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Top Ten News Headlines on Health and Wellness
NHA announces the launch of revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account mobile application.NDMC approves implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme in its area.Rare gallbladder cancer surgery held at ...
Article about 1 year ago
Report on IPC launched by the World Health Organization
A research by the World Health Organization have said that the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks can contribute to the spread of infections, harming patients, health workers ...
Article about 1 year ago
Fit Northeast launches first-ever Digital Video Portfolio Campaign
Northeast's first health and wellness news portal, Fit Northeast Monday launched first of its kind digital mapping initiatives for Healthcare Institutions and Healthcare Professionals in the ...
Article about 2 years ago
Health and Wellness News Headlines Today
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90% of eligible adults within a weekNew York Pushes Vaccines With Mandates and $100 Incentives3rd Covid vaccine dose strongly boosts protection against Delta variant: ...
Article about 2 years ago
Private Healthcare systems are better than the Public Healthcare systems
Under this segment, readers are free to express what they feel regarding their overall experiences at private-owned health sectors and government-owned health sectors.
Poll about 2 years ago
A Letter to our Esteemed Readers
Dear Readers,It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you all to Fit North East health and wellness news portal.Here at Fit North East we are constantly brainstorming on how we can improve our coverage ...
Article about 2 years ago
Here are some tips and remedies for hair loss due to Covid-19
Many Covid-19 survivors have undergone the problem of hair fall. According to dermatologists, there has been a surge in issues of hair fall following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Stuti ...
Article about 2 years ago
New Covid updates from Assam
Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today attended the 5th Cabinet Meeting at Janata Bhawan. The meeting started at 11 AM and ended by 1 PM. Five critical decisions were taken in the ...
Article about 2 years ago
How do Covid effects our hearing capacity?
There are many complications that one might go through during and after Covid. It can be hair falls, respiratory distress or even difficulty in hearing in some situation.According to researchers, ...
Article about 2 years ago
Tax cut on Covid essentials bring relief to people
The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has informed that The Goods and Services Tax Council has lowered the slab on vaccination and other essential items related to Covid-19.This historic ...
Article about 2 years ago
Have you heard of the golden word 'immunity'?
Our immune system is essential for our survival. Without an immune system, our bodies would be open to attack from bacteria, viruses, parasites and more. It is our immune system that keeps us healthy ...
Article about 2 years ago
Medical Advancement In The Field Of Surgery
Renowned surgeon and chief medical director of Swagat Hospital, Dr Subhash Khanna, has bought a new horizon in the field of surgery.Dr Khanna on Friday introduced the 'VERSIUS' Robotic Surgical ...
Article about 2 years ago
Lav Agarwal brief media regarding the present Covid situation
In the National News, Lav Agarwal today briefed the media regarding the latest Covid situation in India.Addressing the media, the Joint Secretary of the Health Ministry stated that the Covid situation ...
Article about 2 years ago
Umbilical Cord cells be a miracle in treating critically ill patients
Every cell in our body has a unique job to perform. The same is the case with stem cells or umbilical mesenchymal stromal cells. These cells are a particular type of cells capable of evolving into ...
Article about 2 years ago
Assam gets a new Covid Care Hospital
The Assam Chief Minister, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, in the presence of other dignitaries, today inaugurated a Covid Care Hospital at Surusajai.This hospital is built in association with DRDO, Government ...
Article about 2 years ago
Lack of essential commodities in Nagaland posing an enormous threat to its citizens
With the rise in the prices of essential commodities, such as rice, cooking oil, vegetables, fruits, etc., in Nagaland, the economically weaker section of society comprising 65-70% is being thrown ...
Article about 2 years ago
Early universal COVID-19 vaccination decision could have saved many lives
Dismissing the decentralised policy rolled out on May 1, he said that the Centre would account for the procurement of 75% of COVID-19 vaccines from the producers and consequently provide these free to ...
Article about 2 years ago
In-home isolation? These are the rules for you
We all have been hearing about Covid since it has emerged, but we personally feel the alarm ringing when any of us suffer. After realizing that one has tested positive, the first question is to go to ...
Article about 2 years ago
Vaccination relief for certain groups of people
The Health Department has issued a new SOP to create "NEAR-TO-HOME COVID VACCINATION CENTRES" to ensure vaccination of people of old age and those who are different or specially abled. All ...
