WEF' arm, Telangana govt ink pact to send medical supplies via drones
HYDERABAD: The World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network and the Telangana government Thursday announced they are set to launch an...
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stressed the importance of community participation to prevent and control vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya at an awareness campaign on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stressed the importance of community participation to prevent and control vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and...
Organs of brain dead man transplanted on four patients
KOLKATA: Heart, two kidneys and liver of a brain dead person were transplanted on four patents at different hospitals here on Tuesday, doctors said. Thirty...
Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected, says UN
UNITED NATIONS: More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the...
Over 60 malaria cases in Delhi, 27 of dengue
NEW DELHI: At least 66 malaria cases have been reported in Delhi this year, more than double the number of people affected by dengue,...
Per capita water availability declines
NEW DELHI: The per capita water availability has declined to 1,544 cubic metre in 2011 from 1,816 cubic metre in 2001, Jal Shakti Minister...
Health Min bill proposes scrapping NEET-PG; MBBS final exam prerequisite for admission to MD/MS
NEW DELHI: In a relief to medical students wanting to pursue post-graduate courses, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to do away with NEET-PG...
Show of hands on immigrant health care belies a thorny issue
WASHINGTON: In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don't...
E-cigarettes damage brain stem cells
NEW YORK: In the most damning study so far, a US research team has found that e-cigarettes, often targeted at youth and pregnant women,...
Eating this bacteria may cut heart disease risk
LONDON: Researchers have discovered that the use of a pasteurized form of Akkermansia muciniphila, an intestinal bacteria, provides greater protection from various cardiovascular disease...