health and lifestyle

New initiative to improve healthcare access for the disabled

Launched by a US-based NGO, Project Hitarth aims to benefit 10,000 specially-abled people in India in the first year.

Patna hospital exploiting dying patients with Ayushman scheme

Doctors in China cure world’s first diabetes patient with cell therapy

SIT exposes doctor in Hyderabad as mastermind of global kidney racket

Over ₹1,500 crore pending bills, private specialty hospitals refuse to offer services under Aarogyasri scheme in Andhra

Private super specialty hospitals in Andhra Pradesh will not provide cashless treatment to patients of BPL (Below Poverty Line) and EHS (Employees Health Scheme) card holders under the state government’s Arogyasri health scheme against the due amount of around ₹1500 crore since August 2023.

Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found across seven states and UTs with 23 cases registered from West Bengal. (File)

INSACOG Reports 290 KP.2 and 34 KP.1 Covid-19 Variant Cases in India

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) data reveals 34 instances of the KP.1 variant spread across seven states and UTs, with West Bengal accounting for 23 of these cases.

Health Department sends notice to Tamil YouTuber for revealing gender of unborn baby

Irfan and his wife, Aaliya, had recently gone to Dubai to take a sex determination test. He had announced that Aaliya was pregnant two weeks ago.

Covaxin demonstrated 'excellent safety track record,' says Bharat Biotech

A war of words has blown up over the BHU researcher’s study, claiming that nearly one-third of the 926 individuals who received Covaxin reported adverse side effects. In response, Bharat Biotech claimed to have ‘an excellent safety track record.’

Inadequate sleep in childhood can lead to psychosis in long term

As per a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), lack of sleep in childhood can lead to a major contributing factor that may cause psychosis in adulthood.

UK pharma company Astrazeneca admits its Covishield vaccine can cause rare side effect

In India, a leading private facility in Delhi had in October 2021 said that seven cases of Covid vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) had been reported via "gold standard tests" at the facility, and one of the patients died due to complications.