Only one allopathic govt doctor for 10,926 people in India: Report
NEW DELHI: There is only one allopathic government doctor for every 10,926 people in India against the WHO's recommended doctor-population ratio of 1:1000, stated...
Ganga Ram hospital doctor appointed faculty member at Rochester University in US
NEW DELHI: A doctor, from the field of radiology, at a leading hospital here has been appointed as an adjunct professor at a well-known...
India's life expectancy rises; diabetes, hypertension rate high: Report
NEW DELHI: Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile...
Wildfire erupts near Reagan library in Southern California
SIMI VALLEY (US): A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes,...
sexually abused
REWA, Madhya Pradesh: An alleged instance of sexual abuse of at least two former inmates of an NGO-run adoption centre in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa...
Chennai, Bangalore will become Cape Town if people don't act to save water
NEW DELHI: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat warned on Wednesday that if people still don't understand their responsibility to save water, a...
Wellness, Health, Ayurvigyan AirQualityIndex DiwaliCelebrations, Ayushmann Bharat Scheme, Healthcare sector, Care
NEW DELHI: Delhi had anticipated the season's worst pollution levels on the morning after Diwali, but the air quality, although "very poor", turned out...
On Kali Puja, Kolkata's air quality at 'moderate' level better than last year
KOLKATA: The air quality in the city and the surrounding areas was recorded in the "moderate" category on Kali Puja on Sunday, officials said. The...
Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California
LOS ANGELES: Some 50,000 people were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high...
Strain of wild poliovirus eradicated: WHO
GENEVA: Wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, hailing the development as an "historic achievement for humanity" that...