New Delhi, April 13 : The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to submit a comprehensive response to a petition seeking the filling of empty seats reserved in medical...

New York, April 13 : US researchers have developed a breakthrough technique that is a game-changer in identifying the build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease, an advance...

Gurugram, April 13 : With 427 new cases getting reported in the last 24 hours, the active caseload of Gurugram increased to 1,385, as per the official health bulletin released...

New Delhi, April 13 : Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by Serum Institute of India...

Sydney, April 13 : Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday reported one tetanus death — the first since 1993 — as well as three cases of the infection,...

New York, April 13 : Researchers have found that babies born to mothers who had mild or asymptomatic Covid during pregnancy are normal. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open,...

London, April 13 : In a breakthrough, scientists in Spain have developed cheap and easy mobile testing kits that can detect cancer within three hours. The technique developed by a...

New Delhi, April 13 : In the last 24 hours, India reported 10,158 new Covid-19 cases, marking the highest single-day spike since September 2022, according to the latest Union Health...

Chennai, April 13 : Tamil Nadu health department has increased vigil and alerted all the district health officers as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases mounted to 432 in the...

Kolkata, April 13 : A Covid positive senior citizen died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, taking the number of deaths due to virus in West Bengal in...

London, April 13 : Danish researchers have developed a novel test that can detect HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C from a single drop of blood. The team from Copenhagen...

New Delhi, April 13 : India is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases with 7,830 news infections recorded on Wednesday, the highest in over seven months, as per the Union...

Lucknow, April 13 : As Lucknow and many other districts of Uttar Pradesh have continued to witness a spike in fresh Covid cases, authorities have issued guidelines for offices, schools,...

Mumbai, April 12 : In alarm bells for the authorities, Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded over 1,000 new Covid-19 infections and 9 deaths, with Mumbai and Pune remaining the worst-hit, according...

New Delhi, April 12 : Even as detecting cancer early remains key, a Gurugram-based startup PredOmix has developed a novel blood test that can detect about 32 cancers in both...

New York, April 12 : Specific proteins in the blood of Covid-19 patients may help predict who may need to be placed on ventilators to breathe and which ones are...

New Delhi, April 12 : Doctors at a private hospital here successfully conducted a challenging auto liver transplant on a 35-year-old female patient from Kyrgyzstan, whose liver was damaged due...

New York, April 12 : Researchers have identified why Omicron sub-variants are better, than previous Covid-19 variants, at escaping detection by the human body’s immune cells. In addition to antibodies...

London, April 12 : Following a time-restricted fasting — a type of intermittent fasting — diet plan may lead to fertility problems in both males and females, according to new...

New Delhi, April 12 : China has recorded the first death due to avian influenza A(H3N8) virus, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. China, on March 27, notified the...

New Delhi, April 12 : In the last 24 hours, India reported 7,830 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country’s overall caseload to 40,215, according to the latest Union Health Ministry...

Lucknow, April 12 : In the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh recorded 402 new Covid-19 cases, marking the highest single-day spike of this year as well as a jump of...

Los Angeles, April 12 : The US government is launching a programme of $5 billion-plus to accelerate the development of new coronavirus vaccines and treatments, to better guard against current...

Chennai, April 11 : The General Insurance Council has decided to take on the hospitals that are overcharging the health insurance policy holders and indulging in frauds through a series...

Gurugram, April 11 : The Gurugram district administration on Tuesday made it mandatory for the general public to wear face masks at all public places, government offices, malls, private offices...

Washington, April 11 : The US government has launched a $5 billion programme to accelerate the development of next-generation Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, according to media reports. ‘Project Next Gen’...

Jakarta, April 11 : Long Covid patients are likely to suffer from persistent psychiatric symptoms, like anxiety and depression, according to a study. Prolonged symptoms of Covid-19 have been found...

Gurugram, April 11 : Gurugram reported 266 fresh Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the official daily health bulletin said on Tuesday. This month till Tuesday, the city has...

