Chennai clinic eases dialysis woes

Dialysis is a scary word to most of us. It signifies that both the kidneys have failed and our blood needs to be cleaned by an external agent. It conjures up images of financial difficulties and we......

Veteran nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu dies of Covid-19

Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Sekhar Basu succumbed to Covid-19 early on Thursday at a private hospital in Kolkata, a health department official said.......

'COVID-19 is not food-borne'

'It is safe to consume cooked non-vegetarian food.' IMAGE: Students wearing masks at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu .Photograph: PTI Photo= With the number of COVID-19 infected cases rising by the day,......

COVID-19 doubling rate 11 days, fatality 3.2%: Govt

The doubling rate for COVID-19 cases has improved to 11 days in the country as against the 3.4 days before the lockdown was imposed and the case fatality has been recorded at 3.2 per cent, the......