Hypertension during Covid-19
By Dr S. Venkatesh As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, reports are pouring in from several countries that patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart disease are among the hardest…
World Food Safety Day being celebrated today
AMN Today is World Food Safety Day. It is celebrated to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health,…
Govt constitutes task force to examine issues related to Maternal Mortality Rate
VINIT WAHI / NEW DELHI Government has constituted a task force to examine issues related to age of motherhood, lowering Maternal Mortality Rate and improvement of nutritional levels. The task…
Health Ministry issues guidelines for safe Ear, Nose & Throat practice amid Covid-19 pandemic
AMN The Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines for safe Ear, Nose & Throat- ENT practice amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines are aimed at minimising the spread of Covid-19…
Govt removes restrictions on export of paracetamol APIs
AMN Government has removed restrictions on the export of paracetamol APIs. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued a notification in this regard. Export curbs were imposed on paracetamol…
How to Build a Healthy Body at Home
By Pavithra N Raj Staying at home all day with lack of physical activity and exercise, too much of snacking and enjoying variety of special dishes cooked at home during…
Senior AIIMS doctor Jitendra Nath Pande dies of COVID-19 in Delhi
AMN / New Delhi Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, former head of the department of medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), died on Friday night with coronavirus…
New COVID-19 Guide for Youth
The Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)—a partnership of 140 national academies of science, engineering and medicine—has developed “COVID-19!…
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan takes charge as chairman of WHO Executive Board
WEB DESK Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today took over as the chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board. Addressing the board through tele conference, Dr. Harshvardhan…
FICCI expresses dismay over no ‘immediate relief’ to healthcare industry
Staff Reporter / New Delhi While welcoming the steps announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for augmenting public health infrastructure in the country, India’s industry body FICCI has expressed…