Healthcare

Bhubaneswar: The cancer hospital coming up at Bargarh has been put on fast track on the initiative of chief minister Naveen Patnaik. This was revealed at a review meeting of...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday signed an MoU with Prasanti Medical Services and Research Foundation (PMSRF) for extension of free cardiac treatment to the poor and needy children of...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday directed the officials to move the National Medical Commission (NMC) for necessary permission to commence admissions in three new medical colleges from next academic...

London: The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is showing a strong immune response in adults whose age are in the 60s and 70s. The Lancet phase 2 findings, based on 560 healthy...

The Constitution of India considers ‘right to life’ as one of the fundamental rights of every citizen and the government is obliged to ensure right to health for all citizens....

Bhubaneswar: The members of Odisha Medical Laboratory Technicians’ Association on Sunday demanded that their designation should be changed from technician to technologist. The association's president Judhisthira Sethi said though they...

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a polio vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said that the vaccine, produced by Indonesia’s Bio Farma PT, is...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing confidence...

London: Scientists in the UK have discovered a ‘Cinderella’ plant, which they claim can combat breast cancer. According to a report in www.healthshots.com, the plant was so long considered to...

This unprecedented situation, caused by COVID-19, calls for much-needed attention to psychological health. A bombardment of news on social, electronic, print and digital media regarding illness, death, social distancing and...