New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Amid the heating debate over Covid-19 vaccines being linked with sudden deaths, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Thursday noted that the jabs developed in India “followed rigorous protocols and global standards”.Taking to social media platform...
Accra, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama, said, on Wednesday, that with the help of Jan Aushadhi Kendras, India proposes to provide "affordable healthcare and reliable care" to...
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) As Pakistan continued to battle a crippling disease, the country recorded another polio case, increasing the overall tally to 14 so far in 2025, the country's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.The new case was reported from...
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Policy changes are crucial to ensure equitable access to life-saving organ transplants for underserved and marginalised populations, according to a global study led by international researchers, including from India.While solid organ transplantation has improved globally,...
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) BJP’s Information Technology Cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday, accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of playing with the healthcare system of the state.According to him, the common people...
Addis Ababa, July 2 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has said malaria coordination and surveillance efforts are underway in Ethiopia, as the country reported more than 520,000 malaria cases in a single month.The WHO, in an Ethiopia Health Cluster...
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Providing mental health support is essential for burn survivors to help them tackle the stigma and discrimination, according to a study.While survival rates among burn patients have increased with better medical care, they are subjected...
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have identified a previously unknown trigger of diabetes in collagen -- the most abundant protein in the human body -- that is also worsening the blood...
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The dismantling of US foreign aid, imposed by the Donald Trump government, can lead to more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including over 4.5 million children under five, warned a study published in...
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and the condition was linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour -- more than 8,71,000 deaths annually between 2014 and...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Amid rising mental health challenges such as stress, burnout, and attention deficits, a new study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Monday showed that Indian classical ragas can potentially enhance levels of...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a simple sensor that is cost-effective and can enable faster detection of liver cancer.The team focussed on the potential of terbium -- a rare earth...