Health

Now that we have looked into the evidence behind the effect of exercise on the immune function in the previous weeks, let us find practical strategies to implement them into our daily lives. But befor...

India’s death rate among coronavirus disease patients is among the lowest in the world, the health ministry said on Tuesday, attributing it to early detection and clinical management, but health res...

A key screening-cum-quarantine centre near Chagolia checkgate, on the Assam-Bengal boundary, was damaged by storm on Tuesday, injuring nine. The day also saw Covid cases rise to 616 in the state, a ri...

For people who live or work in tall buildings, taking an elevator feels riskier in the time of coronavirus. Even if we avoid riding the elevator with other people, are we still riding with the germs t...

Is it safe to return to the gym? As a growing number of communities ease the stay-at-home mandates they had put in place to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, gyms are beginning to reopen t...

An entrepreneur, who has made a name for himself by running a thriving organic farm at Dalma in collaboration with local residents, is now branching onto something that all parents of school-going chi...

India has established a regulatory and legal framework involving bodies like the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and laws relatin...

Less than 7 per cent of India's patients with the new coronavirus disease need hospital care, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday, recording a fresh unprecedented spike of 5,611 new cases.The ...

The long-awaited nephrology department of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) is likely to get operational within 15-20 days.Nephrologist Dr Pragya Ghosh Pant, who joined the institute on Mo...

Immunisation and check-ups remain a worry because many doctors, including those who have started returning to outpatient departments of private hospitals, are yet to see patients in their standalone c...