Gates Foundation commit USD 1.27 bln towards health & development goals
Sep 23, 2022, at 02:15 am
New York/UNI; The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 1.27 billion US dollars of commitment to meet global goals in the fields of health and development.
Kolkata: CMRI celebrates young patients who successfully battled hearing disabilities
Sep 22, 2022, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), one of the multi-specialty hospitals in Kolkata, Wednesday celebrated young patients who have successfully battled hearing disabilities.
India reports 5,443 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 22, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 5,443 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 46,342 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.
Nightmares in middle age linked to dementia risk: Reports
Sep 21, 2022, at 10:52 pm
London: People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to research at the University of Birmingham.
Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
India records 4,510 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 21, 2022, at 03:20 pm
India registered 4,510 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.33 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Paris: The French national health authority (HAS) approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a booster shot during the vaccination campaign starting on October 18.
Uganda declares Ebola breakout
Sep 20, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Kampala: The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry.
New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives.
India records 4,043 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,043 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.37 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India records 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 19, 2022, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.76 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 5,664 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 18, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi: India has registered 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Karkinos Health Care inaugurates Cancer Care Center in Kolkata
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Karkinos Health Care, supported by Tata Group, Reliance Foundation and Mayo Clinic, has recently inaugurated a Cancer Care Center in Kolkata's Agarpara.
India records 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.69 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
India records 6,298 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,298 new cases in the past 24 hours as COVID-19 positivity rate touched 1.89 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
Sep 15, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New York: As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.
Syria: Cholera outbreak is ‘serious threat’ to whole Middle East
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: The official declaration of a cholera outbreak in the Aleppo region of Syria at the weekend, represents “a serious threat to people in Syria”, and the whole Middle East region, said the UN humanitarian relief coordinator for the country on Tuesday.
India records 5,108 new OCVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,108 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.44 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:19 am
The Centre has removed popular antacids, including Ranitidine, from the essential medicine list over cancer concerns, media reports said.
COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a university campus as China continues to battle against the disease.
Top honours for surgeons from USA, India and Spain in International Robotic Surgery Innovation Award
Sep 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi / Michigan: Robotic surgeons from USA, India and Spain were named the top 3 winners in the K.S International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition hosted by the Michigan-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
India registers 4,369 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 1.25 pct
Sep 13, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.25 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India records 5,221 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,221 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.72 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Pakistan witnessing spike in Dengue cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in Dengue cases as panic is spreading in public over the shortage of fever medicine, media reports said on Sunday.
Polio: New York announces state of emergency
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: New York city administration has declared a state of emergency over polio with evidence emerging that the virus is spreading across the state.
India logs 5,076 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: India recorded 5,076 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 47,945 as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday
Maharashtra logs 734 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai, Sep 11 (UNI) Maharashtra reported 734 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.
India reports 5,554 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 5,554 Covid-19 cases to its overall tally of infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
Vaccine expected to induce strong monkeypox virus immune response, shows research
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Melbourne: New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).
Jammu and Kashmir: Residents avail benefit of free treatment in public hospital in Poonch
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
A hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch region is successfully providing free-of-cost treatment to the residents of the area by issuing Golden Cards for their dialysis treatment and surgeries for deprived persons.