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As bat breeding season begins, Kerala on alert against Nipah

Health department asks district administrations to strengthen surveillance and preventive measures

The Hindu

End of COVID-19 emergency endangers substance use treatment

WASHINGTON — Members of vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups could find it more difficult to get treatment for substance use disorders if the end of the public health emergency also brings the end of policies that allow health care providers to prescribe medications through video or audio calls, experts say.

Tribune News Service

Health Department asks all Govt. hospitals to conduct fire safety audit

This is to prevent fire accidents in hospitals due to summer heat

The Hindu

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State Health Department to take over 51 BBMP health centres

The financial and administrative control that BBMP had over these centres will now be with the department

The Hindu

COVID-19 | 25 test positive at Tamil Nadu’s Sathya Sai Medical College hostels

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary inspects control measures

The Hindu

News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene

A 16-year-old girl died after consuming shawarma, a dish of Arabic origin

The Hindu

Health department sounds alert against COVID-19

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Karnataka introduces new online referral system for seamless referral of patients to tertiary care facilities under AB-ArK

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The Hindu

Balamitra initiative for early detection of leprosy in children

Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

Editorial: Philadelphia messed up the mask mandate

On April 18, Philadelphia made national news by reinstating the city’s indoor mask mandate even as COVID-19 mitigation efforts were being rescinded elsewhere. Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole told The New York Times, “The thing is, I could be wrong — people two weeks from now could be laughing at me,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Early diagnosis key to cure Malaria

a statement issued by the Health department says.

The Hindu

Of contracted lives

It has been almost a month since over 3,700 persons who were recruited on contract for Tamil Nadu’s health department were told their services were no longer required. While their protests at being made redundant were vehement, when they did enter, they were fully aware that contractual recruitments come with a…

The Hindu

Salaries of Health Dept. staff to depend on biometric attendance recorded thrice a day

This move is to increase accountability and bring about a qualitative change in the department, says minister

The Hindu

Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Another Measure For Psilocybin Working Group: What You Need To Know

A resolution requesting that Hawaii forms a psilocybin working group to study the therapeutic potential of the substance was approved by a state House committee, Marijuana Moment reported Friday. With a 5-0 vote in the House Health, Human Services and Homelessness Committee, the resolution from Hawaii Sen. Chris Lee (D) must now…

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The Hindu

XE variant | Maharashtra awaits Centre’s confirmation: State Health Minister

According to information, ‘XE’ variant is only 10% more infectious than Omicron variant, Rajesh Tope says

The Hindu

57,025 children given COVID vaccine vaccination in Kerala

The Health department has administered COVID-19 vaccine to 57,025 children in the 12-14 years age gr

AAP

Aged care pay rise not in federal budget

The federal government has not yet budgeted for an aged care worker pay rise, ahead of a Fair Work Commission decision on the issue later this year.

The Hindu

Nearly 30,000 deaths added to State’s COVID-19 toll

Compensation has been paid to 21,348 families

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Delhi government to provide e-Health Cards to Delhiites by next year

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday instructed the Health Department to distribute e-Health Cards prior to the implementation of the Health Information Management System (HIMS), which is expected to begin from March 2023.

The Hindu

Six AMOHs repatriated to parent department

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Benzinga

Hawaii Passes And Amends Two Measures To Form Psilocybin Working Group, Move Research Forward

In Hawaii, senators approved two identical measures to form a psilocybin working group, Marijuana Moment reported. The goal of the group would be to explore the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic, but the resolutions were amended and patient access will be contingent on federal approval of psilocybin. Both proposals —sponsored by…

Tribune News Service

NYC to launch citywide doula program free to pregnant women

NEW YORK — New York will launch a citywide program to provide mothers with free access to doulas, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday, deploying a relatively small infantry of childbirth experts in high-need areas before expanding across the five boroughs.

The Hindu

Health Dept. workers stage protest

Workers of the Health Department, who were hired on a temporary basis as COVID-19 warriors, staged a protest in Hassan on Friday demanding regularisation of their services.

AAP

WA's virus cases, hospitalisations climb

There are 67 people with COVID-19 in West Australian hospitals, according to the latest health department data.

The Hindu

Instruct medical officers to give opinion in sexual assault certificate after medical examination of minor victims: HC tells Govt.

Noticing several instances of incomplete “sexual assault certificates” issued by doctors of government hospitals in cases of sexual assault on minor girls in the State, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the Principal Secretary, Health Department, to issue a circular instructing medical officers to give their opinion indicating whether…

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