Health

Amaravati, Aug 2 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to give top priority to teachers in the vaccination programme as schools are set to reopen on August 16.Reddy held a review meeting on the prevailing…

New Delhi, Aug 2 : Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rushed a multi-disciplinary team to Maharashtra to monitor a Zika virus case reported and assist the Uddhav Thackeray government in effective management in case of an outbreak amid an…

Hyderabad, Aug 2 : Bharat Biotech on Monday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded prequalification to its rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac 5D.The new variant of Rotavac is a unique rotavirus vaccine formulation that can be administ…

New Delhi, Aug 2 : The domestically developed Covaxin is effective against the Delta plus variant of Covid-19, claims Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its study released on Monday.Covaxin is developed by the Bharat Biotech in collaboratio…

Chennai, Aug 2 : The Indian Association of Pediatrics (IAP), Tamil Nadu chapter in association with the state health department has trained nurses and doctors to manage Covid-19 in children.The training was conducted online.Nearly 10,000 staff nurses…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 : Starting Monday, all those entering Tamil Nadu and Karnataka from Kerala especially at the Walayar border and Thalapadi border in these two states are finding it tough to cross the borders, after the respective state polic…

Mumbai, Aug 2 : The Reliance Foundation and BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will provide 300,000 (3-Lakh) Covid-19 vaccine doses to poor communities in 50 Mumbai slums, an official said here on Monday.The 3-month long drive will be conducted…

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANSlife) Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. In India, alone, lung cancer accounts for a majority cancer burden, with 1 in 68 males falling victim to it.Moreover, several sources state that around 80 pe…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 : The powerful body of the traders — Kerala Vyapari Vywasayi Ekopana Samithi on Monday said that they are going to open their shops from August 9.State president of the Samithi, T.Nasirudhin said they gave a lot of time to …

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 : The powerful body of the traders — Kerala Vyapari Vywasayi Ekopana Samithi on Monday said that they are going to open their shops from August 9.State president of the Samithi, T.Nasirudhin said they gave a lot of time to …