Missed the Enhanced STAR deadline? Thousands of New York seniors could still recover $1,000 property tax relief through a hidden late-filing opportunity many homeowners never realized existedThousands of New York seniors may still qualify for Enhanced STAR property tax relief worth more than $1,000 despite missing earlier filing...
18 May, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to workThousands of Pakistani women doctors are returning to practice through telemedicine. This initiative connects home-based doctors with patie...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Indian woman leaves Canada despite valid work visa, what led to her decisionJyoti Adnani has returned to India after three years in Canada due to health challenges and the high cost of living. Facing difficulties ac...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Why Indians skip the flu vaccine despite risksIn India, the quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) faces low uptake due to limited awareness and high costs, despite being recommended for ...
12 Sep, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' a blessing or a bane for youngest Americans? Explained in 10 pointsThe Republican-led One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now a law, impacting various aspects of American life. While it extends tax cuts and bolst...
09 Jul, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
India's shift from institutional to family-based childcare gaining force despite challengesIn drought-prone Indian villages, seasonal migration disrupts children's lives, leading to education breaks and emotional strain. UNICEF's ...
09 Mar, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Zydus launches vaccine for new strain of influenza virusZydus Lifesciences introduces India's first quadrivalent influenza vaccine, VaxiFlu-4, for protection against four new virus strains as per...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
HMPV may be rising in China, but it has been reported in US previously. The 'most important' virus, explainedChina is seeing an increase in human metapneumovirus cases, similar to the flu. This rise is overwhelming hospitals and raising concerns ab...
06 Jan, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
Still no cure after 20 years: Why Human Metapneumovirus remains so difficult to beatDespite being discovered over 20 years ago, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) still lacks a vaccine, making it a challenging respiratory disease...
04 Jan, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Is Mpox fatal? Is there a vaccine? Do Indians have immunity? Here are all the answers about the highly infectious Monkeypox virusIndia has increased vigilance following the WHO's highest-level alert on monkeypox. Steps include airport and seaport health screenings, an...
20 Aug, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
India tests of eye drops linked to US deaths show no contaminationIndian firm Global Pharma Healthcare's Artificial Tears eye drops product, which led to three deaths and blinded some patients in the US, d...
04 Apr, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Wuhan's first Covid-19 patients still suffering after two yearsThe findings bring home the challenge of dealing with Covid’s aftermath as millions of people -- some of them children and teens -- grapple...
12 May, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
India-US healthcare collaboration in spotlight as India approves two more COVID-19 vaccinesTaranjit Singh Sandhu, India's Ambassador to the US, in a tweet described it as a model of India-US healthcare collaboration. "Models of wh...
29 Dec, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Cancer care for children becomes a major concern in pandemic, many patients stopped treatmentSome paediatric cancer units have shut down entirely at some stage during the pandemic.
04 Mar, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Maximum impact of COVID-19 felt by women, children, adolescents: Harsh VardhanDespite the country's health systems being under severe strain due to the ongoing pandemic, every effort has been made to ensure that "heal...
01 Oct, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
Long Road Ahead: Vaccinating India will take at least two years, say Doctors“We need to vaccinate 60-70% of population to get herd immunity. If we get access to a vaccine by December, it would take two years to vacc...
24 Jul, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Abbott launches quadrivalent vaccine for influenza in India"We are excited with the launch of the quadrivalent version of our flu vaccine, which can be offered to both children above six months and ...
24 Feb, 2020, 01.55 PM IST