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KMC Urges Public to Boil Drinking Water Amid Rising Risk of Water-Borne Diseases
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged all residents to boil drinking water before consumption, as the risk of water-borne diseases increases during the monsoon season. Although water is r...
"Global Climate and Health Crisis in Focus: WHO to Host Landmark 2025 Conference in Brazil"
The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Brazil, will host the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health from 29...
CIB Initiates Probe of Illegal Egg Harvesting on Minor Girls in Kathmandu
Nepal Police's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has initiate...
To reduce pain and anxiety, researchers are redesigning the vaginal speculum
Experts Recraft Age-Old Vaginal Speculum to Minimize Pain and Anxiety
The speculum vagina—a cold, metallic instrument long associated with pain an...
Baby and toddler poisonings from nicotine are on the rise
Rising numbers of young children in the United States are becoming sick after accidentally exposure to nicotine products, according to a new study in *Pediatrics*, the journal of the American Acade...
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Alzheimer’s Risk Tied to Four Symptom Clusters
A new study revealed four clusters of psychiatric & cardiovascular symptoms that can lead to Alzheimer's disease in stages, where people age with daily memory and speech deficits that wil...
A hospital building was built for Rs 60 million
A new five-bed hospital has been completed in Histan Aula, Ward No. 7 of Annapurna Rural Municipality, at a cost of Rs 60 million under the Intensive Urban Development and Building Project.
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In protest, NMA shuts down all services save emergency
Doctors and health workers across Nepal have continued their protest by suspending all services except emergency care today.
The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) decided to halt all...
Bir Hospital Expands Surgery Services to Two Shifts Daily
KATHMANDU: In an attempt to improve patient access to surgical procedures, Bir Hospital will begin a two-shift operation schedule the following week. During a regular conference on Friday, M...
Cervical Cancer Screening Camp Held in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU: Marie Stopes International Nepal and the Kathmandu Rotary Club organized a cervical cancer screening camp to promote early screening for the disease. A health camp sponsored...
Kavre Successfully Vaccinates 95% of Targeted Girls Against HPV
KATHMANDU: In Kavrepalanchok, 95 percent of female students from grades 6 to 10 have been vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of cervical cancer. Out of the targeted...
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