Indian Health

Physical inactivity on the rise in India: What it means for your health?

Health crisis: Around 49.4 per cent of adults in India are physically inactive, while in Pakistan, the rate is 45.7 per cent, the latest report by Lancet indicates

Health ministry asks states to conduct regular fire-safety mock-drills

After the recent fire incident that claimed lives of infants in an East Delhi hospital, the Health Ministry has reiterated the need for strict adherence to fire safety norms in hospitals across India

Health for humanity

As health anxieties rise, K Srinath Reddy's book explores linkages between health and biology, geography, economic means, and social stature, offering useful insights

Haemophilia care body HHCN proposes India-specific guidelines for treatment

Claiming to be the first set of local directives for haemophilia treatment, the guidelines have been released in collaboration with National Health Mission representatives from 16 states

Russia's loss can be India's gain in clinical trial shift, say experts

India's contribution to global clinical trials has been around 4 percent in the last decade while it's the second most populous country in the world, and has one-fifth of the global disease burden

Manipal Hospitals to add 750 beds in WB, Odisha under east expansion plan

Nationally, Manipal Hospitals boasts a capacity of 9,500 beds

Apollo joins look-East bandwagon for acquisitions, secures Kolkata facility

Corporate hospitals have a look-East policy as they feel this is an underserved region

Creative education, health to play big role for future economies: Basu

Speaking at eighth Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture, Basu stated that for countries like India to emerge as a winner going forward, focusing on creative education and health sectors will be key

13 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to 4,507

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands mounted to 4,507 as 13 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Thane district registers 535 new coronavirus cases, 12 additional deaths

As many as 535 new coronavirus cases were reported in Thane district of Maharashtra, taking its tally to 218,000, an official said

Arunachal Pradesh registers 44 new Covid-19 cases, one more death

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 15,701 as 44 more people, including four security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Delhi registers record single-day spike of 7,745 coronavirus cases

Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 7,745 coronavirus cases, with the positivity rate increasing to 15.26% amid the festive season and rising pollution, the health department said

Madhya Pradesh adds 865 new Covid-19 cases; 792 recover from the infection

The number of Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh rose to 176,468 with 865 more detections while 13 fatalities took the toll to 3,017, a health official said

Jammu and Kashmir report 532 new Covid-19 cases, 5 fresh fatalities

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 532 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths, raising the tally to 98,337 and the number of fatalities to 1,528, officials said

465 fresh coronavirus cases take Assam's tally to nearly 207,000

Assam's COVID-19 caseload went up to 2,06,982 after 465 more people tested positive for the virus on Monday, while one fresh fatality took the death toll to 932, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma said that 785 patients also recovered from the infection, pushing the number of cured people to 1,97,566. The state registered more recoveries than new infections for the 19th consecutive day on Monday. Assam currently has a total of 8,481 active cases. Three patients have migrated to other states. "Sad to share the demise of one #COVID patient today... Condolences & Prayers," Sarma said on Twitter. The new death was reported from Hojai district. With this, the total number of people losing their lives due to COVID-19 in the state has gone up to 932. However, Sarma had earlier said on multiple occasions that several hundred more COVID-19 patients have died, but the government's Death Audit Board has not included them in the fatality figure as they had other ...

Nagaland reports 21 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths, and 152 recoveries

Nagaland reported 21 new Covid-19 cases, while 152 more patients recovered, officials said

Jharkhand registers 326 new coronavirus cases, taking caseload to 102,087

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 102,087 as 326 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

In India, states with more educated women have healthier children: Report

Under-five mortality is the number of children under the age of five dying per 1,000 live births