New Delhi, April 11 : In a first-of-its kind initiative, the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) under the Union Ministry of Ayush, the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, the Directorate General...

New York, April 11 : US researchers have discovered that playing sports against a human opponent versus a robot can be different.It can make people’s brains work harder. The findings...

Chennai, April 11 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister, Ma Subramanian on Tuesday told the Assembly that there was no need to panic about the new Covid-19 variant as it was...

New York, April 11 : High levels of stress among people aged 45 years or older can raise their risk of developing cognitive impairment, finds a study. The US Centers...

Wellington, April 11 : The New Zealand is urging the public to take preventive measures in an effort to reduce the impact of Covid-19 during the upcoming winter season. Addressing...

Hanoi, April 11 : Vietnam is accelerating efforts to vaccinate children against polio amid a global surge in a variant of the the virus, local media reported on Tuesday. The...

Kochi, April 11 : The Kerala High Court has asked the Central government to collect data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) about the people suffering from different...

Kolkata, April 11 : The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought from the West Bengal government a report on its preparedness to combat silicosis mainly affecting those working in hazardous...

Bareilly (UP), April 11 : Cow urine, which has been touted as a miracle medicine for decades, has now found to be unsuitable for direct human consumption as it contains...

New Delhi, April 11 : Parkinson’s disease, commonly associated with elderly people, can also affect the young majorly due to environmental factors, doctors said on Tuesday, observed as World Parkinson’s...

Canberra, April 11 : Stephen Robson, president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), warned that a surge in coronavirus cases was likely following an increase in travel and large gatherings...

Sydney, April 11 : Weight loss in older adults, particularly among men, is linked to early death, according to a study. On the other hand, weight gain was not significantly...

Chennai, April 11 : The Tamil Nadu health department has stepped up measures to counter the Covid resurgence after the state’s active caseload breached the 2,000 mark. In the last...

New Delhi, April 11 : India reported 5,676 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, and the active caseload stood at 37,093, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday....

Patna, April 11 : In the last 24 hours, Bihar recorded 38 new Covid-19 cases amid an ongoing resurgence. Of the new cases, 17 were reported from Patna, six from...

Lucknow, April 11 : Lucknow has reported 61 new Covid cases in a day, while Uttar Pradesh registered a total of 176 fresh infections in the same period, according to...

New Delhi, April 11 : The Delhi High Court has upheld a ban on the manufacture, storage, and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco, and similar products in the...

Patna, April 10 : With Covid-19 cases once again increasing in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar alleged on Monday that the Central government is not supplying adequate Covid...

New Delhi, April 10 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs) and develop a model for all state and Union Territories...

Jaipur, April 10 : Covid claimed three lives in Rajasthan on Monday while 197 new cases were reported, taking the number of active cases in the state to 804. Two...

New York, April 10 : Long Covid patients are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances, according to a study. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic found 41 per cent of patients...

By Rachel V.ThomasNew Delhi, April 10 : The surging cases of Covid-19 infection has also started affecting infants and children, with many of them reporting high fever, cough and even...

New Delhi, April 10 : Amid the rising trend of Covid cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here on Monday to review the mock...

Mumbai, April 10 : Cracking the whip, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has advised all senior citizens to start wearing face masks in public and made it compulsory for all...

Chennai, April 10 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday said that masks will be made compulsory in the state only if there is a surge in Covid-19...

New Delhi, April 10 : Indian pharma company Zydus Lifesciences has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and market antibiotic Azithromycin used to...

New Delhi, April 10 : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea alleging use of drugs Remdesivir and Favipiravir, without approval, for treatment of Covid-19 and also seeking CBI...

Hong Kong, April 10 : Facing severe criticism from several countries for not sharing Covid data for years, China has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to be subject...

Gurugram, April 10 : Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Gurugram, Nishant Kumar Yadav inspected on Monday inspected a mock drill at three health institutions in a bid to check Covid-19 preparedness....

