To prevent private laboratories from charging exorbitant rates from patients for dengue tests, the Gautam Budh Nagar health department on Monday has fixed ₹600 as the maximum price for such diagnostic testing in the district, health officials said. There are around 150-200 private diagnostic labs in Gautam Budh Nagar district — around 100 in Noida, …
The Chandigarh health department issued an advisory for Monkeypox (Mpox) on Saturday, clarifying that no case has been reported in India and so there is no need for panic. There are 22 labs for Mpox in India and there are 13 buffer labs, with PGIMER, Chandigarh, being one of them. (Shutterstock) Mpox is an illness …
With maximum daily temperatures around 25°C and minimum temperatures around 22°C, conditions are ideal for dengue and chikungunya-spreading mosquitoes. Experts fear an increase in dengue cases if these temperatures persist, as these mosquitoes, sensitive to temperature changes, primarily bite during the day and can hatch eggs months later. Karnataka has one of the highest dengue …
The district reported a sharp rise in Zika cases on Sunday with nine fresh cases which has taken the tally to 48, as per the health department. Zika virus in pregnant women can cause congenital microcephaly, Guillain-Barre syndrome and other neurological complications, said officials. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Out of the nine cases, …
At least 32 cases of dengue have been detected across the district since March, according to the data provided by the local health department. Additionally, 100 breeding checkers have been designated by the department, 50 each for urban and rural areas, to ensure that a congenial atmosphere for dengue breeding is nipped in the bud (HT Photo) …
The health department of Noida authority has begun a month-long drive of fogging and spraying of anti-larvae medicines in an attempt to combat the spread of vector-borne diseases. Health workers carry out fogging in Sector 12, Noida, on Tuesday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Officials said cases of dengue and malaria tend to …
The health department in Ghaziabad has geared up to tackle vector-borne diseases, and especially dengue cases, which are usually reported with the onset of monsoon every year, said officials, adding that 1,261 dengue cases were reported in 2023, which is the highest tally in the past six years in Ghaziabad district. Health department officials said …
The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) health department undertook the initiative to consider vaccinating adolescent girls against cervical cancer before the Union health ministry. However, lukewarm response to the vaccine supply tender has deferred the much-lauded immunisation programme. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women after breast, lung, and colorectal cancer, with the …