Health

September 7, 2026 9:25 AM

Bangladesh dengue outbreak accelerates as hospitals come under strain

Bangladesh's dengue outbreak is accelerating, with 42,590 people hospitalised and 117 deaths recorded this year, as a sharp September surge strains hospitals and raises fears the mosquito-borne disease could intensify further in the coming weeks. At least four dengue patients died and 1,558 others ...

September 3, 2026 5:48 PM

Amit Shah inaugurates new 400-bed tower at Max Hospital in Delhi’s Saket

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a new 400-bed tower at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, taking the hospital's total capacity to approximately 1,200 beds. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended the inauguration as the Guest of Honour. Delhi Health and Family Wel...

September 3, 2026 11:56 AM

WHO’s Tedros says Ebola response must be scaled up to tackle Congo outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the Ebola response needs to be scaled up to tackle the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with tracking the chains of transmission still posing a challenge. "Until every chain is found and broken, the epidemic will continue and ...

August 31, 2026 1:20 PM

J&K FDA prohibits sale, storage and distribution of 10 ghee batches

The Jammu and Kashmir Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has prohibited the sale, storage, distribution and display of 10 identified brands and batches of ghee across the Union Territory after laboratory tests found them to be sub-standard, unsafe or misbranded. The action was taken under the prov...