Health

Bhubaneswar: Even as the number of people infected by COVID has been growing exponentially worldwide, the researchers have claimed to have discovered the gene that reduces the severity of the...

Rourkela: COVID-19 cases are spiralling in Odisha's Sundargarh and it is spreading like wildfire in educational institutions. The affected tally in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sargipali, touched 89 with 53 more...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for home isolation of mild/asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. Since a majority of cases are either asymptomatic or have...

Bhubaneswar: The widespread surge in infection of Omicron variant of COVID-19 can potentially lead to emergence of new and may be, more dangerous variants of the virus, WHO has warned....

New Delhi: India's drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will launch its generic version of Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir. To be sold under the brand name 'Molflu', it has been priced...

Paris: A new variant of Coronavirus -- B.1.640.2 -- is believed to have infected at least 12 persons in France. The variant, temporarily named ‘IHU’, has 46 mutations, even more than...

New Delhi: India saw a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 patients, with 33,750 cases – highest in three months – reported ending Monday. On Sunday, the total new cases...

Sonepur: Allegations of baby swapping surfaced at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in the district on Wednesday. A woman, Banita Jhankar of Gandapali village under Ulunda block was rushed to...

Bhubaneswar After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s December 25 announcement to jab those in the 15 to 18 age group, Odisha is gearing up to vaccinate its 25.53 lakh eligible children....

New Delhi: Odisha has slipped two places in the fourth Health Index released by NITI Aayog. With a Composite Health Index score of 44.31, Odisha has been ranked 14th for...