New Delhi, April 10 : A baby born prematurely with a rare and potentially life threatening skin disease has been given a new lease of life by doctors at Panipat,...

Panaji, April 10 : Amid a surge in new cases, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that there was no need to panic unnecessarily over the Covid situation...

New Delhi, April 10 : India reported 5,880 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry on Monday. The daily positivity rate was at 6.91...

New Delhi, April 10 : The recent update on Covid-19 vaccine and booster dose by the World Health Organization (WHO) can lead to reduction in global demand and revenue for...

Beijing, April 10 : Poor sleep may bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma risk, but a good night’s sleep may help slash your risk of developing the chronic lung disease, according...

Patna, April 10 : In a bid to check Covid effectiveness, the Bihar health department has decided to conduct mock drills in hospitals across the state on Monday. During the...

Lucknow, April 10 : In the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh reported 319 new Covid cases, highest single-day spike of this year, taking the number of active cases to 1,192,...

New Delhi, April 9 : Ayurveda is a science of life with a holistic approach to health and personalised medicine that is gaining popularity globally. Taking forward the legacy of...

Hyderabad, April 9 : The health authorities in Telangana have conducted free eye tests of more than one crore people under second phase of ‘Kanti Velugu’, billed as the world’s...

Shimla, April 9 : With Himachal Pradesh seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases by recording daily positive cases in excess of 300 and a death in the latest wave of...

Kolkata, April 9 : Although the number of active Covid-19 fresh cases in West Bengal is negligible compared to that in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Maharashtra, the state health...

By Rachel V.ThomasNew Delhi, April 9 : Covid-19 is clearly not the last pandemic that the world has seen, and India has the potential and mechanism to fight in the...

Surat, April 9 : Around 15,000 women from 15 states across the country participated in the city’s first-ever ‘Saree Walkathon’ on Sunday, aimed at promoting fitness. The event, also aimed...

Agartala, April 9 : At least five people of a family, including a child, fell ill in Tripura after consuming wild poisonous mushrooms, health officials said on Sunday. A doctor...

New Delhi, April 9 : India reported 5,357 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours taking the active caseload to 32,814, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. The...

New Delhi, April 9 : There has been a rising spate of heart attacks in India, particularly post Covid-19 pandemic.While some blame vaccines for triggering heart issues, health experts have...

By Rachel V ThomasNew Delhi, April 9 : As some countries aim to roll out spring boosters to tame fresh Covid-19 infections, top virologist Gagandeep Kang has said that there...

New Delhi, April 9 : Having high blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health around age 75 like high dementia risk, especially for men, a new...

By Supriya RameshNew Delhi, April 9 : Right when the world decided to come back to normalcy after the Covid-19 fear and panic for two years, infections in India can...

Chandigarh, April 9 : With a notable spike in Covid-19 cases again, Haryana had reported 407 positive infections on a single day, and the positivity rate was 7.28 per cent,...

By M.K.AshokaBengaluru, April 9 : Karnataka is witnessing a steady rise in the number of Covid and influenza cases.The surge has the health department worried, especially as the state is...

Patna, April 9 : The rising cases of Covid 19 are becoming scary in Bihar with active cases reaching 76 on Saturday. The authorities have registered 20 fresh cases in...

Lucknow, April 9 : Continuing the surge in Covid cases, the total count of cases in Uttar Pradesh has gone up to 1,025. A total of 188 new cases were...

Lucknow, April 9 : In view of the rise in number of Covid-19 cases across the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a ‘high-priority’ directive, instructing officials concerned to...

Seoul, April 8 : Health authorities reported the nation’s first possible case of community transmission of mpox on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six. The infected individual,...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 : Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday, after chairing a high-level Covid analysis meeting in the wake of increasing cases, stressed on taking caution, saying hospitals...

New York, April 8 : A group of scientists in the US has identified an antibody that appears to block infection by all dominant variants of the virus that causes...

