Health

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Pharma major Biological E has sought approval from drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India to conduct the phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Corbevax.The company has sought approval as a single booster dose for those…

New Delhi, Oct 12 : A whopping 90 per cent people in urban India suffer from stress-induced headaches, finds a report.The report, titled ‘Saridon Headache Report’, is based on a survey of 10,004 respondents in 24 cities (top four metros and key Tier-…

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Covid vaccinations for children and adolescents can turn out to be a game changer and enable return to normalcy among the young population, said public health experts.The Drugs Controller General of India on Tuesday granted the Hy…

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 : The daily Covid test positivity rate in Kerala came down to 9 per cent on Tuesday, the lowest on a weekday after a long gap.In a statement issued here by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the state saw 7,823 people turning…

New Delhi, Oct 12 : The Centre on Tuesday allowed the airlines to deploy full pre-Covid flight capacity in the domestic sector from October 18.Passenger air services were suspended on March 25, 2020 due to the nationwide lockdown to check the spread …

Bengaluru, Oct 12 : After Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Covaxin for emergency use in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years, Karnataka Health Minister K.Sudhakar said that this is a big relief to parents who are eagerly waitin…

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Delhi on Tuesday reported 34 fresh Covid cases, taking its total tally to 14,39,252, as per the Health Department bulletin.However, no fatality has been reported in the city in the last two days.The city’s death toll stands at 25,…

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Doctors here performed a total knee replacement (TKR) surgery on a 84-yr-old patient, giving him a new lease of life after being bedridden for over a year.The case serves as the perfect example of age not being an inhibiting facto…

Hyderabad, Oct 12 : Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Tuesday exuded confidence that the state will achieve the target of 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination of population above 18 years in next one month.He said with 3 to 4 lakh people being a…

Hyderabad, Oct 12 : Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said that it is awaiting further regulatory approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for the 2-18 years age group.The Hyderabad-…