Healthcare

New Delhi: The Government of India (GoI) on Monday sought to make its position clear after questions have been raised over the quality and price of rapid antibody test kits...

Bhubaneswar: With screening for COVID-19 intensifying across Odisha, the state government has decided to utilise the opportunity to test people for malaria and dengue as well. In this context, the...

Nedw Delhi: In a major boost to healthcare workers, the production capacity of coveralls required by medical personnel treating COVID-19 patients in the country has been ramped up to more...

While online classes are ensuring continuity in studies for students during the lockdown, the excessive time spent on screens could lead to health issues such as mental stress, dryness in...

New Delhi: In an effort towards flattening the COVID-19 curve, India has witnessed a spike in the recovery rate of Corona-infected patients at 20.66 per cent. With 5,062 people cured...

New York: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed an easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator specially suited for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Named VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally),...

New Delhi: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that all faulty kits will be returned to the originating country, including those that have come from China. “We haven’t...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved an affordable COVID-19 testing method developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. According to a press release...

Washington: Ultimate control over COVID-19 will be possible only after a large part of the world population becomes immune. This can happen either after a large fraction of the world...

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to manufacture wristbands to track the movement of COVID-19 patients in quarantine and their body temperature. The government-owned Broadcast Engineering Consultants India will design...