Health
Portugal health minister quits after pregnant Indian woman dies; probe ordered
Janjivan Bureau / Lisbon : The tragic death of a pregnant Indian woman in Portugal while being shifted between crisis-hit hospitals here has led to the resignation of the country's health minister Marta Temido while authorities have launched an investigation...
Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions after two years, says study
Janjivan Bureau / London : Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after covid-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study of over 1.25 million patient health records...
Strong anti-tobacco law needed to save youth and dreams of aspiring parents, say experts from various walks of life
Plug gaps in COTPA Act to save our youth and kids from tobacco menace: Shweta Shalini, Maharashtra BJP spokesperson. Tobacco use can have a serious impact on fertility of both men and women, on quality of life in pregnancy, said...
AIIMS doctors say high blood pressure left untreated, is adding to India’s rising stroke burden
Janjivan Bureau/ New Delhi : Undetected and untreated hypertension is the top risk factor for stroke which is the second leading cause for death and disability after ischaemic heart disease, across the world. Studies have shown that at least 64%...
IIT Madras 4th time top educational institutes while AIIMS Delhi best medical college in the country
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, bagged the top spot among educational institutes in the country for the fourth consecutive year while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the best university,...
Free Covid precaution doses for 18-59 age group from July 15 at government centres: Anurag Thakur
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive likely to begin from July 15, official sources said on...
‘First time in history’: Cancer vanishes for every patient in drug trial; Indian-origin patient among those healed completely
New York : An Indian-origin patient was among those who had a "miracle" cure using a cancer medication that is being tried out by a research centre here, achieving an unprecedented healing rate when all 14 patients in the trial...
Air passengers who violate Covid norms should be put on no-fly list: Delhi HC to DGCA
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : In the wake of the sudden spurt of COVID cases, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue binding guidelines for enforceability of mask mandates and...
Corbevax for 5 to 11 years and Covaxin for 6 to 12 years children gets Covin-19 vaccine
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine Covaxin restricted emergency use authorisation for children between the age of 6-12 years. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin gets DCGI nod for children aged...
Boosters for all adults at private vaccination centres from Sunday: Govt, The booster dose would have to be a homologous dose
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : The government has decided that precaution dose of Covid vaccines will be made available to all adults in the 18+ population at private vaccination centres from April 10. The administration of booster doses to...
