Health

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 : The daily Covid test positivity rate in Kerala on Tuesday came down to 10.44 per cent with 9,735 persons testing positive for the virus after 93,202 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, said a statement issued by Chie…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted Zydus Cadila to conduct Phase III trials of ZyCoV-D, the two-dose regimen of its needle-free Covid vaccine.The company has “got the permission to conduct Phase III trials f…

Chennai, Oct 5 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday said that the fifth mega vaccination drive against Covid-19 will be held on October 10, and a target of 15 lakh vaccinations has been set.Speaking to reporters here, he underlined …

Noida, Oct 5 : In an extremely rare surgery, doctors at Fortis Hospital here have removed an artificial heart implanted on a 56-year-old patient from Iraq — the first in India, the hospital said on Tuesday.The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) i…

Jalaun (UP), Oct 5 : Three molecular biologists-cum-junior scientists in a UP medical college have landed in trouble for faking a number of RT-PCR test results by deliberately showing them positive when they were negative.So far, 15 such reports have…

Amaravati, Oct 5 : In a bid to ensure access to menstrual hygiene for adolescent girls and young women, the Andhra Pradesh government has launched a program under which branded sanitary napkins will be provided free of cost to girl students of gover…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created serious concerns about the mental health of children and their families, says UNICEF report on mental health ‘The States of the World’s Children 2021’.The report says that around 14 per cen…

Chennai, Oct 5 : The Tamil Nadu Health Department will increase fogging and other methods to control mosquito breeding as dengue cases are on the rise in the state, officials said on Tuesday.Health Minister Ma Subramanian had on Monday chaired a meet…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : India on Tuesday reported 18,346 Covid cases in the last 24 hours – the lowest tally in 209 days, while there were another 263 deaths, taking the death toll to 4,49,260, the Union Health Ministry said.A total of 29,639 patients rec…

Patna, Oct 5 : Over 40 villagers, including children, are reported to be suffering from diarrhoea in the Nathu Bigha village in Bihar’s Aurangabad district.The state health department claimed that a medical team was sent to the village, but the resid…