Health

Srinagar, Aug 6 : More than 43 lakh children, aged between 9 months and 15 years, will be immunised in Jammu and Kashmir under the Measles-Rubella Vaccination (MRV) drive from September 1, an official said here on Monday.”The campaign will be conduct…

New Delhi, Aug 6 : Suggesting segregation of solid waste at the household level, the Supreme court on Monday said there should be a penal provision for dealing with those refusing to do so.Noting that 3,600 tonnes of solid waste is generated every da…

Chennai, Aug 6 : DMK President M. Karunanidhi’s health has deteriorated and his response to medical intervention over the next 24 hours will determine the prognosis, Kauvery Hospital said on Monday.”There has been a decline in the medical condition o…

Patna, Aug 6 : Union Minister of State for Health Ashwani Kumar Choubey on Monday inaugurated emergency and trauma services at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna.”This facility will provide much-needed help to those who had to trav…

Chennai, Aug 5 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday visited DMK President M. Karunanidhi at the Kauvery Hospital here and wished him speedy recovery.”Visited Thiru Karunanidhi, met Kalaignar’s family members and doctors, and inquired about his healt…

Shimla, Aug 5 : Himachal Pradesh is promoting the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants by encouraging farmers to cultivate them, the government said on Sunday.Under the National AYUSH Mission, the government is providing financial assista…

New Delhi, Aug 5 : After constructing the Afghan Parliament building in Kabul, India’s Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has now taken up the challenging task of building a Rs 120 crore psychiatric-care hospital in war-ravaged South Sudan’s capi…

After several misdiagnosis and other dilemmas, 10 years ago I was diagnosed with a very rare disease, hardly known in India, called VHL or Von Hippel Lindau, during my landmark liver transplant.I can still recall the quizzical faces of the radiologists…

Lucknow, Aug 5 : In a major boost to the healthcare infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, a collaboration between Apollo Hospitals and Medics Super Speciality Hospital was announced here on Saturday.Under this, ApolloMedics — a 330-bed quaternary care ho…

Varanasi, Aug 4 : The government on Saturday upgraded the status of the Institute of Medical Sciences – Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU) to the level of AIIMS, entitling it to get funding and other facilities from the Central government.The upgradi…