Each year, World TB Day is observed on March 24 to create awareness and to support world-wide efforts to eliminate this disease. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB. “Yes! We can end TB!”…
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WHO Global Report on Sodium Intake: Basics Explained
A first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025. A significant proportion of sodium intake can be attributed…
WORLD KIDNEY DAY
World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys 2023Theme: Kidney Health for All – Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable LEARNING FROM HOME/WITHOUT CLASSES/BASICS The kidneys are a pair of…
Bio-computers; organoid intelligence: Basics Explained
Scientists across multiple disciplines describe their roadmap for realizing the vision, in the journal Frontiers in Science, to create revolutionary biocomputers where three-dimensional cultures, usually derived from stem cells, of brain cells, called brain organoids, serve as biological hardware. Brain…
Modified national organ transplantation guidelines: Basics Explained
The Union health ministry modified national organ transplantation guidelines to allow even those above 65 years of age to register to receive an organ for transplantation from deceased donors. Earlier, according to the NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization)…
WORLD CANCER DAY
World Cancer Day is observed everywhere on Feb. 4. The campaign, which started in 2000, aims to promote research to cure and prevent the disease, improve treatment and raise awareness. This year’s theme marks the second year of the campaign…
Budget 2023: Health Sector
157 new nursing colleges will be established in colocation with the existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014. The Indian Council For Medical Research Labs will be made available for research by public and private medical college faculty and private…
The Supreme Court; Euthanasia: Basics Explained
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 24 January, agreed to modify the guidelines for passive euthanasia for terminally ill patients, in a bid to simplify the process. The new guidelines are said to make the process less complicated for the patient…