A medic collects swab sample for COVID-19 test (Photo credit: PTI) A medic collects swab sample for COVID-19 test (Photo credit: PTI) Assam, on Monday, registered the sharpest-ever single-day spike it has seen since the beginning of the pandemic with 6,982 fresh coronavirus infections. According to the Assam government healthRead More

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of people all around the world. A report in The Lancet says that the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated impacts that trigger mental health conditions. The report says, “Epidemiological research suggests that long-term impacts of the pandemic on the economicRead More

Apart from Sehwag, Yuvraj and Harbhajan, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan and Naman Ojha and Manpreet Gony will be part of the India Maharaja team. (Photo credit: AFP) All eyes would be on swashbuckling former India opener Virender Sehwag when he leads ‘Indian Maharaja’ in the openingRead More

A medic collects swab sample to test COVID-19 (Photo credit: PTI) A medic collects swab sample to test COVID-19 (Photo credit: PTI) As the COVID curb continues to peak globally, health experts have come up with different permutations and combinations of treatments to ensure that cases don’t become severe. TheRead More

Three babies who fell ill after receiving the Rubella vaccine have died in Ramadurga taluk of Belagavi district. Different vaccines against deadly diseases were administered to a total of 21 children by the staff of the Salaghalli Primary Health Center in Ramadurga on January 12. Belagavi: Three babies who fellRead More

The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday raised concerns that cloth masks that popularly replaced medical-grade surgical and N95 masks through the course of the pandemic may not provide enough protection against the coronavirus disease. Although a known factor to the public, cloth masks becameRead More

Research shows that the survival rate of cancer patients in the United Kingdom has increased significantly. In fact, in the last 4 decades, it has doubled. More than half of cancer patients have lived for more than 10 years, the research shows. According to Dr Jody Moffat, head of theRead More

The Union Ministry of AYUSH recently issued guidelines for the better health of citizens. Issuing the guidelines, the ministry stated that efforts were being made to ensure people remained healthy and protected themselves from contracting the infection. The Ministry of AYUSH has laid great emphasis on various aspects of personalRead More

A medic preparing COVID-19 vaccine dose (Photo credit: AFP) A medic preparing COVID-19 vaccine dose (Photo credit: AFP) As the Omicron surge continues to be on an upward spiral across the world, the United States reported the highest number of daily COVID cases. The nation saw the number of hospitalisedRead More

We often get sad with some uninvited and unpredictable life events like losing a lover, failing an exam, ending any relationship, or career failure. However, when this feeling of sadness gets prolonged and starts affecting our daily lives, it means you are heading into depression. Some signs of depression includeRead More