What to know about the NYC nurses' strike and how it affects patientsNYC Nurses' Strike: Thousands of New York City nurses are on strike for a second day. Major hospitals like NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore...
14 Jan, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Nurses Strike NYC: Why are 15,000 NYC nurses on strike? Here's what Mayor Zohran Mamdani said about the largest strike in city historyNearly 15,000 nurses have walked off the job in New York City, marking the largest nurses' strike in the city's history. Negotiations faile...
12 Jan, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Who was Wenne Alton Davis? ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star dies at 60; What caused her tragic deathActress Wenne Alton Davis, 60, has died following a tragic accident in Midtown Manhattan. She was struck by a car while crossing the street...
11 Dec, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
Shavuot 2024 Jewish festival: Is it holiday in USA? History, significance, all you need to knowJewish holiday of Shavuot has begun and we have all details pertaining to significance of the occasion.
12 Jun, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
What is Shavuot? Know about the Jewish festival also called the ‘Feast of Weeks’The Jewish festival of Shavuot, sometimes referred to as the "Feast of Weeks," is an important one with great historical and theological si...
22 May, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Canadian brother, sister are now world's most premature twins. Details hereCanadian siblings have recognized as the world's most premature twins.
07 Mar, 2023, 09.18 PM IST
Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortageWhile regrowing kidneys isn't as far along, "I was completely stunned" at the progress so far, said Dr. Ron Shapiro, a kidney transplant ex...
27 Dec, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
COVID-19: Mastercard donates $8.9 million to install 2,000 portable beds in IndiaThe grant is estimated to help 2.5 million Indians to gain access to healthcare. "This is AIF's largest-ever gift, and these funds will be ...
01 May, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
Most patients who recover from coronavirus retain antibodies for at least 5 months: StudyWhile most studies so far have found that antibodies to the novel coronavirus go away quickly, this new study conducted at the Icahn School...
30 Oct, 2020, 09.44 AM IST
Covid damages heart in different ways, more men likely to face death riskCardiac structural abnormalities were diverse and present in nearly two-thirds of Covid patients.
27 Oct, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
Coronavirus decoded: Here's why children are at a lower risk of Covid-19 infection as compared to adultsChildren account for less than two per cent of identified cases of Covid-19.
25 May, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
New York State records highest number of deaths in single day from COVID-19Coronavirus cases in the state, the epicenter of the pandemic in the US, crossed 100,000 and it recorded the highest increase in the number...
04 Apr, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
This firm is hunting for a cancer cureZumutor, the Boston-headquartered startup, which was founded by second-time entrepreneur and former Biocon executive Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues...
01 Dec, 2019, 10.26 AM IST
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! 3 bars can cut heart failure riskNatural compounds in cocoa called flavonoids boost blood vessel health and help reduce inflammation.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
‘Healthy people provide better clue to diseases’We need to find people who are genetically predisposed to the diseases but don’t get sick, says biochemist Stephen Friend
20 Jul, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
Cancer spreads even before tumours formThough the new findings are based on researches on breast cancer, researchers say the early departure of cancer cells to seed metastases ca...
10 Jan, 2017, 01.09 PM IST
'Super-smart mice' may help cure Alzheimer's, schizophreniaThe unusually intelligent mice were created by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or rec...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.18 PM IST