Article about 2 years ago
Vaccination trials for children finally flagged off
After receiving permission from Drug Controller General in India to vaccinate children from the age groups from 2-18, the All India Institute of Medical Science started with a screening programme ...
Article about 2 years ago
State education minister opens up about examination plans
The education minister of Assam, Ranoj Pegu, on June 5 addressed the media during a meeting.During this meet, the minister highlighted their plans to organize the matriculation and higher secondary ...
Article about 2 years ago
Assam Police registers fresh case of assault on a doctor.
Within less than a week of the barbaric attack on Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati, another such news arrives.This time it is from the SK Roy Civil Hospital at Hailakandi, which on May 20, 2020, was transformed ...
Article about 2 years ago
Serum Institute of India prepares for the manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccines in India
The Serum Institute of India(SII) has received a green signal from the Drugs Controller General of India(DGCI)to manufacture the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India.An official on Friday informed that ...
Article about 2 years ago
How to manage pregnancy and breastfeeding during Covid?
Covid has bought an unprecedented time in our livelihood. It has affected people of every age groups, including pregnant women. In India, it has seized more than 18 lakh people, out of which 5% of ...
Article about 2 years ago
Government creates milestone by launching the X-ray Setu app
Nearly 65% of the Indian population resides in the rural area. In the villages, there is hardly one radiologist against a million Indians. Healthcare in rural areas is not up to the mark. People are ...
Article about 2 years ago
KITCHEN GARDEN: ORGANIC LIVING AND HEALTH
Gardening has a tremendous impact on both economic life and healthy living. Many people often depend on the vegetables available in the market, unaware of the adverse effect it inflicts on our health. ...
Article about 2 years ago
Hair loss after Covid: There is nothing to worry
Hairfall is a somewhat common problem which almost all of us face in our day to day lives.Some of the significant causes of hair loss are mainly physical and emotional stress. Doctors say that a ...
Article about 2 years ago
The contrasting situation between Covid trends and tobacco consumption in Nagaland
With the statewide lockdown playing a crucial role in suppressing the chain of COVID-19 infection in the state of Nagaland, with the team effort of the District Task Force (DTF) and healthcare ...
Article about 2 years ago
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AND ITS ILL EFFECTS ON PREGNANT WOMEN
Tobacco is consumed across the globe to a great extend. The high consumption rate of the same is viewed as a serious concern.It can be in the form of smoking or chewing. The scariest scenario is that ...
Article about 2 years ago
Researchers develop a new drug that blocks Covid-19 variants in mice
The US researchers have developed a novel drug that not only prevents SARS-CoV-2 but can also treat another respiratory coronavirus in mice.This research was carried out by a team led by the ...
Article about 2 years ago
Government approves to include feminine essentials in flood relief kit
The rainy season from May to August causes a very devastating situation in the rural and urban areas of Assam. The flood situation causes loss to lives and property.Last year, a flood in Assam ...
Article about 2 years ago
Walk-in vaccination programme for media persons
In order to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Delhi government has started a walk-in-vaccination drive for the media persons. Along with the media persons, their family members will ...
Article about 2 years ago
Recovering drug addicts: Their psychology and need for a psychologist
Drug addiction is a lifelong battle as it damages both physical health and mental health. One should avoid the temptation of depending on drugs, either for pleasure or escape the realities of life. ...
Article about 2 years ago
Meghalaya witnesses infection and death among healthcare workers
As per information by the Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman Warr, 40 health care workers are presently infected by the COVID 19 virus, while two have succumbed so far in Meghalaya. Admitting ...
Article about 2 years ago
The importance of post-vaccination care
The rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in India has been a principal cause of concern for everyone. People from every sector, coupled with the government, are putting their complete efforts into getting ...
Article about 2 years ago
Vaccination milestone: the UK approves vaccine by Johnson and Johnson
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced the approval of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose Covid-19 vaccine on Friday. It received sanction from the United ...
Article about 2 years ago
Let your immune system fight Covid-19 with the right diet
Ceased by the fear of the covid-19 pandemic, the echo of pain roots deeper to gloom. This deadly virus has inflicted fear in the minds of men; the fear of being caught down. Let yourself fight this ...
Article about 2 years ago
Substance abuse on rise in Northeast during COVID-19 induced lockdown
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the sale of alcohol and other illegal drugs with the demand skyrocketing as never before. According to a recent statistical ...
