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October 27, 2026 2:43 PM
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the epidemic could spread to more African countries. The latest situation report from Congo's public health institute put the ...
October 26, 2026 7:03 PM
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Monday launched the Capacity Building Training Programme for Medical and Allied Healthcare Professionals engaged in drug de-addiction services at Kartavya Bhawan-1, New Delhi. The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of healthcare profes...
October 26, 2026 3:35 PM
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday urged medical institutions to strengthen research and innovation to address pressing healthcare challenges, while stressing that technology cannot replace compassion in the doctor-patient relationship. Addressing the ruby jubilee celebrations of Dr. NTR ...
October 25, 2026 12:24 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the role of digital technology in expanding healthcare access, noting that the national telemedicine platform e-Sanjeevani has facilitated nearly 50 crore teleconsultations across the country. Addressing the latest episode of his monthly radio prog...
October 24, 2026 5:39 PM
India's chemicals and petrochemicals sector needs to expand from its current market size of around $220 billion to $1 trillion by 2040 and approximately $1.6 trillion by 2047, Union Minister JP Nadda said on Saturday. Addressing the three-day India Chem-2026 event in Mumbai, Nadda described the che...
October 24, 2026 10:25 AM
Long-awaited approval paves way for operationalisation of ₹482-crore advanced healthcare facility; hospital's total bed capacity to rise to 2,204 In a major breakthrough for healthcare infrastructure in the national capital, the much-awaited 666-bed Super Speciality Block (SSB) at Dr. Ram Man...
October 23, 2026 4:25 PM
Most people worldwide could be categorised as having a high genetic risk for three of 28 common conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and schizophrenia, even if they might not develop them, a new study has found. Researchers, led by the UK's University of Exeter, described the 'ave...
October 23, 2026 4:13 PM
The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government told Reuters on Friday, contradicting accounts from Uganda. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs had told Reuters on Thursday that ...
October 23, 2026 4:01 PM
Protein-infused bottled water. Ice cream. Boxed macaroni and cheese. Even vodka. The rise of weight-loss drugs is driving a boom in protein-based products, as users of GLP-1 medication like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro look for ways to counter the muscle loss those drugs can ...
October 23, 2026 12:39 PM
Dr Santosh Chauhan’s group at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, have discovered a critical mechanism that human cells use to detect and fight viral infections. The study identifies a dual-action protein that acts as an early warning sensor and activator fo...
