Nagpur, The Maharashtra health department is intensifying its fight against lymphatic filariasis, a serious public health concern transmitted through infected mosquito bites and a leading cause of ...

Ranchi: The state health department on Thursday rolled out awareness chariots for 14 districts as part of large-scale public outreach initiative to eliminate filariasis. State health minister Irfan ...

Prayagraj: The district health authorities under the National Filaria Control Programme are all set to launch a universal drug administration campaign to eradicate Filriasis in Bahadurpur and Urua ...

On February 10 morning each year, in select villages and urban settlements across India, frontline health workers walk door to door carrying blister packs of medicines and a simple message, that these ...

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis ...

Buxar: District magistrate (DM) Sahila on Wednesday launched the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) drive against filariasis by administering the prescribed dose to children at Anganwadi centre no. 17 at ...

The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations. By Andrew Jacobs The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommended on ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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A craniectomy is a type of brain surgery in which doctors remove a section of a person's skull. Doctors do this surgery to ease pressure on the brain caused by swelling or bleeding. You might hear ...