of people of 9 districts including Katni by installing a CT Scan machine through a PIL in the High Court, Divyanshu Mishra Anshu has pledged to install a blood component separator plasma apheresis machine in Katni Madhya Pradesh. Demand was being sought through a memorandum to which no concrete reply was received, NSUI National Coordinator Divyanshu Mishra Anshu filed a PIL regarding the installation of plasma apheresis blood component separator machine in MP High Court, Jabalpur through advocate Yogesh Soni. The co-petitioner in the said case is Chairman Lokesh…

14 May

Post-Pandemic Depression and how to deal with it; Aanchal Narang Psychologist explains the basics

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14: To help the readers cope with the ongoing pandemic Aanchal Narang addresses some basic issues affecting the mental health of the general population. The shared experiences of a global pandemic call for its own set of questions to address. And one of these questions is, “What happens after this?” Extended isolation and social distancing bring with it depression, anxiety, touch starvation, and several other small and big traumas. Post-pandemic, these issues are not likely to just go away. So what happens next is that you allow yourself to process in order to heal, and if…

11 May

Personalization Comes to Yoga: 2 Giants – Dr Sajeev Nair and Mohan ji to form alliance: Vieroots Join Hands with the Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga

English, HealthACT Foundation, Ammucare Charitable Trust, Devi Mohan, EPLIMO, Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga, HSTY, Mohanji Foundation, Personalized Wellness, PNN, Sajeev Nair, Vieroots, Vieroots Wellness Solutions, World Consciousness Alliance

Sajeev Nair, CMD Vieroots Wellness Solutions & Devi Mohan, Director of HSTY Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11: Heath and wellness world is excited about the new prospects this alliance of Vieroots and Himalayan school of Traditional Yoga will open up. Personalized wellness became the buzzword only in modern medical research. But India knew it all along, with its ancient systems like Ayurveda and Yoga giving great stress to personalization. Ayurveda’s Vata, Pitta & Kapha, and its numerous combinations are mankind’s first and still one of the most successful attempts at personalization. While Yoga too is based on these principles, too…