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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) Disease
Context:-Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) face considerable difficulties; some are paralyzed and use blink to communicate. Additionally, caregivers carry…
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WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Context- The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization WHO organized the first Global Traditional Medicine Summit in Gandhinagar,…
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One World TB Summit
Context- In his recent speech to the One World TB Summit, the Prime Minister made plans to eradicate tuberculosis by…
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Price hike in essential medicines
Context– Recently the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided to hike the price of 384 essential drugs and 1000…
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Concessions for children with Type 1 Diabetes
Context- In a letter to the Chairman/Secretary Education Boards of all States and Union Territories, the National Commission for the…
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World TB Day
Context- Every year on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day is observed to raise awareness about the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic…
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Japanese Encephalitis
Context- In an Indian study involving 266 children who had received the live, attenuated Chinese SA-14-14-2 vaccine for Japanese encephalitis,…
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H3N2 Flu
Context- Since the beginning of the year, at least 451 confirmed cases of H3N2 have been identified as a result…
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Sickle Cell Disease
Context- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has assessed the diagnostic tests that will be used to screen a…
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Dementia
Context– As per a 2020 report published by the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, there are around 5…
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Hazards of Trans-fats in Foods
Context- WHO cautions about 5 billion people are at risk for heart disease owing to exposure to Trans-fats. Key Highlights …
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Acute Malnutrition
Context- Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) in its press brief has stated that acute malnutrition is risking 30 million…
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