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This move is to increase accountability and bring about a qualitative change in the department, says minister

A resolution requesting that Hawaii forms a psilocybin working group to study the therapeutic potential of the substance was approved by a state House committee, Marijuana Moment reported Friday. With a 5-0 vote in the House Health, Human Services and Homelessness Committee, the resolution from Hawaii Sen. Chris Lee (D) must now…

According to information, ‘XE’ variant is only 10% more infectious than Omicron variant, Rajesh Tope says

The Health department has administered COVID-19 vaccine to 57,025 children in the 12-14 years age gr

The federal government has not yet budgeted for an aged care worker pay rise, ahead of a Fair Work Commission decision on the issue later this year.

Compensation has been paid to 21,348 families

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday instructed the Health Department to distribute e-Health Cards prior to the implementation of the Health Information Management System (HIMS), which is expected to begin from March 2023.

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In Hawaii, senators approved two identical measures to form a psilocybin working group, Marijuana Moment reported. The goal of the group would be to explore the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic, but the resolutions were amended and patient access will be contingent on federal approval of psilocybin. Both proposals —sponsored by…

NEW YORK — New York will launch a citywide program to provide mothers with free access to doulas, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday, deploying a relatively small infantry of childbirth experts in high-need areas before expanding across the five boroughs.

Workers of the Health Department, who were hired on a temporary basis as COVID-19 warriors, staged a protest in Hassan on Friday demanding regularisation of their services.