Article about 2 years ago
Sikkim undertakes capacity building training programmes to combat Covid crisis in rural areas
State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Department of Sikkim has been undertaking extensive capacity-building training program virtually with the help of the experts ...
Article about 2 years ago
How many sexual partners can an average person have in his life? Here are the details of a survey
Many people are interested in how many sexual partners other people have had in their lifetime. And it would be the most personal question if you ask someone- How many people have he or she slept ...
Article about 2 years ago
Daily Covid-19 positive cases drop by 26% in Sikkim
Sikkim is in the midst of a runaway second wave of Covid-19 infections and the effects of the partial lockdown in slowing down transmission will still take some more days to reflect in the ...
Article about 2 years ago
Why are most people from the Northeast suffer from Nosocomephobia?
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many citizens especially from the Northeast region are developing a newer fear, not just for the COVID-19 virus but for something more extreme. Most ...
Article about 2 years ago
Sikkim gets the first batch of central assistance to counter Covid-19 surge
Sikkim on Sunday received 60 Oxygen concentrators from the central government which was transported by Sikkim Nationalised Transport (SNT), said health secretary Dr. Pempa Bhutia.He further informs ...
Article about 2 years ago
Covid-19 vaccine shortage hits inoculation drive in Northeast
The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India 'like a tsunami', while a shortage of vaccines stared at health managers of North East India leaving them helpless.Shortage of vaccines has delayed the ...
Article about 2 years ago
Sikkim witnesses five more COVID-19 deaths, total cases rise to 9,651
Sikkim on Saturday reported 200 new COVID-19 cases taking caseload in the picturesque state to 9,651. The fatalities increased to 165 as five more people succumbed to the infection on ...
Article about 2 years ago
Covid-19 management: Oxygen generation plants in Nagaland nears completion
Weeks after the Central government sanctioned oxygen generation plants for Nagaland one each for the three districts-- Kohima, Dimapur, and Mokokchung, the remaining districts of the state will be ...
Article about 2 years ago
Free Covid-19 vaccination drive put on hold in Nagaland! Know why?
Weeks after the Nagaland government announced free vaccinations for those aged between 18 - 44 years has been put on hold. Earlier the state government has announced that the vaccination drive will ...
Article about 2 years ago
Has Nagaland government effectively dealt with Covid-19 challenges?
With the death of 109 COVID-19 positive patients and the infection of over 1500 persons, Nagaland seems to be battling hard this second wave of the pandemic. According to the Nagaland Health and ...
Article about 2 years ago
Vaccine shortage delays Covid-19 inoculation drive for 18-plus in Northeast
The second COVID-19 wave in India has proved far deadlier than the first wave as cases and deaths continue to increase at an unprecedented pace with more than four lakh positive cases reported every ...
Article about 2 years ago
Second wave of Covid-19 triggers panic among Nagaland residents
With the coming of the second wave of COVID-19, Nagaland seems more or less prepared. With the recent spread of the virus in almost every district, there seems to be an air of uneasiness dominating ...
Article about 2 years ago
COVID-19 surge in Arunachal due to complacency
The BJP government at the Centre took the killer virus for granted and allowed Kumbha Mela and engaged in massive campaigns assembly election-bound states.While 9.1 million pilgrims had taken a holy ...
Article about 2 years ago
Assam's Film fraternity and Artists join hands to combat COVID-19
As the world gears up to fight the pandemic. The health and other frontline workers in every part of India are wholeheartedly contributing to every vaccination campaign and vaccination camps to make ...
Event about 2 years ago
CAG report reveals shocking medical loopholes in Meghalaya
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has recommended the Meghalaya government to ensure the setting up of an adequate number of SCs, PHCs and CHCs so that universal accessibility of healthcare ...
Article about 2 years ago
Tempting Naga cuisine as a treat to food lovers
The Nagas are an indigenous community consisting of more than 40 tribes residing in parts of Northeast India and Myanmar. There are 14 major Naga tribes residing in Nagaland along with different other ...
Article about 2 years ago
Spring: A season of beauty and love
Spring is one of the best seasons as it signifies the youthful days of our lives and the future that lays ahead for all of us. After the end of the autumn season, comes spring and with it, new leaves ...
Article about 2 years ago
Anokha Northeast India waiting for khul ja sim sim mantra
Arunachal boasts of cancer medicine Mishmi TeetaNorth-East India, based around the Himalayan landscape is historically, culturally and environmentally, distinct from the rest of India. Each of the ...
