Health

CIB Initiates Probe of Illegal Egg Harvesting on Minor Girls in Kathmandu

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

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

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...

Alzheimer’s Risk Tied to Four Symptom Clusters

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 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

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

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

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

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...

870 Receive Free Heart Checkups at Myanglung Health Camp

870 Receive Free Heart Checkups at Myanglung Health Camp

KATHMANDU: A free medical camp was set up for the provision of basic medical services to people numbering 870 at Myanglung-the district headquarters-with special emphasis on heart-related co...