How MedTech is changing the everyday lifeNew technologies have enabled patients to monitor their health at home, reducing the need for hospital visits and providing doctors with re...
10 Mar, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Anti-diabetes drugs and patented antivirals to get cheaper, NLEM notifiedFor the first time, patented drugs like anti-TB bedaquiline and delamanid, anti-HIV Dolutegravir and anti-hepatitis C daclatasvir are also ...
12 Nov, 2022, 09.02 PM IST
India on its way to achieve population stabilisation: MoS HealthThe modern contraceptive usage has increased to 56.5 per cent and the Unmet Need for Family Planning has declined to 9.4 per cent, accordin...
03 Dec, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
What is a conservatorship, how does it work, and why Britney Spears's is unusual?Legally, Spears can get married, but the conservatorship must approve it as with other major life decisions.
30 Sep, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Britney Spears says she 'fully consents' to 'expeditiously' ending conservatorship, wants father removed from role by Sept 29James Spears be suspended from his role of conservator of Britney Spears' finances by Sept. 29
23 Sep, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Britney Spears gets engaged to Sam Asghari , just days after singer's father files to end court conservatorshipThe four-carat diamond ring is engraved with his nickname for her, "lioness."
13 Sep, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
Britney Spears's father files petition to end court conservatorshipJames Spears had been the target of much of the anger surrounding the conservatorship from both his daughter and the public.
08 Sep, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: ReportThe report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute, obtained exclusively ahead of publication by The Associated Press, showed the 48....
12 May, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress populationThe campaign over the past four years in the far west region of Xinjiang is leading to what some experts are calling a form of "demographic...
29 Jun, 2020, 11.03 AM IST
Regulate medical devices in phased manner: CompaniesThe National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has called a meeting with stakeholders on July 1 to ensure that medical devices aren’...
27 Jun, 2020, 12.11 AM IST
Avoid talking on smartphones for long duration; prolonged use can trigger epileptic seizuresLack of awareness about prolonged state of anxiety may also aggravate seizures.
11 Feb, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Find it difficult to follow chats at noisy places? Get tested for hearing lossIf you are making an effort to catch what others are saying, it is time to get tested and adopt measures to rectify or adapt to the situati...
13 Mar, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
How Warren Buffett’s family secretly funded a birth control revolutionIn the past decade, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation has become the most influential supporter of research on IUDs and expanding acces...
01 Aug, 2015, 03.06 AM IST
India struggling to achieve total fertility rate of 2.1 per centWhile 23 states and UTs have already achieved the target , states like like UP and Bihar with large population base still have TFR of 3.3 a...
11 Jul, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Haryana eyeing to achieve Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 levelAccording to the Census 2011 report, the total population of the state was 2,53,53,081, of which 1,35,05,130 were males and 1,18,47,951 fem...
17 Jun, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
- Population growth rate dips to 17%; India sees 4% decrease from 21% in 10 years
Gurgaon and Noida (Gautam Buddha Nagar) are among the top five places in India that recorded the highest decadal growth rate in population.
05 May, 2012, 10.00 AM IST
- Two Indian ideas get $2 mn grant from Gates' NGO
Two unique ideas from India - one a non-surgical and completely reversible alternative to tubectomy and another the development of a biodeg...
10 Nov, 2010, 07.42 AM IST