Misuse of steroids is cause of mucormycosis: AIIMS chief

All India Institute of Medical Sciences' director Randeep Guleria on Saturday said misuse of steroids is a major cause behind mucormycosis. Guleria also urged the hospitals to follow protocols of......

Test for TB if cough persists: Govt's revised Covid guidelines

The Union health ministry has advised Covid patients to go for tests for tuberculosis and other conditions if cough persists for more than two-three weeks. IMAGE: Health workers process COVID-19......

How Covid took devastating turn in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic took a deadlier and more devastating turn in 2021 soon after a glimmer of hope was provided by the launch of vaccines at the beginning of the year, etching nightmarish......

Govt's guide on long-term health issues post Covid

The Union health ministry on Thursday released post-Covid sequelae modules, national comprehensive guidelines on post-Covid management to guide on the long-term health issues of the COVID-19......

Wasim Akram's Late Swing

Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes......

Former Pakistan skipper Akram reveals addiction to cocaine

'My devices turned into vices. Worst of all, I developed a dependence on cocaine.' IMAGE: Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram, in his upcoming autobiography Sultan: A Memoir, says his cocaine......

Shooting coach Monali Gorhe dead at 44

IMAGE: Monali Gorhe (first from right, bottom row) was coach of pistol core team. Photograph: Instagram In a big loss to the Indian shooting fraternity, coach and technical official Monali Gorhe......