Nipah Death Puts Kerala On Alert

The scare of communicable diseases seems to be gripping the country with Maharashtra reporting 28 Zika cases this year, the highest since 2021. IMAGE: A patient, who according to medics is......

Downpour Of Diseases In India

Kerala has had 202 fatalities in 2024 so far.In July alone, there were 202,122 episodes of fever, 2,250 cases of dengue, 1,850 cases of mumps and several other illnesses. 10,000 cases of dengue......

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.''Government restrictions hold back universities in India......

Expanding Ayushman Bharat On Cards

The move to expand the health insurance scheme's coverage comes at a time when several hospitals have complained of delays in reimbursement related to the procedures performed under the scheme.......

Pandemic pushes up demand for CT scanners; firms gear up to meet surge

Siemens Healthineers, one of the largest manufacturers of made-in-India CT scanners, has sold 80-100 such machines in the last 45 days. The medical technology firm typically sells 250 machines in a......

Covid-19 pandemic is boom time for the 'faraway doctor'

Tele/video-consults have been effective for patients requiring post-hospitalisation follow-up, especially if they are from outside the city; patients with chronic diseases that need periodic......

Actor Arun Bali passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arun Bali/Instagram Actor Arun Bali, best known for his work on the television show Swabhimaan and the blockbuster 3 Idiots, died on Friday morning at his home in......

Surge in COVID-19 cases puts Tokyo Games in doubt

As Japan expands state of emergency, calls grow to cancel Games. Japan has repeatedly insisted it will hold the Games despite opinion polls showing a majority of respondents want them......