Health

Hyderabad, July 27 : Hepatitis is the second most common infection with high mortality rate after tuberculosis in India, and it is estimated that around 5 crore Indians suffer from Hepatitis-B infections while more than 1.2 crore from Hepatitis-C.On …

Hyderabad, July 27 : Drug maker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said on Tuesday that the locally-manufactured Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine is expected to be available in the September-October period.”The local manufacturers of Sputnik V vaccine are currently i…

Chennai, July 27 : Truck and bus maker Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) on Tuesday said it has begun free vaccination for truck drivers of all brands at its Oragadam plant near here.Over 60 drivers were vaccinated on the first day, adding to …

New Delhi, July 27 : The national capital reported 77 new Covid cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi government’s daily health bulletin on Tuesday.The daily test positivity rate rose marginally to 0.11 against 0.7 per cen…

Srinagar, July 27 : There was no Covid related death on Tuesday in J (and) K where 183 patients recovered and 107 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours.Officials said 68 recoveries and 40 cases were reported from the Jammu division and 115…

New Delhi, July 27 : The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and prot…

New Delhi, July 27 : WhatsApp on Tuesday announced to empower 100 social impact organisations in India that would be trained on using the mobile messaging platform for better community engagement. The virtual ‘Chat for Impact Bootcamp’ on August 10-1…

New Delhi, July 27 : The havoc induced by Covid-19 has affected sleep, and increased stress and anxiety, impacting physical as well as mental health of people.Natural antioxidant Gamma Oryzanol may help improve sleep and anxiety, say health experts.G…

Amaravati, July 27 : In a special vaccine drive, Andhra Pradesh government inoculated as many as 11.78 lakh people, said a health official on Tuesday.AP health department carried out the special drive all through the 13 districts of the southern stat…

New Delhi, July 27 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a PIL seeking direction to Centre to operationalize all the provisions of the Clinical Establishments Act, 2010 and Clinical Establishment Rules, 2012, across the country.The plea fil…