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COVID-19 update: India logs 3,375 fresh cases, 18 deaths [details]

Active caseload presently stands at 37,444 cases, accounting for 0.08 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Oct 2, 2022

66 Percent of All Deaths in India Caused By Non-communicable Diseases: WHO [Details]

The NCD Data Portal, that was launched alongside a recent report by World Health Organization, stated that 60.46 lakh people died from NCDs in India in 2019.

Oct 1, 2022

US reports 25,341 monkeypox cases, California highest

The US has reported a total of 25,341 monkeypox cases as of Wednesday since the outbreak earlier this year, according to CDC figures

Sep 28, 2022

Covid Update: India logs 3,615 cases; Number hovers below 5,000 consistently now

India reported 3,615 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said

Sep 28, 2022

Health Byte: Hydrotherapy or aquatic therapy exercises can help with joint pain, back pain

A particularly effective treatment for illnesses like arthritis and its complications is hydrotherapy or water therapy. Hydrotherapy exercise incorporates specialized movements that are performed in a warm-water swimming pool.

Sep 27, 2022

Covid-19 Update: India reports 4,129 new Covid cases, recovery rate stands at 98.72%

The country has recorded 20 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,530 as per the report.

Sep 26, 2022

COVID cases in India: 4,777 fresh infections, 23 deaths reported [details]

Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 43,994 cases, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Sep 25, 2022

Who is Dr M Srinivas; AIIMS Delhi gets new director [details]

Dr Srinivas is currently the Dean of Employees' State Insurance Corporation Hospital and Medical College (ESIC Hospital) in Hyderabad.

Sep 23, 2022

Eating walnuts everyday may lower your BMI, control BP [details]

The finding, published in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, showed that those in the walnut-eating group had lower blood pressure than those that did not eat the nuts, reports the Daily Mail.

Sep 23, 2022

Coronavirus Update: India logs 5,443 new Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths

The recovery of 5,291 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,78,271. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.71 per cent.

Sep 22, 2022

World Alzheimer's Day: Obesity increases risk of Alzheimer's among middle-aged, say experts

It is a widely known fact that obesity is the source of all diseases and mid-life obesity is an established risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

Sep 21, 2022

Covid Update: India report 4,510 fresh cases, 33 deaths in 24 hrs

In the same period, 33 more Covid-related deaths took the national fatalities tally to 5,28,403, as per the report.

Sep 21, 2022

Egregious Plot: 47 people charged by FBI in largest ever Covid relief fraud scheme

In a statement on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said this "egregious plot" was the largest of its kind uncovered so far, the BBC reported.

Sep 21, 2022

Covid Update: India logs 4,043 fresh cases, 15 deaths in 24

India reported 4,043 fresh cases, 15 deaths in 24, showing a declining trend in the country

Sep 20, 2022

This smartphone's camera app can measure blood oxygen levels at home

Researchers involved participants placing their finger over the camera and flash of a smartphone, which uses a deep-learning algorithm to decipher the blood oxygen levels

Sep 19, 2022