Why Trump has ordered deployment of troops to US city of Portland and ICE facilitiesUnited States President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of troops to the northwestern city of Portland, Oregon, as well as to fe...
28 Sep, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
India issues tsunami advisory for citizens in US West Coast and Hawaii after massive Russia quakeFollowing an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia, tsunami warnings were issued across the Pacific. The Indian Consulate in San Francisco h...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
Indian-American Vinay Prasad takes charge as US vaccine chiefVinay Prasad, an oncologist-hematologist, has been appointed as the new director of the FDA's CBER, overseeing vaccines and genetic medicin...
07 May, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
This highly contagious disease is on the rise in Oregon; know symptomsDysentery, or shigellosis, is primarily characterised by bloody diarrhea. Multnomah County has witnessed a steady rise in dysentery cases s...
05 Mar, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejects 'anti-vaccine' label at confirmation hearing, but Democrats push backRobert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing for the position of health secretary turned contentious over his controversial views on vaccin...
29 Jan, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
Is it possible for cats to get bird flu? Popular pet food brand issues emergency recallA cat in Oregon died from bird flu, which was linked to contaminated pet food, prompting a nationwide recall. Experts warn that avian flu c...
28 Dec, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Bubonic plague case confirmed in Oregon, linked to pet cat: Experts share symptoms and prevention tipsA resident of Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague, likely from a pet cat. This case, the first in Oregon since 2015, highlights t...
21 Feb, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
Mysterious respiratory dog illness sparks concern: Here’s what pet owners should knowVeterinary authorities are raising concerns about a mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs, initially identified a few months ago. A...
22 Nov, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
In-N-Out Burger chain announces ban on employees from wearing masks ‘to promote effective communication’; Details hereAccording to reports, In-N-Out Burger chain stated in internal memos that their new policy aims to enhance communication with both customer...
20 Jul, 2023, 01.12 AM IST
Historic Northwest heatwave may have killed hundredsBritish Columbia's chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said her office received reports of at least 486 "sudden and unexpected deaths" between Fr...
01 Jul, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Cathay Pacific Cargo airlifts three lakh COVID-19 testing kits from Portland to MumbaiCathay Pacific Cargo and logistics company Davis Trucking -- which partnered with the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Administrat...
28 May, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
US Governors team up to plan for reopening, rebuffing TrumpWith health data suggesting that the spread of the coronavirus may be nearing a plateau in the US, public officials are under growing press...
15 Apr, 2020, 12.48 AM IST
US reports fourth coronavirus infection of unknown originThe latest case is a boy under 18 in Washington State who tested "presumptive positive," local authorities said without releasing further d...
29 Feb, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Oregon reports first novel coronavirus case of unknown originAccording to the statement, the infected individual identified as a resident of Washington County neither had history of travel to a countr...
29 Feb, 2020, 09.47 AM IST
Unhealthy eating habits to be blamed for over 400,000 US deaths per yearIf Americans were to alter their eating habits, many lives could be saved.
10 Mar, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
Want to deliver a healthy baby? Go to green placesPregnant women who live in neighbourhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and...
08 Sep, 2014, 11.19 AM IST
- Patel spends his first night at LA detention centre
Indian-American surgeon Jayant Patel, who is facing manslaughter charges in Australia linked to the of three patients, has spent his first ...
17 Jul, 2008, 09.13 AM IST