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A medical worker takes a nasal sample from a man during a COVID-19 testing at a makeshift testing site at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally

Cases rose 10 per cent last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and...

15 July 2021 10:12 AM IST

Two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the ministry said. (PTI Photo)

Decision on emergency use listing of Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks: WHO

Swaminathan said WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the...

10 July 2021 5:01 PM IST

A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Modernas COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building, July 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP /Eugene Hoshiko)

UN chief calls for global vaccination plan as COVID-19 death toll tops...

The world needs a global vaccine plan to at least double the production of vaccines and ensure equitable distribution

8 July 2021 12:00 PM IST

Its true that maybe in 50% of the population, a stroke grows very quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise after stroke improves blood pressure, may prevent repeat...

Even a little bit of physical activity is important and beneficial.

24 May 2018 5:53 PM IST

Irrfan Khan won best actor awards for Hindi Medium at various shows.

Irrfan Khan diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor: Everything on...

Revelation comes after a few weeks, when he had said that he has a rare disease and will open up about it soon.

16 March 2018 5:35 PM IST

The increased risk was even higher for people who had an unusually large waist circumference or a high waist-to-hip ratio. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women with bigger waist and hips have higher heart attack risk

Preventative steps to avoid or reduce belly fat include a heart healthy diet such as plant based with limited carbs and...

13 March 2018 10:21 AM IST

Genital cutting of girls was banned in Egypt in 2008, criminalized in 2016, but continues to be viewed as a way to promote chastity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200 million girls, women have been cut in 30 countries in Africa,...

10 March 2018 2:27 PM IST

Individual weight loss approaches worked well for some people and not for others. (Photo: Pixabay)

No difference in diet plans when comes to long-run

Obesity remains a worldwide public health issue.

7 March 2018 2:47 PM IST

The drug makes the malaria pathogen unable to metabolise or reproduce. (Photo: Pixabay)

Men, school-going children more vulnerable to malaria

Study also showed that when households have an adequate supply of treated bed nets, these gender and age disparities...

13 Dec 2018 7:16 PM IST

An egg a day may keep the doctor away, study claims

An important limitation of this present study is that the people who consumed eggs regularly were much more affluent.

22 May 2018 12:54 PM IST

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

14 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo as WHO holds emergency meeting

The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday and called the risk to the public in Congo "very...

18 May 2018 1:39 PM IST

The moment you dont have a reason to smoke, you stop smoking. So, dont go from 10 to zero in a day. Aim to stop one micro habit after another. Dr Amit Gawande

Kick The Butt Not The Bucket

On World No Tobacco day, smokers and doctors share the best way to quit the harmful habit.

31 May 2018 1:17 AM IST