Health News
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May 08, 2021, Saturday
Covid-19 second wave can impact child nutrition in India: UNICEF
With half the children under five in India being malnourished, the present Covid-19 crisis could further impact child nutrition ...
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May 06, 2021, Thursday
Universaling PDS won't work here: UN World Food Programme India Head
In a Q&A, Bishow Parajuli explains not everyone in the country needs social protection
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May 06, 2021, Thursday
US backs temporarily suspending IP protection for coronavirus vaccines
USTR Katherine Tai said an 'extraordinary measure' to support waiver of intellectual property protection on Covid vaccine has ...
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May 06, 2021, Thursday
Covid spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths
India reported a record 412,262 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as second wave of infections ...
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May 05, 2021, Wednesday
Two pandemics clash as doctors find that coronavirus spurs diabetes
When Ziyad Al-Aly's research team told him how often diabetes appeared to strike Covid-19 survivors, he thought the data must be ...
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May 05, 2021, Wednesday
Healthcare project akin UK's NHS starts in Ludhiana, 5000 clinics planned
Indo UK Clinics (IUCs), an integral part of one of the largest healthcare projects in the world encompassing 5000 clinics and 11 ...
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April 28, 2021, Wednesday
Coronavirus vaccine registration: FAQs on Covid-19 vaccine, CoWIN, and more
Do I have to register for coronavirus vaccine? How to register on CoWIN? Are Covishield and Covaxin safe? What are the side ...
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April 27, 2021, Tuesday
Medical oxygen is key to Covid fight, but once it used to be quack remedy
Supplemental oxygen makes the difference between life and death for many Covid-19 patients.
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April 24, 2021, Saturday
Heart attack may be predicted in chest pain patients with new blood markers
Researchers have identified telltale markers in the blood of heart attack patients that distinguishes them from patients ...
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March 26, 2021, Friday
N K Singh bats for health DFI, moving sector to concurrent list
'Health is not part of the concurrent list. In light of the pandemic, it's high time we move health as a subject in the ...
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March 21, 2021, Sunday
International hunt for Covid's origin points to China animal trade
Live animals susceptible to coronavirus infection were present at Huanan food market in Wuhan, the city where the first major ...
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March 16, 2021, Tuesday
Google's Nest adds sleep tracking in new health technology foray
The company unveiled the second-generation model of its Nest Hub smart display in a blog post Tuesday
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March 02, 2021, Tuesday
Coronavirus LIVE: There is no shortage of vaccines, Centre assures states
Coronavirus live updates: Most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,161,467), Kerala (1,061,341), Karnataka ...
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March 01, 2021, Monday
Covid vaccination Phase-II: Check if you are eligible to get a shot
If you are above 45 years old and have one of co-morbidities listed by the govt, you could get a coronavirus vaccine in this ...
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February 27, 2021, Saturday
Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records 8,623 fresh cases, 51 deaths
Coronavirus live updates: Most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,130,000), Kerala (1,052,000), Karnataka ...
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February 19, 2021, Friday
Covid blow: Delayed therapy, WFH worsened eye disease cases, say doctors
Worst impact seen in cases of advanced cataracts and dry eyes
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February 18, 2021, Thursday
PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study
Pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study
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February 17, 2021, Wednesday
We need to understand our own ethnic genome better: Albright's Mehul Mehta
In an interview, Mehta tells Anjuli Bhargava that picking up mutations before a spike in numbers is crucial and genomics is the ...
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February 08, 2021, Monday
Nitish launches ambitious Rs 5540 cr project to upgrade Patna hospital
The project is for upgrading the Patna Medical College Hospital
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February 06, 2021, Saturday
AstraZeneca's Dapagliflozin tablets get DCGI nod for chronic kidney disease
AstraZeneca Pharma India on Saturday said it has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for ...
