Why are Indians suddenly buying more vitamins after starting Ozempic-like weight loss drugs?Demand for vitamin and nutritional supplements is surging in India. This trend follows the increased availability of semaglutide-based weig...
22 May, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
7-day Indian diet plan for weight loss: Woman who lost 20 kg shares simple home-cooked meal routine going viralA viral 7-day Indian weight loss meal plan shared by Kopal Agarwal is gaining traction for its simple, sustainable approach, focusing on ba...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Type 2 diabetes triggering heart attacks in the 30s: Why India’s youth are at risk?Type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting young Indians, accelerating heart disease risks due to factors like genetics, visceral fat, and u...
05 Sep, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
Higher chance of dying within 1 year of Covid hospitalisation: ICMR studyThe present analyses only included patients who were hospitalised due to Covid-19, and, consequently, the findings cannot be generalised to...
29 Aug, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Covid-19 patients are far more likely to develop chronic liver problems: StudyThose diagnosed with COVID-19 displayed symptoms of liver and respiratory conditions.
23 Feb, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
One month of 'offline' school: Covid regimen still strange but students across digital divide delightedThe pandemic has meant different things to different people - those such as Mansi often called upon to sacrifice her online classes as the ...
29 Sep, 2021, 08.43 PM IST
Experts likely to drop placebo arm from trials in policy shiftExperts are discussing whether administering a placebo to volunteers in a clinical trial is necessary in order to assess the safety and eff...
04 Aug, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
Covaxin safe, may be superior to similar vaccines: LancetIndia’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, codenamed BBV152, is safe, immunogenic and has no serious adverse effects, medical journ...
10 Mar, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
One in 15 Indians Covid-19 infected by August: Lancet studyThe report, which was released in India last year in a non-peer reviewed journal, had the same findings on the spread of the disease. The f...
29 Jan, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
During pandemic, vaccine’s restricted use considered based on safety, immunogenicity data: ICMR chiefDrugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, an...
05 Jan, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
ICMR hasn't disclosed full details of sero survey yetThe Indian Council of Medical Research has not yet disclosed the full report of a nationwide sero survey conducted three months ago, prompt...
25 Aug, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
Macleods' HCQ use for staff raises questionsDrug marker Macleods Pharmaceuticals has decided to put its staff on prophylaxis treatment of hydroxychlroquine (HCQ), even as a debate rag...
03 Jun, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
Four or more dosage of HCQ showed significant decline of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: ICMR studyAs healthcare workers deputed in the treatment of coronavirus patients are at the higher risk of contracting virus, a pivotal study done by...
01 Jun, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
Latest ICMR study hints at community transmissionIn tests conducted on 5,911 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) patients, 104 (1.8%) tested positive for Covid-19. Of these, 40 did not...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
- Code green for Chennai, Mumbai
Chennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian...
19 Jan, 2015, 10.21 PM IST
Doctors give drugs without knowing side-effects: StudyMost doctors depend on advertisements in medical journals or direct marketing by representatives to gather information about new medication...
05 Nov, 2014, 01.03 PM IST