Kochi, March 1 : Two Kerala government doctors attached to the Chavakad Taluk Hospital in Thrissur district were on Wednesday taken into custody by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau...
Read More..Hyderabad, March 1 : In yet another incident, a man died of suspected cardiac arrest while playing badminton in Hyderabad, officials said. The man, identified as Shyam Yadav, 38, collapsed...
Read More..New Delhi, March 1 : Doctors on Wednesday reported a rise in flu cases in the national capital with patients showing high grade fever and persistent cough lasting for about...
Read More..Ranchi, March 1 : As per estimates, about one lakh people could not be treated in Jharkhand on Wednesday as around 14,000 government and private doctors went on a strike...
Read More..New Delhi, March 1 : The Delhi High Court has sought response of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) on a petition seeking Central Bureau...
Read More..New Delhi, March 1 : Tourists visiting countries with bird flu cases should avoid farms, wet markets and any areas where animals are slaughtered to ward off risk of any...
Read More..New Delhi, March 1 : With a view to understand the priority areas and explore further collaborations, billionaire-philanthropist Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, visited...
Read More..Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 : Minister of State for External Affairs V.Muraleedharan has been admitted to a private hospital here on Wednesday, BJP sources said. Muraleedharan was suffering from fever and...
Read More..Hyderabad, March 1 : A middle-aged woman from Zambia, who was suffering from a very rare type of tumour called Paraganglioma, has been successfully operated upon at KIMS Hospital in...
Read More..Phnom Penh, March 1 : The father of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died from the H5N1 avian influenza has been discharged from hospital after testing negative for the...
Read More..London, March 1 : Just 11 minutes a day (or 75 minutes a week) of brisk walking, dancing, riding a bike, playing tennis or hiking would be sufficient to lower...
Read More..London, March 1 : Going sleepless for just one night can make your brain look years older, finds a study. The study appearing in the Journal of Neuroscience showed that...
Read More..Toronto, March 1 : Long Covid is associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, worse performance on cognitive tests and increased psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety, according to new...
Read More..Jaipur, March 1 : In a shocking incident, stray dogs mauled an infant to death at a government hospital in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district after taking him away from his sleeping...
Read More..Washington, March 1 : Christopher Wray, Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has said that the Covid-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a “Chinese government-controlled lab” in...
Read More..Los Angeles, March 1 : Almost 15.5 million children in the US are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest...
Read More..Houston, March 1 : A waste disposal site in south central US’ Texas state will continue receiving hazardous liquid from East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed...
Read More..New York, Feb 28 : A ‘biocomputer’ powered by human brain cells could be a reality in the coming decade, US researchers have claimed. Calling the technology “organoid intelligence”, a...
Read More..New York, Feb 28 : Making healthy lifestyle choices in middle age may lead to a decreased risk of dementia later in life, research has shown. The study of nearly...
Read More..London, Feb 28 : Children experiencing bad dreams and nightmares persistently may be at risk of developing cognitive impairment (including dementia) and Parkinson’s disease in adulthood, finds a study. Distressing...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 28 : A 51-year-old man with two tumours in the abdomen equal to the size of a large watermelon and a football has been successfully operated upon,...
Read More..By Saloni MehtaBhopal, Feb 28 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Growing up in Bhopal, Poonam Mulherkar was always fascinated by the applied aspects of science in daily life.”All throughout my bachelor’s and master’s,...
Read More..New York, Feb 28 : Trying to switch to drinks and food that are low on calories and carbohydrate to avoid sugar? These are often loaded with an artificial sweetener...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 28 : The Centre has said that daily surveillance on heat-related illnesses under National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) in all states and districts...
Read More..London, Feb 28 : Pollution coming from tyre particles is a great cause of concern on human health and the environment, and not enough has been done yet to tackle...
Read More..London, Feb 28 : Maternal obesity during pregnancy can turn to be fatal for both the mother as well as the baby, according to a new study. The findings, published...
Read More..Hong Kong, Feb 28 : After it was first imposed on July 15, 2020, in the wake of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong has finally dropped its mask mandate...
Read More..Seoul, Feb 28 : South Korea will extend an intensive disinfection campaign against avian influenza, or bird flu, by a month to curb the continued spread of highly pathogenic cases...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 28 : The Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) will offer free of cost treatment to patients of hepatitis-C from June this year. The SGPGIMS...
Read More..Sanaa, Feb 28 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for $392 million in donation to provide essential health support to 12.9 million Yemenis in 2023. “Yemen requires urgent...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 27 : The drive to eliminate sickle-cell disease is a multi-sectoral mission leveraging community mobilization and stakeholder collaboration, NITI Aayog’s Member, Health, Dr V.K.Paul said on Monday....
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 27 : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday that it is of vital importance to ensure that medicines and medical products produced in India are of...
Read More..Chandigarh, Feb 27 : A 70-year-old woman got a new lease of life after the world’s smallest pump — ‘Impella’ — was used to support her heart pumping mechanism while...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 27 : While Alzheimer’s is long known to afflict the aged, Chinese researchers recently claimed a 19-year-old boy — the youngest-ever patient — was diagnosed with the...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 27 : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain petitions for postponing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG 2023, which is scheduled for March 5. Additional Solicitor...
Read More..London, Feb 27 : An earlier first birth, a higher number of live births, and starting periods at a younger age are all linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular...
Read More..London, Feb 27 : Suffering head injuries can one day lead to the development of a relatively rare but often aggressive form of brain tumour called a glioma, according to...
Read More..London, Feb 27 : Long Covid patients may benefit from a supervised, eight-week exercise programme better than the current standard self-managed rehabilitation recommendations, according to a study. Commonly referred to...
Read More..Noida, Feb 27 : Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla was admitted to a hospital here after he complained of chest pain and physical discomfort. Shukla was rushed to Kailash...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 27 : Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday staged protest at Kaktiya Medical College in Warangal over the suicide of a post-graduate student due to harassment by...
Read More..Chennai, Feb 27 : Indian pharma major, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, through its subsidiary has inked an agreement to acquire the US generic prescription product portfolio of the Australia-based, Mayne Pharma...
Read More..Washington, Feb 27 : A new vaccine for RSV for elderly may potentially increase the risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a rare neurologic disorder, the US Food and Drug Administration...
Read More..Phnom Penh, Feb 27 : The risk to general public from avian influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia remains low despite two human cases of the virus were detected recently, the...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 26 : Dharavathi Preethi, a post graduate medical student of Kakatiya Medical College in Telangana’s Warangal town, succumbed at a hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday night, five days...
Read More..Washington, Feb 26 : The Covid-19 virus leaked out of a laboratory in China, according to a report by the US Energy Department. The report — a classified intelligence report...
Read More..New York, Feb 26 : People who used marijuana daily were found to be about one-third more likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with people who have never...
Read More..New York, Feb 26 : People who suffer from insomnia were 69 per cent more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who do not have the sleep...
Read More..New York, Feb 26 : People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intrauterine insemination and other techniques were found to be over twice...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 26 : The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to start Investigation Revolving Fund (IRF) on the pattern of Hospital Revolving Fund (HRF). This will help state-run medical colleges/hospitals...
Read More..New York, Feb 26 : Excess weight or obesity is more deadly than previously believed.According to a new study, it boosts risk of death by anywhere from 22 per cent...
Read More..Chennai, Feb 26 : The Kerala Water Authority after testing the water sample of Kasargode government college in North Kerala has confirmed the presence of e-coli bacteria in the drinking...
Read More..Sydney, Feb 26 : Aerobic exercise such as walking, resistance training, pilates, and yoga are 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications for people with mental health...
Read More..New York, Feb 26 : Our saliva protects the Coronavirus’ viral particles, keeping them infectious twice as long, according to a study that emphasises the importance of managing indoor air...
Read More..Chennai, Feb 26 : The Tamil Nadu health department is on alert after a slight increase in Covid cases in the state. On Saturday, 14 new Covid cases were reported...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 26 : A woman donated one of her kidneys to her 22-year-old son, giving him a new lease of life. The kidney transplantation was carried out at the...
Read More..New York, Feb 25 : Long-term exposure to air pollution, particularly particulate matter (PM) 2.5, has been linked with an increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases, according...
Read More..Washington, Feb 25 : The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 85 per cent of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US this week, according to the latest...
Read More..Washington, Feb 25 : A total of 12 states in the US have launched a lawsuit saying that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hampering access to a popular...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 25 : A total of 115 pediatric flu deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to the latest data published by the...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 25 : Covid-19 was the sixth leading cause of death in the US in January, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 24 : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday interacted with heads of foreign missions from almost 100 partner countries on Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJAP)...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 24 : A traffic police constable in Hyderabad has won many hearts by saving the life of a young man by administering CPR after he had suffered a...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 24 : A young police constable in Hyderabad died of suspected cardiac arrest while working out at a gym. Yamjala Dharam Vishal, 24, breathed his last after collapsing...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 24 : The Covid-19 vaccine strategy adopted by India during the deadly pandemic saved more than 3.4 million lives as well as had a positive impact on...
Read More..London, Feb 24 : Nasal decongestants, used quite often for treating cough, cold as well as allergy, may be linked to seizures and stroke, according to a report. Health authorities...
Read More..London, Feb 24 : Cutting down on air pollution can help improve the lung capacity of children and adolescents, finds a study. The adverse impact of airborne pollutants on children’s...
Read More..Sydney, Feb 24 : Australian researchers have identified a concrete genetic link between migraine and blood sugar levels. According to Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers, the co-occurrence of migraine...
Read More..Mumbai, Feb 24 : A nine-year-old boy from Kazakhstan got a fresh lease of life with India’s first living donor intestine transplant, conducted after a complex 14-hour surgery at the...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 24 : The National Board of Examinations (NBE) on Friday told the Supreme Court that around 2.09 lakh candidates have registered for NEET-PG exam 2023, scheduled on...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 24 : There was apparently targeted harassment of post-graduate medico Dharavathi Preethi by her senior S.A.Saif which could have driven her to attempt suicide, police in Telangana’s Warangal...
Read More..New York, Feb 24 : Are you one of those busy bees often skipping breakfast? Here’s why you should never miss out on the largest meal of the day. Not...
Read More..Phnom Penh, Feb 24 : Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Friday that it has detected the second human case of H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, after an...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 24 : In an intricate, one-of-a-kind case seen rarely in the world, a man in his 30s born with both male and female genitalia in his body...
Read More..London, Feb 24 : More than 40 per cent patients, who suffered Covid-19 disease, are at an increased risk of developing autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, according to a...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 24 : California has hit a grim milestone as the most populous state in the US registered the most Covid-19 deaths across the country, according to data...
Read More..Johannesberg, Feb 24 : South Africa has recorded the first cholera death following the recent outbreak as the number of confirmed cases has risen to five, the Department of Health...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 23 : The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has introduced the Scan and Share service for faster OPD registrations...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 23 : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has specified a comprehensive group standard for millets vide Food Safety and Standards, Second Amendment Regulations, 2023...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 23 : Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday visited Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) to enquire about the condition of a Post Graduate student of Kakatiya Medical...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 23 : The Telangana High Court on Thursday pulled up Hyderabad’s municipal body over the gruesome death of a four-year-old boy who was mauled to death by stray...
Read More..London, Feb 23 : Organ damage persisted in 59 per cent of long Covid patients a year after initial symptoms, even in those not severely affected when first diagnosed with...
Read More..New York, Feb 23 : An Indian-American doctor has been indicted for allegedly running a scheme to submit bogus claims to Medicare, and faces a 10-year felony charge. Dr Sangita...
Read More..Surat, Feb 23 : A two-year-old girl, who was cornered by three to four dogs and received 30 to 40 bites, succumbed to her injuries at a government hospital in...
Read More..New York, Feb 23 : Love to use smartwatches, fitness trackers to keep a check on your health? If you are using pacemakers or other implanted cardiac electronic devices for...
Read More..London, Feb 23 : Exercising at least once a month as well as having satisfying relationships in adulthood are linked to better cognitive functioning and good brain health in old...
Read More..New York, Feb 23 : A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, has developed a custom robotic heart that can help doctors tailor treatments to patients’...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 23 : Micro-nutritional deficiency in school children can have an adverse impact on their concentration, vasomotor coordination and working memory. A cross-sectional multi-centre study conducted by researchers at...
Read More..Geneva, Feb 23 : A woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, according to a report released by UN agencies on Thursday revealing alarming setbacks for women’s health...
Read More..New York, Feb 23 : Bisexual women are likely to have worse cardiovascular health than their heterosexual peers, new research showed. There is growing evidence that sexual minority adults have...
Read More..New York, Feb 23 : Bisexual women are likely to have worse cardiovascular health than their heterosexual peers, new research showed. There is growing evidence that sexual minority adults have...
Read More..Phnom Penh, Feb 23 : An 11-year-old girl from southeast Cambodia’s Prey Veng province had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, the Ministry of Health’s Communicable Disease Control Department said....
Read More..Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 : The Odisha government has decided to set up eight new urban primary health centres (UHPC) in different districts of the state under the National Urban Health...
Read More..New York, Feb 22 : People with HIV taking the dolutegravir (DTG) drug could be at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study. The World...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 22 : The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a State Human Rights Commission has the power to examine a case of criminal medical negligence when...
Read More..New York, Feb 22 : US researchers have used a device that stimulates the spinal cord to restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke patients, allowing them to perform...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 22 : Keeping in view the fact that stress-related issues can negatively impact professional performance of flight crews and Air Traffic Controllers, aviation regulator DGCA has proposed...
Read More..New York, Feb 22 : Long-term exposure to air pollutants may lead to bone damage among postmenopausal women, finds a study. Scientists from Columbia University in the US found that...
Read More..London, Feb 22 : An international team of clinicians has identified a severe form of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — with high mortality in people with advanced HIV...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 22 : Apple has armed global researchers with Apple Watch devices to help explore new frontiers in heart health, the company said on Wednesday. Using Apple’s newly...
Read More..Beijing, Feb 22 : People living with chronic pain conditions in the knee, neck and back due to ailments such as arthritis or cancer may be at a higher risk...
Read More..Seoul, Feb 22 : South Korea has decided to lift a requirement for travellers from China to take PCR tests after their arrival here from next month as the Covid-19...
Read More..Seoul, Feb 22 : The number of babies born in South Korea reached yet another fresh low in 2022, with deaths outpacing births for the third consecutive year, new data...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 22 : There have been at least 25 million flu illnesses, 280,000 hospitalisations, and 18,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 22 : Nearly 130,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the past four weeks, according to the latest report by the American Academy of...
Read More..Kochi, Feb 21 : Underlining that climate change poses a serious threat to the fisheries and aquaculture in the country, marine scientists have warned of increasing frequency and intensity of...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 21 : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take a policy decision on filling up vacant seats, reserved for persons with disabilities (PwD),...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 21 : Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, the senior-most judge of the apex court after the Chief Justice, has undergone a successful gallbladder surgery at...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 21 : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the Central government is working on the vision of reducing import dependency through indigenous production. He...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 21 : In a significant feat, a hospital in Bengaluru performed a hand replantation surgery on a 51-year-old male factory manager, whose wrist got severed while testing a...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 21 : Union Health Ministry may stop the funds given to Punjab Government under the Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme over the issues of changing the name of...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 21 : The World Health Organization on Tuesday called for accelerated action to provide quality, affordable, integrated and people-centered comprehensive eye care for everyone to address the increasing...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 21 : Hyderabad, which has emerged as a key global hub in life sciences, is home to the largest number of US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved...
Read More..New York, Feb 21 : A team of US researchers has developed the first smart wearable device to continuously track how much people use their voices, alerting them to overuse...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 21 : Doctors at the Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU) here have successfully removed a ‘gigantic kidney’ carrying 20 litres of fluid waste or urine in...
Read More..Wellington, Feb 21 : The number of teenage girld in New Zealand giving birth has more than halved over the last decade, thanks to improved education and access to contraception,...
Read More..Manila, Feb 21 : The Covid-19 death toll in the Philippines has increased to 66,030, the Department of Health (DOH) said in its latest update on Tuesday. The DOH reported...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 21 : To ensure better healthcare for infants, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to set up seven neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in five...
Read More..Washington, Feb 21 : The highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for over 80 per cent of new Covid-19 cases reported in the US, according to the latest estimates...
Read More..Jammu, Feb 21 : J&K state health agency (SHA) has suspended the empanelment of 13 hospitals and imposed heavy penalties on 17 others for their involvement in fraud while implementing...
Read More..New York, Feb 21 : An Indian-American researcher Girish N.Nadkarni-led study has revealed that Covid vaccination is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who...
Read More..Stockholm, Feb 21 : The next two to four weeks may see the emergence and spread of infectious diseases in the quake-hit areas of Turkey and Syria, the Stockholm-based European...
Read More..United Nations, Feb 21 : The UN seeks $45.3 million to aid Malawi in the fight against its deadliest cholera outbreak in recent history, said a UN spokesman. The world...
Read More..La Paz, Feb 21 : Bolivia has seen a sudden increase in dengue fever cases this year, with a total of 8,700 cases and 29 related deaths reported to date,...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Mauritius to...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : An Air India flight New York-New Delhi flight was diverted to London on Monday evening due to a medical emergency. According to information, the flight...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) will work together in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : A long-lasting dry cough that refuses to go away, repeated flu/viral infections, and low immunity amid disturbing weather patterns, Indians from Delhi-NCR to Mumbai are...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : Delhi Lt.Governor V.K.Saxena has approved the constitution of District Medical Boards (DMBs) under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 for 11 districts of Delhi. The Surrogacy...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 20 : A group of scientists has discovered that in addition to the lungs and respiratory system, Covid-19 may have long-term effects on heart health, even in...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 20 : US-based brain interface startup, Synchron, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is working on technology designed to transform daily life...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a newborn baby declared dead by the doctor in the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital was found alive after...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 20 : A ‘Sathiya’ corner will soon come up on campuses of government secondary school in Uttar Pradesh where students can discuss personal/adolescence issues. Dr Anand Agrawal, DGM,...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 20 : The Delhi High Court on Monday said that city government’s Group of Ministers’ decision to put on hold the ex-gratia payment of Rs one crore...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 20 : In the winter, when kids are regularly exposed to circulating viruses at school or daycare, a warm forehead is one of the first clear signs...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 20 : Apple Watch has helped to save the wearer’s life, by alerting about a racing pulse following a nap that led to a diagnosis of severe...
Read More..Dakshina Kannada, (Karnataka) Feb 20 : BJP Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh was rushed to a hospital in this district’s Mangaluru after he developed a chest pain on Monday, party sources...
Read More..Canberra, Feb 20 : Australians who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are five times more likely to die after contracting the virus than those who are fully inoculated, a report...
Read More..New York, Feb 20 : An Indian-American doctor has admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefit programmes and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions....
Read More..Jaipur, Feb 19 : A delegation of US Senators, headed by its Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and accompanied by US Charge d’Affaires Elizabeth Jones, inspected the making of the world-famous...
Read More..Chandigarh, Feb 19 : Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan on Sunday said a meeting to discuss the public interest issue of selling medicines at exorbitant rates, which is leading...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 19 : Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday said for the first time, India has achieved more than 15,000 transplants last year with an annual increase...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 19 : Delhi’s air quality index on Sunday remained into the very poor category for the second consecutive day. According to the System of Air Quality and...
Read More..By Vivek TripathiLucknow, Feb 19 : Logy.AI, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled healthcare platform has developed an AI and Whatsapp-based system which will help detect eye diseases, such as Cataract....
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 19 : The Lucknow-based CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has developed a DNA gel stain called ‘GreenR’, which is critical in RT-PCR and other diagnostic tests. At present, India...
Read More..Kolkata, Feb 19 : A HIV(+) special educator employed with a special education center for counselling and training of specially-abled children at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district in West...
Read More..By Avinash PrabhakarNew Delhi, Feb 19 : Health intervention on mobile phones can lead to improved lifestyle-related behaviours that can prevent secondary stroke, according to a study of stroke-ready centres...
Read More..Hyderabad, Feb 19 : Serum Institute of India on Sunday announced establishment of a Dr Cyrus Poonawalla Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness at Hyderabad. This centre...
Read More..New York, Feb 19 : Scientists have found that Covid-19 infection can cause changes in calcium channels that can affect how the heart beats which can also trigger inflammation and...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 19 : Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have successfully conducted heart surgery and a Caesarean section delivery on a patient. Dr Sudhir Singh, spokesperson, KGMU,...
Read More..Tokyo, Feb 18 : A team of Japanese researchers has discovered new antioxidants in chicken, pork and beef that may help in relieving fatigue and preventing dementia. Imidazole dipeptides (IDPs),...
Read More..Ottawa, Feb 18 : Health Canada announced that it has authorized the use of Moderna’s Spikevax bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccine for children and adolescents aged six to 17 years of...
Read More..Brazzaville, Feb 18 : A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 18 : Karnataka Lokayukta has taken suo motu cognisance of water contamination case in which three persons had died and more than 80 taken ill in Anapura village...
Read More..Copenhagen, Feb 18 : Increasing physical activity could save lives and billions of euros of health care costs annually in the European Union (EU), according to a report published by...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 18 : Drone technology provider Garuda Aerospace has announced a partnership with Narayana Health for transporting bio-medical supplies using its ‘Sanjeevani’ drones. The partnership aims to revolutionise the...
Read More..By Praveen DwivediBhopal, Feb 17 : On January 4, a 24-year-old doctor in the government-run Gandhi Medical College (GMC) in Bhopal committed suicide in her hostel room, after sending a...
Read More..Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 : Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has been ailing for a few months and was airlifted to Bengaluru on Sunday for...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 17 : A team of researchers found that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can be detected in tears sampled by ocular swabs, a new study has shown....
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 17 : For people who have been infected with Covid-19 at least once before, natural immunity against severe disease (hospitalisation and death) was strong and long-lasting for...
Read More..Gurugram, Feb 17 : The parents of an 8-year-old diabetic girl alleged that around 8 to 10 inches piece of gauze was left in the girl’s throat after surgery for...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 17 : Traders’ body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged the Union Health Minister to implement the recommendations of the Group of Ministers constituted under...
Read More..Bhopal, Feb 17 : Medical services across all state government-run hospitals and healthcare centres were disrupted as doctors went on an indefinite strike on Friday, The protest began at Bhopal’s...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Centre is mulling to develop ‘one nation, one policy’ for organ donation and transportation in the country. The Centre has decided to do away...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 16 : After the national telemedicine platform – eSanjeevani- registered another landmark by providing teleconsultation services to 10 crore beneficiaries on Thursday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 16 : After Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) clocked 270 on Thursday, the Sub-Committee for operationalisation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 16 : Researchers from the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), under the Department of Science and Technology, have developed a nanocomposite...
Read More..Patna, Feb 16 : The negligence of the health department surfaced once again in Bihar’s Kaimur district where doctors at a primary health centre performed vasectomy on an unmarried youth...
Read More..Chandigarh, Feb 16 : In a first in India, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research’s (PGIMER) Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre has performed two orbital atherectomy procedures....
Read More..Chennai, Feb 16 : The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Chennai Metrowater authority and other local bodies to take stringent action against...
Read More..Tokyo, Feb 16 : Nearly 15 million birds have been culled in Japan, a record high for a single season, amid an unprecedented spread of bird flu across the country,...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 16 : Researchers at IIT-Delhi on Thursday said they developed a nano-vaccine using the body’s own immune cells, as opposed to the synthetic materials or adenoviruses used...
Read More..Mumbai, Feb 16 : An infant boy, born with a rare skull defect, was successfully operated on – when five days old – to repair his skull and scalp at...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 16 : The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has initiated a multi-site clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral for the treatment of Covid-19, the agency has...
Read More..Geneva, Feb 16 : The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a widespread outbreak of the mpox (monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO officially...
Read More..By Vishnu MakhijaniNew Delhi, Feb 15 : His first job was as a charitable intern earning Rs 150 a month and after nine years of struggle, he started earning Rs...
Read More..Yadgir (Karnataka), Feb 15 : A woman died, while more than 30 other persons fell ill after drinking polluted water in a village in Karnataka’s Yadgir district, officials said on...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 15 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a PIL seeking direction to state governments to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 15 : The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed on February 15 every year with the aim of creating awareness.The experts advise parents on the occasion that...
Read More..London, Feb 15 : The AI classifiers trained on audio recordings cannot accurately predict whether someone has Covid-19 by analysing the sound of their coughs, according to the study led...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 14 : Global biopharmaceuticals company Biocon Ltd on Tuesday announced its net revenue from operations for the quarter, ending December 31, 2022.increased by 36 per cent to Rs...
Read More..Guwahati, Feb 14 : The Assam government has got the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) permission to start MBBS course in the newly-built Kokrajhar Medical College in Kokrajhar district. It will...
Read More..Lagos, Feb 14 : Nigerian health authorities have confirmed 216 diphtheria cases with 40 deaths in four states of the country since December 2022. In the latest situation report on...
Read More..San Francisco, Feb 14 : Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called SmokeMon that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 14 : The department of surgery at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is planning to introduce robotic surgery in a big way. Prof A.A.Sonkar, HoD surgery at...
Read More..By Supriya RameshNew Delhi, Feb 14 : A Delhi court has set aside an order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate directing the registration of FIR against a paediatric surgeon in...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 14 : Union health ministry on Monday held a Cyclathon with the theme, ‘Cycle for Health’ at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) to promote physical and mental...
Read More..London, Feb 14 : The so-called ‘male disadvantage’ in severity of Covid-19 cannot solely be explained by pre-existing cardiovascular disease as other factors also contribute to heart disease severity, researchers...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 14 : Samsung has added temperature sensor functionality in its Galaxy Watch5 series that will bring temperature-based period tracking to the wrist. Samsung Electronics and Natural Cycles...
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 14 : Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has ordered a probe into the case of a patient gone missing from Jhansi’s Maharani Laxmibai Medical College. Pathak...
Read More..Los Angeles, Feb 14 : US teenage girls are experiencing record-high levels of feelings of sadness and acts of violence, according to new federal data released. About 57 per cent...
Read More..Kolkata, Feb 13 : Singer-turned-politician and West Bengal Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo was on Monday admitted to a hospital in Kolkata following complaints of severe chest pain, along with extreme...
Read More..New Delhi, Feb 13 : Homegrown smartwatch brand Fire-Boltt on Monday announced the launch of its new smartwatch which features a 1.28-inch HD display with 240*240 pixel resolution. The new...
Read More..Ankara/Damascus, Feb 13 : The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6 touched 29,605 and 1,414 respectively. Xinhua gathered some facts about quake-hit...
Read More..Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the effort of AIIMS Bhubaneswar doctors for doing first ever quadruple joint replacement surgery on a crippled patient of Odisha....
Read More..Lucknow, Feb 13 : A US-based Saloni Heart Foundation will collaborate with Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science (SGPGIMS) and Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi to aid children with...
Read More..Bengaluru, Feb 13 : Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, has announced the inauguration of a 100-bed maternity and child care hospital in Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara district...
Read More..Stockholm, Feb 13 : Sweden has discarded nearly 8.5 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19, local media reported. The discarded doses equal to about 20 per cent of vaccine doses...
Read More..Islamabad, Feb 12 : A polio vaccination campaign is set to kick off from Monday in 39 districts of Pakistan to vaccinate more than 6 million children under the age...
Read More..Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 : Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has been ailing for a few months, was airlifted to Bengaluru on Sunday. His wife,...
Read More..Colombo, Feb 12 : Sri Lankan Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Sunday announced that all non-essential and non-urgent surgeries at government hospitals have been postponed. He said that essential and...
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