Article about 2 years ago
Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary; the Union Health Ministry has said but...
So far, 16,262 Health care workers received the first dose of COVID 19 vaccination in Meghalaya while, 1643 received the second dose. A total of12,538 frontline workers are vaccinated in the state. ...
Article about 2 years ago
Humanity has indeed triumphed against COVID 19
Yes the year has begun with a greater fervor in prayers and hope. People are pronouncing their gratitude to the Almighty (and very rightly so) for lending us the grit and intellect to devise a vaccine ...
Article about 2 years ago
Vaccination in Sikkim at a glance
Like in the rest of the country, the vaccination programme that kick started in Sikkim on Saturday was supported by the CoWIN app that facilitates online entry of the beneficiaries, individualized ...
Article about 2 years ago
Webinar on mental health of frontline health workers
Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing (SMCON) has recently conducted a national level webinar focusing on impacts of stress during COVID times. One of the most under rated and under discussed aspects ...
Article about 2 years ago
Let's go with the flow
The upcoming chapters of India's healthcare ecosystem are laced in uncertainty. While on one hand the Prime Minister is taking stock of the preparedness in terms of vaccine roll out on the other hand ...
Article about 3 years ago
Cooperative run hospitals are boosting health services
The most important basic human needs are roti (food), kapda (clothes) aur makan (housing). However, the ills of modernization have widened the necessities for every civilized society to include ...
Article about 3 years ago
India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally
India enjoys a vital position in the global pharmaceuticals sector. The country also has a large pool of scientists and engineers with a potential to steer the industry ahead to greater heights. ...
Article about 3 years ago
There is always a lot more to health
The definition and parameters of good health are constantly expanding and evolving. So what are the things that facilitate good health? We at Fit Northeast believe in going beyond the straitjacketed ...
Article about 3 years ago
It is definitely wise to invest in good health
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise: taking cues from this timeless adage the health conscious and healthcare providers and experts have indeed reflected and ...
Article about 3 years ago
We turn onto another page of wellness... again
The week that passed by had a clear high for Fit NorthEast as our readership grew almost geometrically. We had some exclusive articles: one that explored the multiple dynamics in the domain of ...
Article about 3 years ago
A pressing need for doctors in Tripura is hampering the fight against COVID
The state of Tripura is reeling under huge shortage of doctors in terms of maintaining the COVID 19 situation. Moreover despite vacancies for 844 doctors and hundreds of unemployed doctors there has ...
Article about 3 years ago
Development communication is the need for the health sector
Mass media plays a central role in lives of people, who spend a lot of time watching television, surfing the web, reading newspapers and magazines. The dissemination of information through mass media ...
Article about 3 years ago
Shades that make the white coats
House of Doctors, a book authored by Dr Tripti Sharan a senior gynaecologist based in New Delhi is a riveting account of the various dynamics which characterize the academic years that precede the ...
Review about 3 years ago
Recovered from COVID? How near can you get to people?
When is it safe again to be near someone who has had COVID-19? This is a question that is on everyone's mind today. Like other infectious diseases, recovery time can vary from person to person. ...
Article about 3 years ago
Mind your mask
Facemasks are a mandatory accessory today in terms of the precautionary measures against coronavirus. Medical experts say that face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing a barrier to ...
Article about 3 years ago
Editor's Note
Last week had a diverse array of articles that directly and indirectly raised concerns and questions on the existing state of affairs within healthcare. From Tripura's High Court inquiry into the ...
Article about 3 years ago
Preventive healthcare is not about popping pills
In the bygone era, there was a pronounced sense of complacency as far as age related diseases were concerned. To many, death was seen as a just and a natural phenomenon where man has no control. Today ...
Article about 3 years ago
Ushering a new chapter in healthcare for North East India
As the world grapples with an unprecedented pandemic a slew of questions crowd the minds of people. Will COVID 19 recede on its own and die a natural death? Will people acquire herd immunity that will ...
Article about 3 years ago
Can you trust your health news on the Internet?
The 21st century is an era of all pervading technology and the internet. The internet is used for almost everything. Incidentally, the percentage of people watching online news is greater than the ...
Article about 3 years ago
Arunachal Pradesh Government to invest 400 crores in healthcare in the next two years
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has envisaged investing 400 crores in healthcare in the next two years. The money shall specifically be used for infrastructure development and procurement of medical ...
Article about 3 years ago
