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- Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...24 May, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
- Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...22 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
- No need to panic amid West Asia crisis, just be more productive: Piyush GoyalIndia's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urges businesses to boost productivity and embrace global challenges as opportunities. He advises ag...20 May, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship set to reach Rotterdam port as final destinationThe cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by hantavirus, has docked in Rotterdam for disinfection. Remaining crew and medical staff will undergo quar...18 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
- In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...17 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
- In the shadow of COVID, health officials fight panic over Hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked public concern. Health officials are working to communicate clearly, drawing lessons fro...15 May, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
- Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
- How 'politics and apathy' derailed war-ravaged Afghanistan's anti-doping effortsAfghanistan's anti-doping efforts have collapsed since the Taliban's return. No tests were conducted for three years. Last year, only four ...17 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 54: Will manufacturing capability help this firm move into defence space?The auto ancillary sector is being forced to answer a difficult question: When technology changes, which suppliers remain relevant and whic...15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
- New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant hits US: What BA.3.2 means and why experts are watchingThe BA.3.2 COVID-19 variant, nicknamed “Cicada,” has emerged in the United States and multiple countries, prompting close monitoring by the...26 Mar, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
- COVID spike: Delhi govt to send Covid samples for RT-PCR test"Adequate number of Covid samples are to be sent for RT-PCR testing, as per guidelines. Genome sequencing of positive RT-PCR samples is to ...22 Dec, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
- Uttar Pradesh mandates Covid testing of international passengers at airportsThe Uttar Pradesh government has issued a directive that all international passengers must be screened at airports due to the rise in the n...09 Apr, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
- Nearly 90 pc Covid samples genome-sequenced in Delhi in July-August detected with BA.2 variantIn August, 2,064 samples were analysed and 90.35 per cent of those were detected with the BA.2 variant, while 199 samples were detected wit...23 Sep, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
- Maharashtra logs 4,004 COVID-19 cases, one fatalityMaharashtra is now left with 23,746 active cases after 3,085 patients were discharged on Sunday, taking the tally of recoveries to 77,64,11...19 Jun, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
- Covid daily tests drop in KarnatakaWhile sections of health officials favouring the new strategy say it is a step in the right direction as it will help make judicious use of...17 May, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
- UK variant detected in 70 per cent samples sent by PGIMER“Seventy percent of the samples had UK variant of Covid-19 and 20 percent of the samples had 681 H mutant,” said Jagat Ram, the director of...15 Apr, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
- Salons and private Covid-19 testing labs in Chennai to collect customer data as Tamil Nadu touches 25,872 casesApart from the collection of customer data, salons need to keep sanitisers handy while also having staff wearing masks and gloves at all ti...03 Jun, 2020, 08.14 PM IST
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