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The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), convened a landmark global summit on Friday, October 9, 2026, ahead of World Mental Health Day. Anchored by the official 2026 theme, "Lived experiences hea…
A landmark preclinical study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine revealed that lacosamide, an FDA-approved epilepsy medication, can ease joint pain while actively reversing cartilage damage in osteoarthritis. Published in the journal *Bioactive …
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially launched its first global guidelines on the integrated management of obesity in children and adolescents on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Addressing a critical gap in international public health guidance, the new f…
The Delhi Government officially launched the scaled-up phase of its flagship newborn health drive, Mission ANMOL (Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Life Care), expanding free screening to cover 63 genetic, metabolic, and congenital disorders. Unveiled b…
The World Health Organization (WHO) formally released two comprehensive guidelines on the integrated management of obesity in children and adolescents on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The new framework transitions global healthcare strategies away from fragment…
Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital—Tripura's premier state-run medical institution—formally expanded its advanced organ transplantation program. Designed to bring super-specialty surgical care to economically wea…
Coinciding with World Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Day on October 5, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) launched the global Implemen…
The World Health Organization (WHO) published its comprehensive Global Health Estimates report, detailing significant shifts in global epidemiological patterns, mortality drivers, and disease burden. The report reveals that while global life expectancy has re…
The World Health Organization (WHO), alongside a international coalition including UNFPA, FIGO, ICM, and ISSHP, officially launched the "Global Roadmap for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (2026–2035 and Beyond)" on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Targeting pr…
The flagship 'Longevity Revolution 2026' Summit concluded its two-day proceedings in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 6, bringing together global geriatricians, public policy experts, and healthcare leaders. Organized to address the demographic shift toward an a…
In a major initiative to bridge the urban-rural healthcare divide, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced the expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to onboard thousands of rural diagnostic centers and Primary Health Center…
The Supreme Court of India expressed strong dissatisfaction regarding steep markups on critical medicines by private corporate hospitals, characterizing 10-fold price spikes between price-to-retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) as "carnage, plain and…