Infant deaths fall, but gap across states remains wide

"Despite this decline, one in every 42 infants at the national level, one in every 37 infants in rural areas and one in every 59 infants in urban areas still die within one year of life," stated the Sample Registration System report.

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Easy-to-use tongue-swab TB test shows accuracy in India

For over 100 years until rapid molecular TB diagnostic tests came up, smear microscopy was the most common TB test. However, both depend on a patient’s ability to cough sputum — a task children and elderly find difficult. A tongue swab, in contrast, would be easy, though accuracy has been an issue so far.

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Bengal to rollout Ayushman Bharat from July: Suvendu

West Bengal's healthcare sector is set for a major upgrade with Rs 3,000 crore sanctioned by the Centre. Ayushman Bharat health insurance cards will reach beneficiaries from July. The state is also planning to extend benefits to over one crore migrant residents. Recruitment of healthcare professionals will be prioritized. This initiative aims to improve public healthcare access for all citizens.

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India advises against travel to Congo, Uganda, South Sudan amid WHO Ebola emergency

After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, India has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the affected African nations and neighbouring South Sudan. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists.

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Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases. - First known victims - The Red Cross said on Saturday that three Congolese volunteers had died in Ituri after apparently contracting Ebola there.

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Fortis Healthcare Q4 Profit Jumps 44% as Hospital Business Drives FY26 Growth

Fortis Healthcare reported double-digit growth in revenue and profit for FY26, backed by higher occupied beds, growth in robotic surgeries and radiation therapy, and expansion across key healthcare clusters including Bengaluru, Punjab, and Delhi NCR.

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Journalists Distill News on Ebola, Licensing Midwives, and California’s Budget

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the diversion of a Detroit-bound plane to Canada over Ebola concerns on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 21. Gounder also discussed how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency on Fox’s LiveNOW on May 18.

• Click here to watch Gounder on CBS Mornings.
• Click here to watch Gounder on LiveNOW.

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KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed Georgia’s debate over licensing midwives on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on May 15.

• Click here to hear Rayasam on The Georgia Health Report.
• Read reporter Lisa Rab’s “License To Deliver: Some Midwives Break the Law To Assist With Home Births.”

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KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget rollbacks on KQED’s Political Breakdown on May 14.

• Click here to hear Hart on Political Breakdown.

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KFF Health News California correspondent Christine Mai-Duc discussed Medicaid funding in California on LAist’s AirTalk on May 14.

• Click here to hear Mai-Duc on AirTalk.

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CCI closes case against 12 hospitals; rejects DG findings

The decision came after examining the investigation as well as the supplementary investigation reports submitted by its Director General (DG), wherein various aspects, including the pricing of consumables, medicines and medical devices, were considered.

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Max Healthcare to set up 712-bed facility in Lucknow for ₹1,400 cr

The planned project will be the company’s second hospital in the city and is expected to be commissioned in FY30.

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Childhood junk food can rewire brain for life: Study

Researchers also found that beneficial gut bacteria and prebiotic fibres could help reduce some of these long-term effects and support healthier eating behaviours later in life.

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