Higher performance guarantees from lower bids in highway projects: Road transport ministryThe government is tightening rules for highway project bids, demanding higher performance guarantees for offers exceeding 30% below origina...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Mysterious parasite outbreak in US sickens 300 people: Check Cyclospora symptoms, treatment and precautions you sould takeCyclospora infection symptoms: A widespread foodborne parasite outbreak, Cyclospora, has impacted at least 145 people across 17 US states, ...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Deadly Powassan virus tick transmits in as little as 15 minutes: Check symptoms of Powassan virus, causes, location in US, treatment and prevention explainedPowassan Virus Tick cases: Tick-borne Powassan virus, a rare but dangerous illness, is seeing a surge in US cases, reaching record levels. ...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
My wife and I declared diabetes in our health insurance policy. Will it cover new illnesses too?ET Wealth Reader's Query: My wife and I have had a floater health insurance policy for over four years. We declared diabetes as a pre-exist...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
J P Nadda launches Unified Health Interface for seamless healthcare accessIndia's Union Health Minister J P Nadda has launched the Unified Health Interface (UHI), a new digital network under Ayushman Bharat Digita...
29 Jun, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Why do people say ‘God bless you’ when they sneeze? The psychology, science, history behind the strange habitSneeze Psychology: The common reflex to say "God bless you" after a sneeze stems from ancient beliefs about souls leaving the body and fear...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Greece has placed a bounty on the head of the world's most toxic pufferfish, paying fishermen €5.33 per kilo to hunt the invasive predatorGreece is incentivizing fishermen with a generous bounty to hunt the dangerous silver-cheeked toadfish, an invasive species from the Indian...
29 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
JP Nadda to unveil healthcare programme for children up to three yearsUnder the programme, newborns will receive up to nine home visits during the first 42 days of life, while at-risk children will receive up ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
UP govt issues heatwave safety protocol for schoolsUttar Pradesh schools are now equipped to combat heatwaves with the 'Teachers' Guideline-2026'. Teachers will educate students on heat prot...
28 Jun, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
India’s nutraceutical market set to nearly double to $57 billion by 2030 on preventive health boomIndia's health-conscious population is fueling a boom in the nutraceutical market, projected to nearly double to $55-57 billion by 2030. Th...
28 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Health ministry proposes faster approvals for medical device manufacturing licencesThe Union health ministry is proposing to significantly cut down the time taken to issue manufacturing licenses for medical devices. Aimed ...
28 Jun, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Shigella outbreak in Kerala: 10 new cases reportedAccording to a statement issued by Health Minister K Muraleedharan's office, new cases were reported from Malappuram (5), Kozhikode (4) and...
27 Jun, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
AI platform developed to support doctors, frontline workers with verified health intelligenceA Chennai-based epidemiologist has launched HIVE, an AI-powered platform designed to deliver verified, evidence-based healthcare intelligen...
27 Jun, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
U. S government health CDC journal blocked COVID-19 vaccine study but paper has finally been published. What is in it? Details hereCovid-19 study approach, called "test-negative design", looks at people who were admitted to hospitals or visited emergency rooms with resp...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Death toll in Tamil Nadu gas leak accident raises to nineTragedy struck in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district as an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing plant claimed nine lives, all women, on T...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Kerala: One more Shigella death, seven fresh cases reportedAccording to a statement issued by the office of Health Minister K Muraleedharan, health authorities confirmed that a 54-year-old woman fro...
21 Jun, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Kerala reports 10 more Shigella cases, tally rises to 120 thus farAccording to a statement issued by Health Minister K Muraleedharan, three of the new Shigella cases were reported from Kozhikode, two each ...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST