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Polio vaccination drive in country to begin on Jan 17: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan today announced that polio vaccination drive in the country would begin on the 17th of this month. The He...

Second nationwide dry run of Covid-19 vaccination drive being held today

The second Covid 19 vaccination dry run is being held throughout the country today. The massive mock drill is being conducted in 736 districts across ...

Vaccination for Covid-19 is voluntary: Govt

The Government has said that the vaccination for Covid-19 is voluntary. The Health Ministry has come out with a series of frequently asked questions a...

Dr Nageshwar Reddy urges people above the age of 50 to take the vaccine for Covid-19

Dr Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Chief of Gastroenterology, AIG Hospitals, on Sunday urged people above the age of 50 and those suffering from comorbi...

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says Covid-19 vaccine to be given free across the country

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today said that the COVID 19 vaccine will be free across India. Talking to the media, Dr Harsh Vardhan said that not ...

UNICEF to transport up to 850 tonnes of Covax per month

United Nations: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) could potentially transport up to 850 tonnes of Covid-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should su...

India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine ‘Covaxin’ shows robust immune response in its 1st phase clinical trials

India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, has shown to generate robust immune responses in its first phase clinical trials.A detailed immunogen...

Antibodies depleting faster in elderly patients: Study

Lucknow: A study conducted by the Transfusion Medicine department of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has found that the antibodies are depleti...

Back pain could be pancreatic cancer's first sign: Study

New Delhi: Working from home has become the new norm in the pandemic, which means work is not restricted to office hours alone. Prolonged sitting...

Iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children: Study

New Delhi: According to the National Family Health Survey, in India, more than 50 per cent of children, women of reproductive age, and pregnant women ...

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Vegans, vegetarians at higher risk of bone fractures: Study

London: Compared with people who ate meat, vegans with lower calcium and protein intakes (on average) had a 43 per cent higher risk of fractures anywh...

University of Oxford Scientists Expect Covid-19 Vaccine Data By Christmas

University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their Covid-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said on T...

Diabetes, BP may up neuro complications in Covid patients: Study

New York: Researchers have revealed that some patients with Covid-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the brain and s...

Mouthwash can kill Covid-19 virus in 30 seconds: Study

London: Researchers have once again claimed that widely-available mouthwashes have killed Coronavirus, responsible for the Covid-19 disease, within 30...

Diabetes drug can treat and reverse heart failure: Study

New York: Empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug, can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both diabetics and non-diabetics, say ...

After seven months, AP and Telangana to resume inter state bus services

After four rounds of negotiations in the last seven months, APSRTC and TSRTC, in a landmark decision, have finally agreed to restart inter state bus s...

India taking 100 days as cut-off for Covid-19 reinfection: ICMR

Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR Dr Balram Bhargava said that ICMR has decided upon a cutoff of 100 days for reinfection of...

After COVID-19 break, Hyderabad theatres to reopen from next week

Rejoicing to film lovers who have been waiting to catch up with their favorite films on the big screen, as the theaters are expected to reopen in the ...

World Heart Day being celebrated today

Today is World Heart Day, aimed at drawing people’s attention to heart ailments and the whole range of associated health issues.This initiative was la...

India aims to end tuberculosis by 2025: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable D...

Thaawarchand Gehlot to launch Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline 'KIRAN'

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot will launch the 24x7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline "KIRAN” on Monday. Th...

WHO issues new treatment guidance, recommending steroids to treat critically ill Covid patients

International clinical trials published yesterday confirmed the hope that cheap, widely available steroid drugs can help seriously ill patients surviv...

Govt launches e-portal on tribal health & nutrition

Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda yesterday inaugurated the e-portal on tribal health and nutrition named 'Swasthya'. The portal provides all health...

AYUSH Ministry launches 3-month campaign for Immunity

AYUSH Ministry has launched a three-month campaign on Ayush for Immunity through a webinar. More than 50,000 people participated in the Webinar. ...

Health Ministry's tele-medicine platform provides over 1.5 lakh online consultations

Health ministry’s initiative eSanjeevani OPD, a telemedicine service, has registered one lakh 58 thousand online consultations. Health and family welf...

New health warnings for all tobacco products to come into effect from 1st December

Union Health Ministry has notified new sets of health warnings for all tobacco products by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Pro...

Govt aims to increase health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025

The Union Health Ministry has pushed for an increased expenditure on public health. In a meeting with the 15th Finance Commission, the Union Health Mi...

796 new cases of COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh reported 796 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record single day spike, taking the overall tally in the state to 12,285.Also, 11 patien...

Vitamin D may help mitigate chemotherapy side effects: Study

Sydney: Researchers have found that vitamin D can mitigate chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis — a painful inflammation and ulceration of ...