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JP Nadda launches SUMAN Roadmap 2030 to improve maternal, newborn healthcare
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (279+ words) New Delhi: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, has launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030, a comprehensive and forward-looking strategic framework aimed at strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare across the country and accelerating India's progress towards achieving…...
Ozempic-Like Weight-Loss Drugs Linked to 30 Percent Lower Breast Cancer Risk: Study
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (262+ words) A medication class widely used for weight management and type 2 diabetes may also hold promise for reducing breast cancer risk, according to new research presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting and published in JCO Oncology Practice....
Breast Cancer in Northwest Rajasthan Shows Distinct Genetic Signature, Study Finds
3+ week, 1+ day ago (622+ words) India: Researchers have identified a distinctive genetic pattern in breast cancer patients from Northwest Rajasthan, reporting NAT2 gene amplification in nearly half of the analyzed cases. The finding, along with universal alterations in P53 and K-Ras, may provide new insights into the…...
Study Suggests Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
3+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) Can Surgery Lower Breast Cancer Risk? For decades, the relationship between hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), and breast cancer risk has been debated. Now, a sweeping meta-analysis published in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics…...
Single-Dose Zoledronate Provides Comparable 5-Year Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer: NEJM
3+ week, 4+ day ago (433+ words) Medical Dialogues Single-Dose Zoledronate Provides Comparable 5-Year Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer: NEJM In this randomized trial of postmenopausal patients with early breast cancer, a single 4 mg infusion of Zoledronate was compared with 6-monthly dosing over 3 years. Earlier analyses showed…...
Menstrual Blood Test May Detect Endometriosis Without Surgery: Study
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (330+ words) For millions of women living with unexplained pelvic pain, a diagnosis may finally be getting closer, without the need for surgery. A new study published in Nature suggests that endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked gynecological condition, could one day…...
India sees progress in maternal and child health, immunisation and nutrition: NFHS-6 finds
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (860+ words) New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Mo HFW) released the National Family Health Survey (NFHS- 6) on 29 May 2026, highlighting significant improvements in India's maternal and child health outcomes, including an increase in institutional deliveries, better immunisation coverage, and…...
Astra Zeneca Gets EMA Panel Nod for Camizestrant Breast Cancer Pill After USFDA Setback
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (397+ words) London: A European Medicines Agency committee on Friday backed approval for Astra Zeneca's experimental breast cancer pill, camizestrant, differing from a U. S. regulatory panel's opinion about the drug. The positive opinion comes weeks after a panel of advisers to the "U. S. Food…...
Maternal Diabetes Increases Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in Offspring
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (84+ words) Mo X, Janszky I, Wang H, et al. Maternal Diabetes and Risk of Early-Onset Cardiovascular Diseases in Offspring. JAMA Cardiol. Published online May 13, 2026. doi: 10. 1001/jamacardio. 2026. 0915 Dengue in Adults: Rising Burden, Hidden Severity, and Impact of comorbidities- Dr Neha Gupta Adding…...
Maternal RSV vaccination cuts infant hospitalization risk by over 80%, major UKHSA study finds
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (372+ words) The largest real-world study of its kind, presented today at ESCMID Global 2026, shows that maternal vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reduces the risk of hospitalisation in young infants by over 80% when given at least two weeks before birth. In…...