A day after a whistleblower revelation by popular urologist Dr Haris Chirackal, head of the Urology Department at the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram Medical College and Hospital, a four-member team of medical experts on Monday began a probe. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted all the doctors on the occasion of National Doctor’s Day. ...
A fire incident was reported from the government-run Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The mishap occurred in the burns ward of the hospital, and all 26 inpatients were safely shifted to another block. ...
Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and the condition was linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour -- more than 8,71,000 deaths annually between 2014 and 2023, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. ...
The 10 years of digital India have made sectors from healthcare to education to business and commerce inclusive and innovative, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. ...
Even as the positivity rate declined by 6.5 per cent over the past four days, Covid-19 cases are increasing in Manipur as the cumulative stood at 243 on Sunday, an official said. ...
Torrent Pharmaceuticals, the flagship company of the Torrent Group, on Sunday announced to buy a controlling 46.39 per cent stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals from global investment firm KKR at an equity valuation of Rs 25,689 crore. ...
In a significant achievement for identifying neurodegenerative diseases early, a team of US researchers has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians detect brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia using a single and widely available scan. ...
With xenotransplantation -- animal-to-human transplantation -- poised to address the global organ shortage crisis, a pioneering study has outlined how human immune cells interact with pig kidney tissue in transplanted organs, revealing critical early markers of rejection and potential intervention strategies. ...
A portable DNA sequencing device may be a key genomic surveillance tool for detecting hotspots of antibiotic resistance in animals, and the environment, according to a new study. ...
