South First Impact: Karnataka health minister visits children battling Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao also instructed the officials to provide treatment and financial assistance to the affected children.
Karnataka announces dementia screening as part of Gruha Arogya, declares it is a public health priority
NIMHANS' Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Dementia India Alliance came up with draft action plan for the...
Why does Karnataka want to ban hookah bars?
Karnataka government is set to ban hookah bars across state and raise the age limit for buying tobacco products to...
A QR code-enabled pendant for those with autism, Alzheimer’s? Meet the data engineer behind Project Chetna
Project Chetna: Empowering safety and well-being for people with memory loss, dementia, autism, and medical emergencies, one QR code at...
Karnataka orders probe into irregularities at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah orders to form a team to investigate the alleged irregularities, sets a deadline of two weeks for...
Now, a Cancer Task Force in Karnataka to combat sharp increase in number of cases
Karnataka government collaborates with FICCI to tackle rising cancer rates; aims for better accessibility, affordability, awareness by 2028.
Meet Dr Chandrashekhar Thodupunuri, a doctor and a father looking for a way to prevent autism
Once a cardiologist, this doctor is now in the middle of an ICMR-approved research project on faecal microbiota transplantation to...
What is the new treatment this cancer centre is using to shrink head and neck tumours by 90%?
HCG Cancer Centre, Bengaluru, achieves a remarkable milestone in head and neck cancer treatment with low-dose immunotherapy in pilot study.
Nipah virus update: As Kerala records 5th case, 2 neighbouring states to screen travellers at the borders
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have decided to open checkposts at border points to check travellers from Kerala for any flu-like...
20 years, 10 viruses: Why Kerala is first to detect and report exotic viral strains
A look at Kerala's ability to catch contagious viruses early and the protocols taken by the state quickly contain them.
