March 14 in world history: From Pi Day celebrations to the birth of Albert EinsteinMarch 14th marks Albert Einstein's birthday and Pi Day, celebrating the mathematical constant. This date also commemorates Eli Whitney's co...
14 Mar, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Alexander Fleming’s Forgotten Petri Dish Sparked the Antibiotic RevolutionA chance observation in Alexander Fleming's London lab in 1928 led to a medical revolution. Fleming noticed mold killing bacteria in a petr...
16 Feb, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Wockhardt gets NDA status for novel antibiotic ZaynichWockhardt, an emerging powerhouse in the Indian pharmaceutical arena, has just scored a game-changing triumph! The US health regulator has ...
01 Dec, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Apollo doctor warns: 10 big misconceptions about common diseases that could cost livesDr. Sudhir Kumar, a senior neurologist at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, addressed several common health misconceptions in a post on X, urg...
06 Nov, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
Bella Hadid opens up about her battle with Lyme disease: Navigating the challenges and raising awarenessSupermodel Bella Hadid has been using her social media platforms to raise awareness of Lyme disease, an infection primarily contracted from...
07 Aug, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Central govt employees: Guidelines issued for treatment and billing by CGHS empanelled hospitalsThe Central Government Health Scheme provides comprehensive health care facilities for central government employees and pensioners and thei...
24 Nov, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Dentists should give antibiotics to high-risk patients to help prevent life-threatening heart infection: StudyThe study, led by Professor Martin Thornhill from the University of Sheffield's School of Clinical Dentistry, suggests that current guideli...
19 Aug, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
Coronavirus suspect with no travel history dies in MPThe man was earlier treated at the Ujjain civil hospital and was admitted to the Indore hospital on Wednesday with symptoms of breathlessne...
26 Mar, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Experts to decide on inclusion and exclusion of antibiotics from NLEM todayGovernment-appointed experts have been tasked with preparing the new NLEM to decide on which group of antibiotics should be included and ex...
09 Jan, 2020, 09.26 AM IST
Revised NLEM to classify antibiotics by usageNew advice differentiating common antibiotics from those to be used for most serious medical conditions is likely in the revised National L...
09 Jan, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
Jayalalithaa making gradual progress, confirms Apollo HospitalThe Apollo statement said that the chief minister is under observation of a panel of doctors consisting of intensivists, cardiologists, res...
07 Oct, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
J Jayalalithaa continues to improve, requires longer stay, say doctors"The expert team will be available till tomorrow even as the British specialist Dr Richard John Beale examined the AIADMK chief again today...
06 Oct, 2016, 10.29 PM IST
Ritesh Jain’s what I read this week: Loans for people with no credit history & a world without workA new app has been created which builds credit scores for borrowers using data. It helps one understand the creditworthiness of people with...
24 Sep, 2016, 02.47 PM IST
Bodily resistance to anti-microbes major health challenge: J P NaddaTerming Antimicrobial Resistance as the number one public health challenge before the world, the government today made a strong pitch for n...
23 Feb, 2016, 07.55 PM IST
Environmental pollution too behind antibiotic resistance?J Vaun McArthur from the University of Georgia tested his hypothesis in streams on the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS).
25 Dec, 2015, 02.17 PM IST
Deadly TB strain emerged in China over 6,000 years agoAnd it did so around 6,600 years ago which coincides with archaeological evidence for the beginnings of rice farming in China's upper Yangt...
20 Jan, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
- Indian shrimps turn out to be neighbours’ envy, owner’s pride
India may have had a bonanza shrimp export season but a repeat of the Alphonso story is keeping farmers on their toes.
01 May, 2014, 01.01 PM IST