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Pakistani baby girl with rare osteopetrosis finds cure at Bengaluru hospital

Bengaluru (Karnataka)

An 11-month-old baby girl from Pakistan, who was diagnosed with the rare and life-threatening condition infantile osteopetrosis, is going back home with a new lease of life after doctors here at a p...

20 Sep 2023

2 min read

New therapy offers hope for preventing bone loss in space

San Francisco

Researchers have developed a therapy that showed promise to mitigate extreme bone loss from long-duration space travel as well as musculoskeletal degeneration on...

20 Sep 2023

2 min read

Covid origins probe: WHO willing to send mission if China cooperates

New Delhi

Amid recent surge in Covid-19 cases globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is "willing" to send another mission to China to probe the de...

18 Sep 2023

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RML to open India's First transgender OPD on PM Modi's birthday

New Delhi

India’s first transgender OPD will be launched in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Science on the occasion of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi’s birthday on Septe...

16 Sep 2023

1 min read

Kerala: Schools, colleges to remain closed in Kozhikode till September 16 due to Nipah outbreak

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district, the District Collector declared holidays for all educational institutions including Anganwadis, Madrasas, tuition centres and pro...

14 Sep 2023

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DCGI issues advisory against Digene Gel

New Delhi

Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has issued an advisory to discontinue the use of antacid Digene Gel manufactured by drugmaker Abbott India at its Goa unit. The DC...

06 Sep 2023

1 min read

Fresh Covid wave in U.S. worse than what official data suggests: Report

New York (United States)

Rates of severe Covid disease may be staying at relatively low levels in the United States, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can cap...

02 Sep 2023

2 min read

Bengaluru Set to Champion Mental Health Dialogues at SAATA Conference

Bangalore

The South Asian Association of Transactional Analysis (SAATA) proudly unveils its 7th Biennial Conference, slated for September 23-24, 2023 at the opulent Magarath H...

01 Sep 2023

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Assam-based oncologist Ravi Kannan shares Ramon Magsaysay Award

Guwahati (Assam)

Assam-based oncologist and a Padma Shri awardee, Ravi Kannan has been named as one of the four recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered as Asia's Nobel Prize. Kannan ha...

31 Aug 2023

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India logs 50 new Covid cases

New Delhi

As many as 50 Covid-19 cases were recorded across the country during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. According to the latest update by the Ministry, the total casel...

31 Aug 2023

1 min read

Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Study

New York

Age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear and a common supplement may help reduce the condition, according to a study in ...

25 Aug 2023

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Man dies of dengue in Gurugram

Gurugram (Haryana)

A 30-year-old chartered accountant has died of dengue in a private hospital in Gurugram, a health official said on Thursday. This is the first dengue-related death reported f...

25 Aug 2023

1 min read

Mumbai is India's most expensive city to live in

New Delhi

Mumbai, known for its bustling streets, diverse culture, and economic vibrancy, has earned a distinction as the most expensive city to live in, as per the recently r...

18 Aug 2023

2 min read

IIT Guwahati produces Pluripotent Stem Cells from Skin Cells

Guwahati

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in collaboration with scientists from Christian Medical College, Vellore, have reported a method to...

17 Aug 2023

3 min read

Common cold virus may lead to fatal blood clotting disorder

Washington DC

Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are specialised cellular fragments that form blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. Thrombocytopenia is...

14 Aug 2023

4 min read