Karnataka Health News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Beware before buying packaged water bottles: K'taka Health Minister
Bengaluru, April 8: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has raised concerns over the availability of unsafe packaged mineral water bottles in the state and urged people to be cautious while purchasing them.
Over 70 pc of maternal deaths between April-Dec 2024 could have been prevented in Karnataka: Report
Bengaluru, April 5: More than 70 per cent of the maternal deaths observed between April 2024 and December 2024 could have been prevented in Karnataka, an audit report stated on Friday.
Karnataka: Janaushadhi Kendras cut down medical bills of Tumkur residents
Tumkur: , April 4 (IANS) Janaushadhi Kendras, opened in the city in Karnataka, under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), have brought respite to the people by cutting down medical expenses of several families and providing crucial support to the poor and marginalised families in particular.
K'taka to establish South India's first Govt Organ Transplant & Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, March 31: The Karnataka government has decided to establish South India’s first Government Organ Transplant and Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru, stated Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development and Livelihood, Sharan Prakash Patil on Monday.
Karnataka govt mulls raising retirement age for super-speciality doctors
Bengaluru, March 13: The Karnataka government is actively considering increasing the retirement age of doctors serving in super-specialty hospitals under the medical education department from the current 60 years.
K'taka BJP demands action against spurious drugs sold in markets, raises concern over medicine shortage
Bengaluru, March 13: The Karnataka BJP, on Thursday, urged the Congress-led government to take action against the sale of spurious and counterfeit drugs in pharmacies and the open market across the state.
Karnataka Govt plans to introduce tattoo parlour regulations, seeks Centre's intervention
Bengaluru, March 1: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has announced that the state is planning to introduce new regulations for tattoo parlours to ensure safety standards. The State government will also approach the Centre, seeking its intervention to establish guidelines for tattooing.
K'taka seeks help from Union Health Ministry in fighting contaminated drugs menace
Bengaluru, Feb 21: The Karnataka government has sought assistance from the Union Health Minister in countering the menace of sale of drugs which have failed tests and further appealed to ensure steps to withdraw contaminated drugs from market all across India.
Monkeypox: Karnataka govt declares free treatment for all
Bengaluru, Feb 15: The Karnataka government has declared free treatment for all persons affected with the monkeypox disease.
'No need to panic', says K'taka govt on Monkeypox case
Bengaluru, Jan 23: A case of Monkeypox (MPox) was confirmed on 22nd January 2025 by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune in a 40-year-old male in Mangaluru, a native of Karkala in Udupi district, an official of the Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
HMPV virus: Karnataka to take precautions to prevent infection spread, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Jan 6: In the wake of the detection of two cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the government will take appropriate precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the infection.
HMPV in Bengaluru: Karnataka govt says not 1st case in India
Bengaluru, Jan 6: The Karnataka government on Monday clarified that the two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) detected in two babies -- aged three- and eight-month-old -- in Bengaluru, are not the first in India.
8-month-old baby in Bengaluru becomes India's 1st case of HMPV; Karnataka to hold emergency meeting
Bengaluru, Jan 6: India has detected the first case of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) -- currently causing an outbreak in China -- in an 8-month-old baby in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the state health department confirmed on Monday.