Health News

West Bengal: Four Dead after Blood Transfusion at Durgapur Hospital

A team from the central government and the state government's directorate of drug control have begun an investigation into the matter.

Sep 8, 2015

1,34,000 Saiga Antelopes Killed in Kazakhstan; Possible Reasons for Mass Death of Endangered Animal

More than 1,34,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan died in just two weeks starting late May this year, baffling scientists and veterinarians on the cause of the sudden death.

Sep 4, 2015

Smartphone Addiction May Cause Digital Amnesia, Says Kaspersky Survey

Around half of the smartphone users started believing Internet as an extension of their brains.

Aug 20, 2015

Health App 1mg Launches Awareness Campaign on Affordable Cancer Medication

The campaign stresses the importance of Jaankari (Information) about all aspects of cancer to minimise the suffering of patients and caregivers.

Aug 17, 2015

Bengaluru Doctors, Parents Fret as 'Mysterious Illness' Among Children is on Rise

The city doctors say they see 30 to 40 cases everyday.

Aug 14, 2015

Trial Finds Ebola Vaccine 100% Effective

The results were described as "remarkable" and "game changing" by global health specialists.

Aug 1, 2015

India's Medical Equipment Sector Likely to Grow to $7.7 billion by 2016

"India has made considerable strides in developing innovative industries across a number of sectors and maintains strong potential to do the same in medical devices," said Maulik Nanavaty, president for neuromodulation at Boston Scientific

Jul 25, 2015

Keralites Shine in Delhi AIIMS Union Elections, Win All Posts Except One

Abhijith S, hailing from Kollam, has been elected as the president of MBBS students' union in AIIMS.

Jul 23, 2015

Assam: 13 Die of Encephalitis in Jorhat District

While seven died due to acute encephalitis syndrome, six succumbed to Japanese encephalitis.

Jul 23, 2015

South Sudan: Over 1,200 Cholera Cases Recorded, 39 Dead

More than 1,210 cholera cases, including 39 deaths, have been reported mostly in Juba and Bor counties.

Jul 22, 2015

Ebola Toll Exceeds 11,250 in West Africa: WHO

A total of 27,643 cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported since the outbreak of the disease

Jul 18, 2015

Mumbai: 12 People Die of Leptospirosis in Last 7 Days

Leptospirosis is an infection that affects people when they walk through flood waters infested with urine of infected rats and other animals.

Jul 9, 2015

South Korea: First MERS Death After 8 Days; Toll Reaches 34

A total of 33 patients are under treatment at present. Nine among them are in critical condition.

Jul 8, 2015

Pakistan: 'Brain-Eating' Naegleria Parasite Kills 10 in Karachi; Locals Worried

The Naegleria fowleri is a deadly amoeba that enters the brains and destroys tissues.

Jul 6, 2015

Philippines Confirms Second MERS Case

The 36-year-old foreigner showed symptoms of the disease after arriving in Manila on 19 June from Dubai.