Chennai, April 8 : The Tamil Nadu health department will conduct a mock drill to assess the prepared of the department in curbing the possibilities of a Covid-19 surge.The Test...

Lucknow, April 8 : Uttar Pradesh has reported its first Covid death of this year. An elderly woman, a resident of Vrindavan Colony, had tested positive for the virus on...

New York, April 8 : For centuries, people have suspected a full moon in the sky to cause mysterious changes in people.Now, psychiatrists at Indiana University’s School of Medicine in...

London, April 8 : Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer, experts have said. A leading pharmaceutical...

Patna, April 8 : With cases of covid infection increasing in the country, Bihar’s first casualty happened this year in Gaya district, late on Friday night. “The deceased is a...

Seoul, April 8 : South Korean health authorities reported the country’s first locally transmitted case of monkeypox on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six. The South Korean...

Los Angeles, April 8 : A total of 139 pediatric deaths from flu have been reported so far this season in the US, according to the latest data published by...

Patna, April 7 : Around a dozen pregnant women suffered uneasiness on Friday after doctors and nurses reportedly diagnosed them wrongly in Bihar’s Jahanabad district. The medics allegedly gave wrong...

Hyderabad, April 7 : The word ‘Moonlighting’ has been used and heard across India a lot in recent months. Broadly, moonlighting is working for a business of the same niche...

Panaji, April 7 : Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said that the state is ready to fight the Covid battle yet again and has taken strict measures in...

New Delhi, April 7 : A review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya noted on Friday that seven states are reporting high number of Covid cases in India...

New Delhi, April 7 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has slammed China once again, saying the country should have shared viral samples from Wuhan which was the epicentre of...

New Delhi, April 7 : Adults hospitalised with the Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even though Omicron is considered less virulent with...

New Delhi, April 7 : The Centre on Friday told the states and Union territories that currently the World Health Organisation is closely tracking one variant of interest (VOI), XBB.1.5...

Chennai, April 7 : As a precautionary response to the reports of increasing Covid numbers with every passing day, the Madras High Court has advised lawyers to switch to virtual...

New Delhi, April 7 : India has recorded 6,050 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. With 3,320 recoveries in the same...

London, April 7 : While Covid is primarily known to spread via aerosols, a new study led by an Indian origin researcher has provided first empirical evidence that the presence...

Bengaluru, April 7 : On the World Health Day, health experts say more people are adopting preventive healthcare post-Covid pandemic. Dr.Nikhil Mathur, Group Chief of Medical Services, CARE Hospitals Group...

Lusaka, April 7 : The Zambian Health Ministry has declared the closure of the cholera outbreak in four districts. Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said on Thursday in a statement that...

Geneva, April 7 : On the eve of its 75th anniversary, the WHO marked the occasion by calling for a renewed drive for health equity in the face of unprecedented...

United Nations, April 7 : The UN team in Ethiopia is vaccinating thousands of children and vulnerable people inaccessible during fighting in the Tigray region, a UN spokesman said. “The...

Lucknow, April 7 : Uttar Pradesh reported its first death due to Covid-19 this year, health officials said. The state also reported 192 fresh Covid cases during the day while...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 : The man accused of setting ablaze fellow passengers on a moving train in Kerala was on Thursday diagnosed with jaundice after his medical examined at the...

New Delhi, April 6 : Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol are rising rampantly in India, and are also the leading cause of death — about 65...

New York, April 6 : Covid-19 damages the cells lining the smallest blood vessels, choking off blood flow, leading to organ damage, according to a study. The results, published in...

New Delhi, April 6 : A private hospital here launched smart vision glasses that are based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning technology, providing new hope to the visually...

New Delhi, April 6 : Climate change can lead to global outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases dengue, zika and chikungunya, warned the World Health Organization on Wednesday. The incidence of infections...

Lucknow, April 6 : Majority of the schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh suffer from one or the other medical condition, according to a survey by a Lucknow-based health and wellness start-up....

Chennai, April 6 : Senior Congress leader and newly-elected Erode East MLA, E.V.K.S.Elangovan was discharged from a private multispecialty hospital in Chennai on Thursday after testing negative for Covid. He...

London, April 6 : People exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic are likely to have lower antibody responses to Covid-19 vaccines, suggests a study. In particular,...

New Delhi, April 6 : With 5,335 infections registered in the past 24 hours, the fresh Covid cases in India breached the 5,000-mark on Thursday, as per the Ministry of...

Patna, April 6 : In the last 24 hours, Patna reported 17 new Covid-19 cases, according to health authorities. The office of the Patna Civil Surgeon said samples of 3,693...

Varanasi (UP), April 6 : A study conducted by the researchers of the department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has found that psychological stress caused by...

Varanasi (UP), April 6 : A study conducted by the researchers of the department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has found that psychological stress caused by...

Lucknow, April 6 : In the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh reported 163 new Covid cases, increasing the overall active caseload to cross the 700 mark. This was also the...

New Delhi, April 5 : The Delhi High Court, taking up a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the mother of a four-year-old child suffering from horseshoe kidney disorder, has...

New Delhi, April 5 : The national capital on Wednesday recorded 509 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, a Delhi government health bulletin stated.No deaths, however, were...

New Delhi, April 5 : A new sandwich-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for the detection of Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could provide an efficient...

New Delhi, April 5 : A key financial panel of the Parliament has pulled up the government for paying poor remuneration to Anganwadi workers and helpers, asking it to revise...

Jaipur, April 5 : A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tested positive for Covid, Congress state President Govind Singh Dotasra on Wednesday...

New Delhi, April 5 : Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jay Prakash (LNJP) Hospital is fully geared up to deal with any situation if the present Covid case spike turns into another...

New York, April 5 : OpenAI’s ChatGPT can be helpful for breast cancer screening advice, but consumers using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for health information still need to confirm...

Chennai, April 5 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said that there were no Covid-19 clusters in the state but only individual cases with mild symptoms. Talking...

Agartala, April 5 : Tripura has imposed ban on the import of pigs and piglets amid sporadic incidents of swine flu in different parts of the country last week. Tripura’s...

London, April 5 : Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that, globally, the association between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between humans and animals is a two-way street’....

Taipei, April 5 : The microbial composition of the gut may affect a child’s susceptibility to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study. ADHD is one of the most common...

Shimla, April 5 : Expressing concern over rise in Covid-19 cases, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu has urged the people to follow the protocols and wear masks at crowded...

London, April 5 : Eight hours without social contact can lead to a reduction in energy similar to eight hours without food, finds a study in the context of Covid-19...

New Delhi, April 5 : Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y.Chandrachud on Wednesday, while considering the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, said the apex...

New Delhi, April 5 : Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has a significant impact on cognitive function in patients with preexisting dementia, according to new research led by health experts from West...

New Delhi, April 5 : India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union ministry of Health and Family Affairs....

Lucknow, April 5 : Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first skin bank when the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) opens one to facilitate the treatment of patients with burn...

Lucknow, April 5 : Lucknow has reported the highest single-day Covid-19 spike of the year with 15 new cases. With this, the number of active cases stands at 70. Previously,...

Jaipur, April 4 : The impasse between the Rajasthan government and doctors, who were on strike for 16 days against the Right to Health bill, ended on Tuesday as both...

New York, April 4 : Women who have an early menopause may be at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but those who were prescribed hormone therapy around the age...

Jaipur, April 4 : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tested Covid positive on Tuesday. Both leaders shared the news themselves from their Twitter handles....

Gurugram, April 4 : A group of doctors from Indian Medical Association (IMA) Gurugram, carried out a protest in the city on Tuesday against the Right to Health Bill which...

Chennai, April 4 : A lung cancer patient, who was tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to a hospital, died on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Tuticorin in South Tamil...

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), April 4 : A BJP leader from Sitapur district has been accused of blocking a road with his unattended car, resulting in the death of a man...

