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
David Allan Coe dies at 86: What we know about the country music icon’s cause of death?David Allan Coe cause of death: Country music icon David Allan Coe, a pivotal figure in the outlaw country movement, has passed away at 86....
30 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Woman felt strange sensation in legs for 6 months, pain was worse at night while lying down. Hyderabad Neurologist reveals what went wrongDR Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, revealed a case in which a woman experienced strange pain in her legs f...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Painkiller, antibiotic prices set for marginal increase starting April 1Starting April 1, the prices of essential medicines will experience an increase of 0.6%. This change aligns with the annual alterations in ...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
India pharma production hit by propane shortage; vitamin, hormone supply at riskIndia’s pharmaceutical industry is facing the risk of medicine shortages as a propane gas crunch forces several manufacturing units to part...
16 Mar, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Drug pricing regulator looking to make vital health supplements more affordableThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) proposes to invoke extraordinary powers in public interest, under para 19 of Drugs Pri...
10 May, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
What to eat when you have COVID?Having a healthy diet is associated with a reduced risk of COVID. And, if you do have COVID, a healthy diet is associated with milder sympt...
27 Apr, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Struggling with post-Covid hair fall? Here are some measures to set things rightSeveral people have been suffering from post-Covid health difficulties. It seems to be more troublesome than the Covid itself. Every day, p...
12 Aug, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from Covid? Study illustrates some challengesSupplements can cause harm in the form of adverse effects, drug interactions and expense.
11 May, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
Sales of immunity boosters soar amid rise in casesAccording to doctors, as the Covid-19 cases start to increase, people start taking immunity boosters as a precautionary measure, as they se...
11 Jan, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
Rates of COVID might increase in winter, but it's not necessarily because the virus thrives in the coldGiven many common colds are caused by coronaviruses, it seems logical that cases of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, would be dr...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Hoarding up on zinc, vitamin C supplements to boost immunity? They may not be effective in treating CovidThese supplements do not significantly decrease the severity of Covid symptoms.
16 Feb, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Vitamin D inexpensive, low-risk and can strengthen immune response to COVID-19: ExpertsStressing that Vitamin D is inexpensive and has negligible risk when compared to the considerable risk of COVID-19, global researchers on t...
31 Dec, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
UK plans Vitamin D rollout to vulnerable as COVID-19 protection: ReportA number of studies have indicated that poor Vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death from the coronavirus. The vitamin ...
08 Nov, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Activated form of vitamin D reduced severity of Covid infection: Study in SpainAccording to the study published in ScienceDirect, 50 of 76 patients hospitalised with Covid-19 were treated with calcifediol and only one ...
08 Sep, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
Chasing the sun: Vitamin-D important for immune system more so as we shelter at homeIt is almost a century since vitamins, and Vitamin-D in particular, burst into the public consciousness.
08 Jun, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Take a walk in the sun, have dairy products & fish: Study shows link between Vitamin D deficiency and Covid complicationsLower levels of vitamin D can lead to acute respiratory tract infections.
09 May, 2020, 02.18 PM IST