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A study by NGO Vitamin Angels India and supported by UNICEF, conducted across several states, found that communities with strong local leadership and grassroots initiatives showed significant improvements in diet diversity and nutritional outcomes.

Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are grappling with a dual disease burden as non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, increase rapidly alongside persistent infectious diseases. Although numerous collaborations between LMICs and high-income countries focus on cutting-edge research and treatment, it is crucial to direct more attention toward cancers prevalent or unique to LMICs

Extensive clinical trials have rigorously evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine--nOPV2, leading to promising results published in The Lancet (2019-2024).

A kidney selling scam has come to light in Andhra Pradesh, involving a 31-year-old auto-rickshaw driver named G Madhu Babu from Guntur. Madhu Babu was reportedly duped into selling his kidney for a fraction of the promised amount. This distressing incident highlights the growing problem of illegal organ trade and exploitation of financially desperate individuals.

Researchers from the University of Southern California, US, found brain activity in people watching an animated film heightened in one part that helped process emotions and separately in another which played a role in pleasurable experiences.

Your microbiome is collectively the tens of trillions of microorganisms that live in interconnected populations on and in your body. They serve as miniature sentinels that help protect your body’s surfaces from bacteria and viruses.

Researchers from Pusan National University, South Korea, found a fourfold increase in emergency admissions and seven times higher medical costs in people with disabilities.

The Union Health Ministry, chaired by Dr. Atul Goel, Directorate General of Health Services, held a virtual meeting with States and Union Territories to review their preparedness for heatwave conditions and ensure fire and electrical safety in healthcare facilities across the country.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted that heatwave conditions will affect most parts of the country on June 3. According to the weather bulletin, isolated pockets in Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha are likely to experience heatwave conditions.

Rajasthan will continue to experience intense heatwave conditions and warm nights for the next few days, as there is no immediate relief in sight. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Rajasthan Meteorological Centre announced on Monday that temperatures will remain high, with little to no change expected until May 29.

A day after a fire at the TRP Gaming Zone in Rajkot killed 27 people, including children, Gujarat Police have booked six people, including its owner and manager, for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The scorching heat wave has tightened its grip over Rajasthan, with temperatures soaring to a blistering 50 degrees Celsius. The intense heat is expected to persist for the next two to three days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).