Health

Srinagar, June 17 : Recoveries continued to outnumber new Covid cases in J (and) K on Thursday as 1,426 patients were discharged after recovery while 656 new cases were reported during last 24 hours.Officials said that 190 cases and five deaths were …

New Delhi, June 17 : In order to ensure the cuts in GST rates of essential Covid-19 drugs and other medications is passed on to consumers, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has directed all pharma manufacturing and marketing companies to …

Chennai, June 17 : Mega star Rajinikanth will leave for the US on Saturday for a routine medical check up.The matinee idol’s office in a statement on Thursday said that the actor has completed the shooting of his high budget movie “Annaatthe” in Hyde…

New Delhi, June 17 : Fortis Healthcare on Thursday announced that Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will be available at two of its hospitals as part of a limited pilot roll-out from June 19.The two-dose Covid shot will be available at Fortis Memori…

Amaravati, June 17 : Active Covid cases dropped below the 70,000 mark to reach 69,831 on Thursday in Andhra Pradesh, even as 6,151 new Covid infections have been reported.With the new cases, Andhra Pradesh’s Covid tally crossed 18.3 lakh.On a positiv…

Mumbai, June 17 : In a unique initiative, the Maharashtra Health Department will use mobile units to check the hearing abilities of newborns in the state to diagnose and start their treatment early, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday.To be …

New Delhi, June 17 : The Serum Institute of India is likely to launch clinical trials of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for children in July, sources said.SII is likely to introduce the Novavax vaccine, to be known as Covavax in the country, by Septemb…

Chennai, June 17 : People of Chennai and its suburbs are putting off their travel plans and are not taking up job offers following the delay in uploading vaccine certificates on the portal.Vaccination proof is mandatory for travelling to several fore…

New Delhi, June 17 : India’s largest stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless has facilitated the supply of 150 ventilators to the Haryana and Odisha governments, in continuation to steps taken by it to combat and minimise the spread and impact…

New Delhi, June 17 : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, on Thursday, requested the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to replace Newborn Calf Serum (NBCS) with animal-free chemical solution, in the production of the Covid…