#THHealth | Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.
https://trib.al/SXtvZ0W #press

#THHealth | #India’s current population-based cancer registry suffers from limited coverage and an urban bias due to inadequate awareness among rural communities, lack of follow-up, and insufficient survival data. | Siddharth Kumar Singh writes
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#THHealth | The Union government has urged all States and Union Territories to achieve 100% Ayushman Bharat card saturation by utilising the services of grassroots-level healthcare workers. | @BShajan reports
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#THHealth | The National Education Policy cell of J&K Directorate of School Education has shot off a letter to all school education officials in the Union Territory to ensure that no school head denies admission to children with special needs. @dawalelo
https://trib.al/qwDReYw #press

#THHealth | A team of researchers at CSIR-NIIST, #Thiruvananthapuram, has claimed that they are close to perfecting the clinical validation of a diagnostic platform, which will enable early detection of many cancers & Alzheimer’s through a blood test.
https://trib.al/b8QAS4A #press

#THHealth | In this week's #HealthMatters newsletter, @ramyakannan writes about the #WHO's declaration on decrease in #COVID19 cases; a drug-resistant fungus; the myth of ‘safe’ #alcohol consumption and more. Subscribe now!
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#THHealth | #CandidaAuris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. @BShajan writes about the emerging multidrug-resistant oval-shaped fungus causing life-threatening outbreaks, often in healthcare settings.
https://trib.al/AZMWn8s #press

#THHealth | India’s five-year-old Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres programme is undergoing its biggest ever expansion of services, confirmed sources in the Health Ministry, reports @BShajan.
https://trib.al/WVntK1i #press

#THHealth | Seeking immediate revision of Biosimilar Guideline (2016) to facilitate access to quality biosimilars at an affordable price, representatives of various organisations have written to the Health Ministry & Dept of Biotechnology, reports @BShajan
https://trib.al/ShD3TqJ #press

#THHealth | Southeast Asia region reported over 18,000 new COVID-19 cases from June 5 to July 2, a 69% decrease as compared to the previous 28-day period, said the World Health Organisation (#WHO) in its latest epidemiological update, reports @BShajan.
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#THHealth | Semaglutide’s ability to lead to weight loss is not in the realm of fantasy, but as real as the kilos and inches that users shed, and its repurposing is nearly complete.

https://trib.al/MzHaQ76 #press

#THHealth | Research on diagnosing and treating migraines has evolved over the years. This disabling headache disorder is being understood better including its impact on one’s working capacity resulting in lost workdays.

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#THHealth | Anaemia has a very strong link with postpartum haemorrhage (excessive vaginal bleeding after delivery), and the risk of death or near miss is very high. @ramyakannan writes about the connection between anaemia and maternal health: https://trib.al/gME1kQm #press

This week for #THHealth, @ramyakannan writes about the false promises of BMI, crack down on Indian drug makers, why young adults are populating the dark web, and more!
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This week for #THHealth, @ramyakannan writes about the false promises of BMI, crack down on Indian drug makers, why young adults are populating the dark web, and more!
https://trib.al/Id1PJ8z #press

#THHealth | Long before #COVID19 devastated us, #India has been experiencing the double burden of two severe epidemics – type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis. How do DM and TB ‘work’ together? What should we do? The Hindu explains.
https://trib.al/Nfe0aPD #press

#THHealth | Despite #India’s ban on e-cigarettes, many young people who never vaped are susceptible to start vaping e-cigarettes in the next 12 months, reveal alarming findings from The George Institute.
https://trib.al/UBohxLd #press

#THHealth | A research report on e-cigarettes studied the factors contributing to young people’s susceptibility to e-cigarettes in four countries. It revealed that 61% of young people from India who never used e-cigarettes are susceptible to vaping.
https://trib.al/Bk1yPFD #press

#THHealth | Newborn screening programmes now in vogue in different countries, are based on the fact that an early diagnosis could allow us to use effective treatments and save an infant from death or disability, writes @vinodscaria @SridharSivasub3
https://trib.al/eLJz2Cj #press

#THHealth | A recent study from a leading heart centre in the U.S. showed that some people who recovered from #COVID19 developed a unique type of heart disease. COVID-19 has now been recognized as an additional risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

https://trib.al/r4sOT9C #press