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WHVs act as messengers to reduce prevalence of non-communicable diseases

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

22 December, Kathmandu: The Tikapur Municipality in Kailai district has mobilized a large number of women health volunteers (WHVs) to spread message against non-communicable diseases. The municipality took this decision concluding that non-communicable diseases have witnessed as one of the key health threat. The WHVs are sensitizing the issues by making people aware on their healthy lifestyle, food habit and... Read More

Study on HIV-infected women from indigenous nationalities communities to be conducted

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

01 December, Kathmandu: A study is to be conducted on the sexual and reproductive rights of HIV infected women from the indigenous nationalities community. The Suruwat Community Care and Rehabilitation Centre at Jhaukhel, Changunarayan Municipality-3 is commissioning the study in 22 districts of the country. The study is being conducted with the support of Communities Alliance and Network (CAN), Canada.... Read More

377,000 anti-COVID vaccines brought for booster dose

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

28 November, Kathmandu: The government has brought 377,000 plus anti-COVID vaccines to administer as booster dose. The Ministry of Health and Population brought the vaccines since the vaccine is required for the chronic patients and those travelling abroad. Chief of the Supplies Management Section of Department of Health Services Dr Surendra Chaurasiya said that 377,000 shots of Pfizer vaccines were... Read More

How to relieve back pain

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 Digital Khabar

04 November, KATHMANDU: Back pain, particularly lower back pain, is the most common form of pain among Australians with approximately 4million Australians, or 1 in 6 suffering from back pain.* Back pain can have many causes, from work, sport and lifestyle issues. Back pain is usually caused by the way bones, discs, tendons, muscles and ligaments interact, and can be due... Read More

Diabetes Accelerates Blood Cancer Growth

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

02 October, Kathmandu: People with multiple myeloma, a blood malignancy of plasma cells in the bone marrow, have a poorer overall survival rate when compared to individuals without diabetes. This difference in survival due to diabetes was found in white patients in a subgroup analysis but not in black patients, according to a study published today in Blood Advances. According... Read More

Placenta’s Role in Pregnancy Loss: Study

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

19 September, Kathmandu: Researchers discovered that placental testing resulted in the accurate pathologic assessment of more than 90 per cent of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a finding that they suggest may inform future prenatal treatment. The research was published in the journal Reproductive Sciences. In the United States, roughly 5 million pregnancies terminate in miscarriage (a loss happening prior to... Read More

Bangladesh reports over 800 deaths from dengue

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

17 September, Kathmandu: The number of dengue fatalities in Bangladesh has crossed 800 now, Dhaka Tribune reported citing the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Reportedly, the fatality count has surged to 804 this year. Bangladesh reported 14 more deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in 24 hours till Saturday morning. As many as 2,598 more patients were hospitalized with... Read More

Older persons may not be aware of glaucoma

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

11 September, Washington: Recognising that you have glaucoma might be challenging. According to a study, more than 5 per cent of people over the age of 70 had glaucoma, and 50 per cent of those people were unaware of their illness. A common eye condition called glaucoma damages the optic nerve and subsequently the field of vision. Glaucoma can, in... Read More

US Gender-Affirming Surgeries Triple, Then Dip

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

24 August, Kathmandu: The number of gender-affirming surgeries in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019 before dropping slightly in 2020, according to a study published Wednesday. The increase likely reflects expanded insurance coverage for transgender care after the Obama administration and some states actively discouraged discrimination based on gender identity, lead author Dr. Jason Wright of Columbia University... Read More

Israel working to eradicate Tobacco use

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

22 August, Kathmandu: Israel’s Ministry of Health published Monday, for public comments, an action plan for reducing the use of all tobacco and smoking products in Israel. This comes after in May of this year the Ministry established a national action team to deal with the harm caused by cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, which re-examined the policy on the subject... Read More