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- Flu season is here, and here’s everything Americans need to know about who should get vaccinated, eligibility, safety updates, and where to get flu shot
- Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu warns Indian parents: ‘You are giving way too many vaccines’, links rise in autism to excess vaccinationZoho founder Sridhar Vembu suggests India gives too many infant vaccines, potentially causing a rise in autism. He cites a report linking c...28 Oct, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
- High BP at 7, heart problem in 50s? Ignoring your child’s blood pressure could trigger deadly heart risks; Experts explain what to doNew research shows high blood pressure in young children may lead to heart problems later in life. The study highlights the need for early ...23 Sep, 2025, 12.20 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
- Arcturus - new Covid variant - emerges with this never-seen-before symptomThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is also keeping a close eye on the new subvariant of Covid.13 Apr, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
- Amid Covid rise, no clustering and unusual pattern a relief for IndiaActive cases have continued to rise in India for 33 days to the highest since November last year. India saw a single-day rise of more than ...20 Mar, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
- 76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG dataThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has found that a total of 76 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant have been found, wh...18 Mar, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
- US Surgeon General Murthy says he lost 10 family members to Covid; urges Americans to shed vaccine hesitancyLaunching a campaign against misinformation, the top Indian-American physician urged people to raise the bar for sharing health information...16 Jul, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
- Muzzaffarpur: Anganwadi and Asha workers, who should have conducted awareness drive and monitored food intake of children, were on poll dutyAccording to Dr Arun Shah of the IAP, the Nitish Kumar govt failed to implement the guidelines drafted in 2015 to prevent a similar outbrea...21 Jun, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
- Indian Americans have lowest rate of SUID deaths: StudyResults showed that 97% of the surveyed American-born mothers of Asian-Indian heritage reported using a crib, compared to 69% of those who ...08 Aug, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
- Supportive workplace will help mothers continue breastfeedingExperts said fathers and other family members should also strive towards providing a positive environment to the mothers so that they conti...07 Aug, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
- Self-medication can be fatalSelf-medicating without proper instructions from a doctor can land you in big trouble. It can cause problems for your entire system.15 May, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- As 'America's Doctor', Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running: Barack Obama"He'll bring his lifetime of experience promoting public health to bear on priorities ranging from stopping new diseases to helping our kid...16 Dec, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
- US Senate confirms Vivek Murthy as Surgeon GeneralHe was born to parents who are originally from South India. He came to the United States when he was three years old and grew up in Miami, ...16 Dec, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
- Indian-Americans campaign ahead of Senate vote on Vivek MurthyThe nomination has been pending before the Senate for over an year as the powerful gun lobby was against it which led to a number of Senato...15 Dec, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
- 25% of children in Bangalore are exposed to environmental diseasesDr Paramesh called on the policy makers of the country to take serious stock of the effect of environment on children and devise immediate ...20 Oct, 2013, 08.56 PM IST
- Action against Wyeth for death of infant: DGCIThe Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has said that action will be taken against the guilty for the death of an infant during a clini...19 Jan, 2009, 07.28 PM IST
- Why is nimesulide still prescribed to kids?Banned across world for side-effects, drug is being used in India to bring down fever in children.20 Jul, 2007, 07.00 AM IST
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