Peerless Hospital organises Medical Safety Conference 2022
Sep 29, 2022, at 03:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Peerless Hospital earlier this month organised Medical Safety Conference 2022 on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day for the first time in eastern India.
Over 150 million Sputnik V doses distributed worldwide: Russia's Gamaleya Research
Sep 29, 2022, at 12:59 am
Moscow/IBNS: More than 150 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Centre, have already been distributed around the world, including in the home country, the RGRC's Deputy Director Denis Logunov said on Wednesday.
India reports 3,615 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 28, 2022, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 3,615 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 40,979 as per the Health Ministry data on Wednesday
Maharashtra reports 408 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:55 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 408 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin on Wednesday.
Maharashtra reports 256 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:29 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 256 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Tuesday.
India reports 4,129 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 26, 2022, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 4,129 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 43,415 as per the Health Ministry data Monday.
Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran donate personal favs to WHO for Ukraine
Sep 24, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Geneva/IBNS: British music stars Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, US basketball legend Shaquille O´Neal and other celebrities will donate personal objects for a campaign launched Saturday to support healthcare in Ukraine.
Build momentum to ‘finish the job’ and end COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges
Sep 24, 2022, at 06:16 pm
New York: Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress that has been made towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging that work still needs to be done to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.
Maharashtra reports 611 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 611 new Covid-19 cases and two coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Saturday.
India reports 4,912 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 4,912 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in India, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:45 pm
New York: From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two seconds from an NCD.
Seven Ebola cases, one death confirmed in Uganda, WHO scales up response
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:32 pm
New York: The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Wednesday that it is speeding up efforts to respond to a fresh outbreak of the deadly, infectious Ebola disease in Uganda.
Maharashtra reports 550 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:17 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 550 new Covid-19 cases and 3 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin on Friday.
India registers 5,383 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 23, 2022, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,383 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.68 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Gates Foundation commit USD 1.27 bln towards health & development goals
Sep 23, 2022, at 02:15 am
New York/UNI; The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 1.27 billion US dollars of commitment to meet global goals in the fields of health and development.
Kolkata: CMRI celebrates young patients who successfully battled hearing disabilities
Sep 22, 2022, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), one of the multi-specialty hospitals in Kolkata, Wednesday celebrated young patients who have successfully battled hearing disabilities.
India reports 5,443 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 22, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 5,443 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 46,342 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.
Nightmares in middle age linked to dementia risk: Reports
Sep 21, 2022, at 10:52 pm
London: People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to research at the University of Birmingham.
Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
India records 4,510 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 21, 2022, at 03:20 pm
India registered 4,510 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.33 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Paris: The French national health authority (HAS) approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a booster shot during the vaccination campaign starting on October 18.
Uganda declares Ebola breakout
Sep 20, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Kampala: The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry.
New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives.
India records 4,043 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,043 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.37 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India records 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 19, 2022, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.76 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 5,664 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 18, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi: India has registered 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Karkinos Health Care inaugurates Cancer Care Center in Kolkata
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Karkinos Health Care, supported by Tata Group, Reliance Foundation and Mayo Clinic, has recently inaugurated a Cancer Care Center in Kolkata's Agarpara.
India records 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.69 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
India records 6,298 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,298 new cases in the past 24 hours as COVID-19 positivity rate touched 1.89 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
Sep 15, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New York: As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.