New York, April 4 : Updated Covid booster shots will be important for shoring up population immunity as new variants emerge, suggests a study. However, the trick is to target...

New Delhi, April 4 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flagged concern over the use of an Indian eye drop that is causing death and...

Jaipur, April 4 : Rajasthan doctors here will show their strength against the Right to Health (RTH) Bill by taking out a Maha rally on Tuesday. This will be the...

Bengaluru, April 4 : The Karnataka health department is concerned as more than 100 fresh Covid cases have been reported from Bengaluru. The state reported 284 new cases against 132...

Seoul, April 4 : South Korea is witnessing an increase in fresh Covid-19 cases as outdoor gatherings have increased amid the spring season, data revealed on Tuesday. In the last...

By Rachel V.ThomasNew Delhi, April 3 : While India has seen the sharpest rise in Covid cases since the third wave in January 2022, experts on Monday opined that the...

New Delhi, April 3 : In the wake of rising Covid cases, several countries including the UK and New Zealand have rolled out another booster dose, while Canada and the...

New Delhi, April 3 : Molbio Diagnostics on Monday extended its real-time PCR platform Truenat to test H3N2 and H1N1 viruses, amid the rising cases of the influenza virus in...

Tokyo, April 3 : A survey of Fukushima residents who evacuated to areas outside the Japanese prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that nearly 40 per cent of...

Kolkata, April 3 : In wake of fresh spike in COVID-19 cases throughout the country, West Bengal health department has sought supply of 5.75 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines from...

Toronto, April 3 : While overindulgence could dig you an early grave, a daily alcoholic drink may neither be harmful nor offer any health benefits, according to a new study...

Lucknow, April 3 : The King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow will soon get a paediatric endoscopy machine that will help in treatment of children with gastrointestinal problems. The...

New Delhi, April 3 : India on Monday reported a marginal decline in Covid cases with 3,641 infections against previous day’s 3824, according to the Union Ministry of Health and...

New Delhi, April 3 : Love to eat burgers, pastries and doughnuts? Paper bags and compostable paper bowls that carry these delicacies could be high on forever chemicals — harmful...

New York, April 3 : Scientists have discovered how human cells sense and respond to the weightlessness experienced in space, an advance that could be useful for keeping astronauts healthy...

Lucknow, April 3 : Covid cases have continued to spike in Uttar Pradesh and crossed the 400 mark with 69 more people testing positive for the infection in just 24...

Chennai, April 2 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday said that the state Health Department was prepared to handle Covid-19 even though the disease was surging in...

New York, April 2 : Want your medicines to be more effective? Research suggests that turning up your favourite song while popping the pills may be of help soon. While...

Berlin, April 2 : Researchers have confirmed that a 71-year-old man from Germany was suffering from Covid-19 disease in December 2019.China made Covid-19 disease official on December 31, 2019. However,...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 : A Keralite nurse in the UAE is one of the major major helping hand for the people who are struck there either due to job loss,...

Islamabad, April 2 : The traders association in Pakistan will launch protests across the country after Eidul Fitr against the rising inflation and worsening economic conditions, media reports said on...

New York, April 2 : SARS-CoV-2 infection is not alone behind long Covid conditions, psychosocial factors such as low physical activity and loneliness may also contribute, according to a study...

Lucknow, April 2 : Autistic children should be kept away from TV screens, tablets and mobile phones as far as possible since this exposure is said to aggravate symptoms. Medical...

New Delhi, April 2 : The latest subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16 is one to watch, even as it is fuelling a steady rise in cases in India, according to the...

New Delhi, April 2 : India reported 3,824 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a spike of 27 per cent from the previous day, said...

Chennai, April 2 : Tamil Nadu health department would be conducting a mock Covid drill at all the government hospitals in the state on April 10 and 11.A statement from...

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 2 : It’s the 13th day in Rajasthan since the doctors along with medical staff went on a strike across the state against the Right to...

