Jammu and Kashmir: Laser interventional pulmonology started at CD Hospital
Mar 25, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Srinagar: The department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar today started the facility of laser to the armamentarium of interventional pulmonology, the first in Jammu and Kashmir. Laser is an useful tool for an interventional pulmonologist.
Jammu and Kashmir: Renowned scientists join KU webinar on World Water Day
Mar 25, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Srinagar: Several renowned scientists from different parts of the country and abroad on Tuesday joined an international webinar organised by the University of Kashmir to mark the World Water Day-2022 celebrations.
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion
Mar 25, 2022, at 06:47 pm
New York: Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
UN health agency appeals to reverse gains lost in fight against tuberculosis
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:50 pm
New York: World TB Day is marked on 24 March, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, “to save millions more lives”.
Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:35 pm
New York: Women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) launched on Wednesday.
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New York: The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against extreme weather and climate change, the UN chief announced, marking World Meteorological Day.
India registers 1,685 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 83 deaths
Mar 25, 2022, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,685 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.24 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Kerala logs 558 fresh Covid cases
Mar 25, 2022, at 12:52 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 558 fresh Covid-19 cases from 21,229 samples tested during the last 24 hours and two deaths on Thursday
India reports 1,938 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths
Mar 24, 2022, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 1,938 new COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
India registers 1,778 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 23, 2022, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,778 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the country's daily positivity rate touched 0.26 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
63 Indian cities dominate list of 100 most polluted places globally: Report
Mar 23, 2022, at 03:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's air pollution worsened in 2021, the World Air Quality Report released by Swiss firm IQAir, has stated.
GMC Srinagar starts goiter survey among children
Mar 22, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Government Medical College,Srinagar through its nodal department of Community Medicine (SPM) is conducting iodine deficiency disorders (goitre) survey among children in age group of 6-12 years.
New UN report looks underfoot, to solve global water crises
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:44 pm
New York: While groundwater accounts for 99 per cent of all running freshwater on Earth, it is often undervalued, mismanaged, and overexploited, according to a report published on Monday by the UN scientific organization, UNESCO.
UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:36 pm
New York: The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26, gathering in Glasgow, is now on “life support” and “in intensive care,” the UN chief told the Economist Sustainability Summit on Monday.
India registers 1,581 new COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths in past 24 hours
Mar 22, 2022, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,581 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touches 0.28 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
China reports 1,947 fresh COVID-19 cases
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Beijing: Chinese mainland on Sunday registered 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases,media reports said on Monday.
India registers 1,549 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 21, 2022, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,549 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 0.40 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Russian nasal vaccine effective against Omicron variant: Researchers
Mar 20, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The new Russian nasal vaccine against the coronavirus infection has demonstrated effectiveness against the Omicron variant, Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik.
India records 1,761 new Covid cases, 127 deaths in last 24 hours
Mar 20, 2022, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 1,761 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 1,656 new Covid-19 cases
Mar 20, 2022, at 02:38 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,656 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, down from 2,157 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
Malaysia reports 22,341 Covid-19 cases, 85 deaths
Mar 20, 2022, at 02:01 pm
Kuala Lumpur/UNI/Xinhua: Malaysia reported 22,341 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national total to 3,974,019, the country's health ministry informed on Sunday.
Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID.
India registers 2,075 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 19, 2022, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,075 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.56 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Chinese mainland registers 2,157 new local COVID-19 cases
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Beijing: China is once again battling COVID-19 and on Friday it registered 2,157 locally transmitted cases, media reports said.
Misinformation that Omicron is ‘the last COVID-19 variant’ fuelling uptick worldwide: WHO
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: A combination of factors, including misinformation that the pandemic is over, the lifting of mask mandates, ending physical distancing - and a more transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant - are causing an increase of COVID-19 cases globally, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.
China registers 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Beijing: China registered 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, continuing the trend of spike in daily count, media reports said on Friday.
India registers 2,528 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,528 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now stands at 0.40 percent, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Cyclonic storm formation likely over south Bay of Bengal
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:21 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A low-pressure area formed over the central parts of South Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic storm, MET sources here on Thursday said.
Chinese mainland reports 1,226 new COVID-19 cases
Mar 17, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
India reports 2,539 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mar 17, 2022, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 2,539 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 60 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.