Health

How to protect yourself from new Covid variant, doctor explains

Number of Covid-19 infection has seen an alarming rise after several months, forcing the Central and state governments to ramp up testing and implement preventive measures owing to the emergence of its new variant XBB 1.16. India reported 699 infections and two deaths on Tuesday, pushing the country’s total caseload to more than 6000. The […]

India pharma market size can reach up to ₹10-L crores: PM Modi

Today, the market size of the pharma sector is ₹4 lakh crores, he said.

In a first, Delhi doctors deploy new non-invasive life-saving therapy

For the first time in India, doctors saved the life of a 36-week-old prematurely born baby by using a new technique of surfactant therapy at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. Surfactant is a liquid produced by the lungs, which keeps the airways (alveoli) open, making it possible for human beings to breathe air. An […]

Delhi grapples with ‘poor’ air quality 

GRAP II curbs come into force as Delhi’s air quality deteriorates

Ella Foundation, US varsity to set up research center for new vaccines

The UW-Madison ‘One Health Center’ will advance the development and production of vaccines against emerging diseases.