Lucknow, April 2 : The number of active Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed 350 on Saturday night, which is the highest in this year so far. In all, 66...

Lucknow, April 2 : The number of active Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed 350 on Saturday night, which is the highest in this year so far. In all, 66...

New Delhi, April 1 : In a concerning development, the national capital reported 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest daily count in over seven months, as per the...

Gurugram, April 1 : Families falling under the below poverty line (BPL) and the economically weaker section (EWS) will now get medical facilities in Medanta and Fortis hospitals in Gurugram,...

New Delhi, April 1 : In the wake of another rise in Covid-19 cases in several countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended booster vaccination for the elderly and...

New York, April 1 : Scientists in the US, including an Indian-origin researcher, have found that residents of Ventura County in California had a 38 per cent increase of sudden...

Washington, April 1 : There has been at least 26 million flu cases, 290,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths so far this season in the US, according to the latest data...

Yangon, April 1 : Myanmar has announced the extension of Covid-19 preventive measures until April 30, authorities announced. According to the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment, the extension...

Los Angeles, April 1 : Los Angeles, the most populous county in the US, has officially ended its local public health emergency for Covid-19. “As the longest emergency in LA...

New York, March 31 : A team of researchers has harnessed Google’s AI venture DeepMind to develop a bacterial injection system which can inject proteins, including cancer-killing drugs and gene...

Wellington, March 31 : Researchers have developed a novel drug that has shown promise for alleviating heart failure and sleep apnoea — a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops...

London, March 31 : Do you often shout at your kids or isolate them when they misbehave? If so, your kids are more likely at risk of developing lasting mental...

New Delhi, March 31 : India on Friday recorded 3,095 fresh Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the overall active caseload to 15,208, the Health Ministry said...

Gurugram, March 31 : A private hospital here on Friday exhibited a first of its kind three-dimensional colon structure that enables people to take an immersive experience to raise awareness...

Lucknow, March 31 : The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is now planning to hold ‘Eat Right Millet Melas’ across the state to promote millet food. “The millet mela...

New York, March 31 : The mysterious hepatitis outbreak in US kids in 2022 is linked to a common childhood respiratory virus, studies have suggested. Paediatric hepatitis is rare, and...

Canberra, March 31 : Australia’s top doctor has warned the country to prepare for new waves of Covid-19 in the lead-up to winter. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Paul Kelly and...

Chennai, March 31 : With the Covid cases again showing an upward trend, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to make wearing masks mandatory in all government hospitals from April...

Bengaluru, March 31 : Bengaluru reported 143 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, increasing Karnataka’s overall caseload to 288, according to the latest figures released by the state...

New Delhi, March 31 : India reported 3,095 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this...

Lucknow, March 31 : A man has got a new lease of life with liver donated by his wife. The couple Rakesh Singh, 46, and Mamta Singh, 38, hailing from...

Patna, March 31 : JDU MLA from Valmiki Nagar of Bihar’s Pashchim Champaran district, Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh, exposed the “mismanagement” at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in...

Lucknow, March 31 : The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has put all frontline workers and government and private hospitals on ‘alert mode’ in view of rising Covid cases....

Tokyo, March 30 : Children exposed to pet cats or indoor dogs during foetal development or early infancy tended to have fewer food allergies compared to other children, according to...

New Delhi, March 30 : A man in northern Chile has tested positive for avian influenza A (H5N1) bird flu, according to the South American country’s Health Ministry. The Health...

New Delhi, March 30 : Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair a meeting on Friday to review the situation even as the government...

London, March 30 : AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine (manufactured and administered in India as Covishield) raised the risk of heart problem, and death by 3.5 times in young women in the...

Bhopal, March 30 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method to predict how the bacteria in...

Lucknow, March 30 : Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) here have given a new lease of life to a 36-year-old woman who had damaged her esophagus (food...

Chennai, March 30 : The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high vigil after the number of fresh Covid cases in the state showed an increase.The state on Wednesday...