Chandigarh, June 26 Fatty liver disease is emerging as a significant public health concern in India, with a recent study indicating that nearly 38.9 percent of Indian adults may be affected by Metabolically Dysregulated-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), previously known as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Health experts warn that the condition is increasingly being […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 21 The Himachal Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal to bar people accused in “chitta” (synthetic drug) cases from contesting panchayat elections, in a move aimed at tightening the state’s crackdown on narcotics-linked crime. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held at the state secretariat […]
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New Delhi, March 20 The AIIMS-Delhi is studying links between exposure to air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter 2.5, and the risk of developing lung cancer. The AIRCARE study, which the institution claimed is the first of its kind, is being led by Dr Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, AIIMS. Dr Shankar said that […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 16 Seven deaths, four of them due to hepatitis B, reported in the past two weeks in a Haryana village has prompted authorities to deploy a health department team to test the residents. More than 400 people have been screened for symptoms in Chhainsa village in Hathin sub-division in Palwal […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 10 As many as 11.05 crore children and 3.75 crore pregnant women are registered on U-WIN — the portal for managing and tracking routine vaccinations for them — as on February 3 this year, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Delhi woke up to dense fog on Wednesday, with poor visibility disrupting movement of vehicles. The minimum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius, 0.2 notch below the season’s normal, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD issued a […]
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The North News New Delhi, January 29 In a high-risk surgery, doctors at a hospital in Gurugram have successfully removed a tumour weighing 12 kg from the stomach of a 67-year-old Ethiopian woman, officials said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, the woman had been suffering from […]
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The North News New Delhi, January 29 India’s pharmaceutical industry is shifting from a volume-driven to a value-driven approach, with greater emphasis on complex generics, biosimilars, and innovation, to move up the value chain, according to Economic Survey 2025-26. The Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s third-largest by volume, meeting approximately 20 per cent of […]
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The North News New Delhi, January 16 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda in New Delhi to seek central support for the state’s development projects. Sukhu urged the Union minister to help expedite key proposals related to Himachal Pradesh and raise them at the […]
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The North NewsNew Delhi, December 31 Doctors at the Ophthalmology Department of Army Hospital (Research & Referral) have carried out India’s first 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography combined with an iStent procedure, marking a major advance in glaucoma treatment. Hospital officials said the procedure was performed using a new stand-mounted Spectralis imaging system along with a […]
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