Health

New Delhi, Oct 26 : There is a need to accelerate development of new diagnostics, vaccines and drugs, use digital technology, Artificial Intelligence, and other innovations to advance TB response, Minister of State for Health Dr Bharti Pawar said on …

Bengaluru, Oct 26 : Seven people in Karnataka have been found to be infected with the new ‘AY 4.2’ Covid-19 variant, triggering fear of a possible third wave of the pandemic in the state.The new variant is causing havoc in the UK, Russia and China.As…

New Delhi, Oct 26 : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Tuesday fixed the ceiling prices for 12 anti-diabetic generic medicines.In a tweet, the NPPA said: “To make it possible for every Indian to afford medical treatment against d…

New Delhi, Oct 26 : The digital transformation can improve health for all people around the world.But this is only possible if digital technology is governed in the public interest rather than for private profit, and the health for all, values of dem…

Chennai, Oct 26 : Pharma major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited on Tuesday said it has launched a fixed dose combination drug for Type 2 diabetes.In a statement, Glenmark said the combination contains Remogliflozin (100 mg) + Vildagliptin (50 mg) + M…

New Delhi, Oct 26 : In the last 24 hours, India registered 12,428 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 238 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.In the same period, 356 new fatalities were reported, which increased the death toll to 4,55,068.T…

Lucknow, Oct 26 : The Uttar Pradesh government has sounded an alert on Zika virus in the state and issued an advisory after the first case was detected in Kanpur over the weekend.As per an official order issued by Ved Vrat Singh, Director General of …

Hyderabad, Oct 26 : Eating the right food can help beat depression effectively during difficult times, say nutritionists.Troubles linked to personal health, family situation, financial condition, and any other issue which might trigger despair during…

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Microsoft Teams platform has witnessed a 150 per cent increase in its usage among frontline workers over the last year, the company announced.Frontline workers in industries such as retail, financial services, healthcare, and gove…

Chennai, Oct 26 : The health department of Tamil Nadu will now focus more on increasing Covid-19 vaccination, as well as taking measures to control a dengue fever outbreak in the state after cases were reported in Chennai and adjoining districts.Stat…