Health

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) developed an affordable prosthetic leg with advanced features particularly suitable for the Indian population. Researchers at the institute collaborated with 151 Army Base Hospital for the usage. Keeping in mind the rigid terrain and ability to move legs in normal positions, researchers developed this prosthetic leg for […]

NEW DELHI: The names of three prominent doctors have been shortlisted for the post of director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a successful and eventful career of its bossman Dr Randeep Guleria, sources have told The New Indian. Guleria has had a successful stint, helming the prestigious institute, for more than […]

NEW DELHI: With the addition of Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, Genomepatri Heritage, the DNA-based ancestry analysis, is now pan-Indian, covering all the states of India. With the addition of the two states, Genomepatri Heritage Database will now provide complete data on the ethnic composition of the Indian population along with Mapygenome’s global database. […]

NEW DELHI: After a lull for almost three months, India recorded more than 5,000 COVID cases in the last 24 hours according to the Union Health ministry’s daily updates. On Tuesday 5,233 new cases were recorded in a single day spike in the last 24 hours. However, the trend shows an escalation in cases in […]

NEW DELHI: In an endeavour to give relief to the civilian animals suffering from excruciating pain, for the first time in India Indo Tibetan Border Force (ITPB) has come up with a therapeutic option in its first clinical paper on the use of medical cannabis on dogs in India. The study, initiated by ITBP, emphasises […]