Health

Without the springtime rituals of traditional graduation ceremonies, former US President Barack Obama delivered two virtual commencement addresses on Saturday, urging millions of high school and colle...

The Indian Medical Association, the country’s largest body of doctors, on Sunday batted for universal health care directly funded by tax revenues instead of the insurance-based model through which t...

Even before the microbiome craze — the hope that the bacteria in your gut holds the key to good health — people were ingesting cultures of living microorganisms to treat a host of conditions. Thes...

Testing capacity for coronavirus in the two approved virus research and diagnostic laboratories in Manipur has considerably increased, with a 31-year-old man testing positive for Covid-19 amidst the r...

Eight Covid-19 patients and two deaths in south Calcutta’s Panchanantala, Dhakuria, in little over a fortnight have the civic body worried why the area has turned into a cluster.The contacts of all ...

Chest X-rays on young and middle-aged adults with the new coronavirus disease, performed on entry into hospitals, may be faster predictors than blood biochemistry of who might be at high risk of sever...

Fancy Bazar, a prime business hub of the Northeast, wore a deserted look here on Thursday following the detection of at least 16 Covid cases from the area. The first case was detected on Tuesday and t...

The Covid-19 outbreak and the resultant economic downturn will make healthcare units change their operations and financial models, said officials of several hospitals.Some of the hospitals said they w...

Health workers will knock on 400 household doors each in 60 districts across the country later this month seeking blood samples for India’s first community survey for the new coronavirus as proposed...

The biggest business hub in the Northeast, Fancy Bazar, was hit by Covid-19 after a worker of the locality here tested positive on Monday night, affecting business activities in the region. Following ...