Health

New Delhi, Feb 2 : A test used on guinea pigs to detect and identify pathogenic organisms that make animal feed unfit for consumption has been replaced by another standard test by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).The move will save countless guin…

New Delhi, Feb 2 : The Red Fort in New Delhi has been closed for tourists due to the recent bird flu scare.A few days back, nearly 20 crows were found dead in the monument’s premises. However, according to official information, a total of 60 birds h…

New Delhi, Feb 2 : The Health Ministry has deputed two high-level multi-disciplinary teams to visit Kerala and Maharashtra to collaborate with the health authorities to take steps for effective COVID-19 management, officials said on Tuesday.Both Kera…

New Delhi, Feb 2 : A year into the pandemic and after rounds of vaccination, India on Tuesday reported 94 Covid deaths in 24 hours, the lowest since May 14 last year.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the overall toll has reached 1,54,486…

Chandigarh, Feb 2 : A first of its kind in India, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has launched an amputee clinic, Director Jagat Ram said on Tuesday.Formally inaugurated on Monday, the clinic has bee…

Amaravati, Feb 1 : Andhra Pradesh reported 64 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the state’s overall tally to more than 8.87 lakh, even as 99 persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours.East Godavari district reported the highest numbe…

New Delhi, Feb 1 : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday began a relay hunger strike across the country against the Central Council of Indian Medicine’s (CCIM) order authorising post-graduate practitioners in specified streams of ayurveda to…

Yavatmal, Feb 1 : In a shocking lapse, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer drops instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji’s Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, officials said here on Monday.The in…

Yavatmal, Feb 1 : In a shocking lapse, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji’s Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, officials said here on Monday.Taking cogni…

Cuttack, Feb 1 : A major fire broke out at a private hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Monday but has been doused without any loss of life or injuries, officials said.A total of seven fire tenders were pressed into service to tackle the blaze in t…