Health News

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian athletes may be screened for Zika virus

Indian health ministry has asked the Sports Authority of India to prepare a list of the athletes for Zika screening

Aug 23, 2016

Chikungunya outbreak: Delhi, UP record unusual spike in number of cases this year

Chikungunya can lead to flu-like symptoms and can potentially cause death in elderly patients.

Aug 23, 2016

Kashmir unrest: Valley doctors to protest against firing at ambulance driver

An ambulance driver was allegedly shot at by the CRPF while he was ferrying patients from Ganderbal district to Srinagar.

Aug 19, 2016

Mentally-ill patients kept naked: NHRC sends notice to West Bengal Govt

The National Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognisance of the issue of patients being mistreated at Berhampur mental hospital.

Aug 19, 2016

Playing Pokemon Go may distort the mental growth of young children, doctors believe

Pokemon Go's augmented reality version can distort the view of real world of kids

Aug 18, 2016

Baby born midair gets free lifetime travel from Philippine's Cebu Pacific Air

The flight attendants, passengers on the flight helped the woman deliver her child

Aug 17, 2016

Hiranandani kidney racket: Maharashtra govt tightens noose around hospitals

New rules framed for conducting kidney transplant in Maharashtra

Aug 17, 2016

Organ Donation Day: What donors and recipients need to know

A complex procedure as organ donation needs regular medical monitoring throughout one's life.

Aug 12, 2016

UP govt sacks chief medical officer after infant dies following demands of bribe by hospital staff

A 10-month-old boy died after his treatment was allegedly delayed by the hospital staff members who insisted upon collecting bribe.

Aug 12, 2016

For Kashmir's injured, the healing touch of doctors is setting new examples

Doctors are working round the clock and are also helping in raising donations in bruised Kashmir.

Aug 8, 2016

33 foods that will help you in weight loss

An occasional binge on your favourite pizza will do you no harm.

Aug 8, 2016

Dengue outbreak hits West Bengal: Death toll reaches 13

Dengue virus has raised alarm bells in Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Aug 8, 2016

How Indian doctors helped an Omani child survive rarest of the rare cancer

Fathima was diagnosed with Bilateral adrenal neuroblastoma, a cancer that has been reported in only 50 children globally until now.

Aug 6, 2016

World Breastfeeding Week: India launches awareness drive, Maa, with Madhuri Dixit as brand ambassador

Currently 20 percent of newborn deaths in India occur due to poor breastfeeding practices.

Aug 6, 2016

Finger surgery gone wrong: How a parents' Whatsapp group helped Bengaluru boy recover

This Bengaluru boy, Lakshya recovered from a deadly comma thanks to the efforts of his school, acquaintances

Aug 5, 2016