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Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreakAt least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first...
03 Oct, 2023, 07.11 AM IST
UN authorises 2nd malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University with help from Serum Institute of IndiaResearch suggests it is more than 75% effective and that protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. Tedros said the...
02 Oct, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Students stuck in Ukraine did not have the Rs 1 crore needed to become a doctor in IndiaThis difference in cost of becoming a doctor in India, or in countries such as Ukraine, can easily be Rs 70-80 lakh, explaining why so many...
03 Mar, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
The money one needs to shell out to become a doctor in IndiaPrime Minister Modi inaugurated nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh this week. This is a drop in the ocean, though; all put together wil...
01 Nov, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Coronavirus cases in India: What is happening? Here's everything you should knowThe coronavirus is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but the cur...
01 Apr, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Coronavirus spread puts densely populated India on high alertWHO has warned that new cases are appearing faster outside China than those within the country.
28 Feb, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Not just businesses, individuals stand to benefit from data: Infosys co-founder GopalakrishnanGopalakrishnan heads the committee formed by the MeitY to look at non-personal data.
16 Sep, 2019, 09.28 PM IST
Is India ready to handle an epidemic? The frightful truth behind Nipah outbreakWhile Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?
27 May, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Pune firm set to roll out cure for dengueSerum Institute will develop a drug to treat all 4 strains of dengue, and is in the process of applying for a 'speedy approval' to roll-out...
22 Sep, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
Be alert to swine flu virus, but no need to panic, says Health MinisterHealth Minister J P Nadda today warned the people to be careful about the swine flu virus but said there was no need for panic.
25 Feb, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
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As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...
26 Feb, 2005, 12.28 AM IST