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• Health problems plague frontline anganwadi workers, study finds

  ​The study, conducted by the community medicine department of the BMC-run college, screened more than 400 anganwadi workers during a health camp. They found that almost 49% had abnormal BMI levels, of which 33% were overweight and 16% were obese. Additionally, the fasting blood sugar was high in as many as 66% of those tested, and postprandial levels were elevated in almost 43%. The cholesterol levels were high in nearly 40% of the workers.

  

• Spurt in post-Covid measles cases reveals big gaps in vaccination

  ​In some districts in Uttar Pradesh, with high number of births, prevalence of zero-dose children was as high as 34.2% in Prayagraj and 32.2% in Hapur. In almost all northeastern states, zero-dose prevalence was roughly 25%.

  

• Kolkata hospital opens severe asthma clinic with latest global technology

  ​The Severe Asthma Clinic is expected to offer step wise asthma management plans as per the Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) guidelines, including personalised care plans offering advanced therapies like biologics with close supervision during administration by respiratory nurse and ongoing support to manage their asthma more efficiently.

  

• Stopped producing Covishield in Dec 2021: SII after AstraZeneca recall

  Covishield accounted for nearly 80 per cent of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India. AstraZeneca said its decision to withdraw marketing authorisation of Vaxzevria was due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.

  

• 400+ medical emergencies recorded in state, 100+ in Ahmedabad

  ​​​​At the polling booths, officials on duty repeatedly appealed to the voters to stand in the shade and keep themselves hydrated while waiting for their turn to vote. The impact of heat was evident in the afternoon hours as voting almost came to a standstill across the state with people choosing to remain indoors.

  

• Baby gets Rs 17.5 cr 'gene therapy' jab & a shot at life, first in Bengal govt hosp

  This was the first such treatment at a govt-run hospital, but Soumyajit was the second patient to get the treatment in Bengal. The first was in Peerless Hospital last August.

  

• India now net exporter of medical consumables

  ​The country exported consumables and disposables worth $1.6 billion, while it imported products worth only about $1.1 billion in 2022-23, Union pharma secretary Arunish Chawla said on Tuesday. Exports went up 16% compared with the previous fiscal, while imports fell 33%.

  

• After Patanjali, IMA chief's turn to face flak from Supreme Court

  The bench had, on the previous hearing, told IMA to "put its house in order" and address unethical practices by doctors and hospitals like prescribing unnecessary and expensive medicines.

  

• Hyderabad faces acute blood shortage as heat forces donors to stay indoors

  ​The delay has stripped her off her normal energy levels, leaving her tired throughout the day. Aleem Baig, from the Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) of Telangana, said: “Like here, there at least 15-20 other thalassemia patients who are overdue each day. There is a 60-65% shortage currently. While blood is always in short supply, during summer season the gap widens. With the current heatwave, donations have come down to a trickle.”

  

• Organ transplant case: 2 SMS doctors resign, SOTTO head removed

  Both doctors voluntarily submitted their resignations earlier in the day. Dr Sudhir Bhandari has been removed as the chairman of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO).

  

• Dialysis firm NephroPlus gets 8,50 crore from Quadria

  ​Founded in 2010, NephroPlus operates in sizeable, high-growth markets across Asia, with dominant leadership in India and a fast-growing footprint in the Philippines and other Asian countries. Demand for dialysis services in the company's target markets is expected to grow at a rate of over 11% annually over next five years.