Non-adherence to precautions, mutation, super-spreading events may be driving spurt
WHO releases technical guidance for procurement, safe use of radiotherapy devices
COVID-19 cariants vs vaccines: How it works and what to expect
Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine claimed to have 80.6% efficacy
Students of engineering university in Odisha’s Sambalpur wrongly diagnosed with COVID-19
COVID-19 restrictions put in place in and around the engineering university were lifted after all of them tested negative on ...
Every 4th person to suffer hearing loss by 2050: WHO
At least 700 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss
El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free
The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017
‘COVID-19 India reproduction number exceeds 1’
Expert tracking novel coronavirus reproduction number flags surge in cases
FSSAI's GMO threshold for imported food crops ‘unacceptably high’, says letter to health minister
FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for GMO in imported food crops at 1%
Health ministry confirms 2 more coronavirus variants in India
Uptick in cases in 5 states cannot be linked to these variants as of now, said NITI Aayog member ...
COVID-19 update: Amid spike in cases, Maharashtra warns of a second wave
Punjab a cause of worry for a high death rate; Kerala continues to see spike in cases
First AES case of the year suspected in Muzaffarpur: Hospital source
An awareness campaign for AES was launched in the district
H5N8 detected in crows, bird flu alert in Bihar
Dozens of crows died in state’s West Champaran district in January 2021; the flu has been reported from at least ...
It’s taken roots: COVID-19 may soon turn endemic in many countries
India may be among endemic places; risk of the number of immune inidividuals dropping below a threshhold will remain
COVID-19 vaccine: 74% scheduled health workers didn't get second shot
Less than half the scheduled workers have received the first shot
COVID-19 vaccine update: South Africa may return Serum Institute of India doses
The WHO has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus jab for emergency use. This means the vaccine can be rolled out ...
Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI
Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India
Children with cancer: WHO estimates 55-85% in low- and middle-income countries get no treatment
Nearly 69% of southeast Asia’s cases of acute lymphoid leukemia, the most common cancer in children, were in India
Cancer among elderly women more prevalent than among men: LASI report
Himachal Pradesh, at 2.2%, showed the highest self-reported prevalence of cancer in adults aged 45 and above
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: What do WHO recommendations say
Health workers at high risk of exposure and older people — including those aged 65 or older — should ...
Depletion of particular brain tissue linked to chronic depression, suicide: Study
Astrocytes, a kind of supportive nerve cells, were found in much lower quantity in people who died by suicide
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2021): Rs 171,581 is avg debt per cultivator household in Kerala
All that was discussed in the House through the day
WHO team’s quest to trace COVID-19’s origins in China draws a blank
It, however, concluded that SARS-CoV-2 could not have leaked from a research lab
This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India
Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment
Oral doses of ketamine can help treat chronic suicidality: Study
Patients with the condition experienced a significant reduction in suicide ideation, said researchers
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