Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...
24 May, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?Travelers on the MV Hondius find themselves with few legal recourses following a hantavirus outbreak. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company be...
13 May, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tipsHantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...
10 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Eight Hantavirus cases reported; three dead, six confirmed Andes Virus: WHOEight Hantavirus cases have been reported, with three deaths. Six cases are confirmed as Andes virus. The World Health Organization assesse...
09 May, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identifiedA rare hantavirus outbreak sickened passengers and crew on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina. Three people have died, and one is in inte...
06 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
India logs 2,710 new Covid cases, 14 deathsThe active coronavirus cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.7...
27 May, 2022, 10.35 AM IST
COVID-19: Ten states account for over 80 per cent of new casesMaharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 51,751. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 13,604 while Chhattisgarh reported 13,...
13 Apr, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
Brazil records its highest daily Covid-19 deaths, 3,251 fatalities registeredAccording to CNN, Brazil's Covid-19 death toll now stands at 298,676, with the previous record for daily deaths coming only last week.
24 Mar, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu drop below 2000 markThe state has consistently been showing a decline in cases, providing a lot of relief as it has been among the worst-affected in the countr...
13 Nov, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Tamil Nadu reports under 4000 cases of Covid-19 in over 2 weeksTamil Nadu’s capital has been the worst affected district in the state and the cases came down marginally from over 1100 to 1036 on Sunday,...
18 Oct, 2020, 09.29 PM IST
Five states account for 60% active Covid cases, 52% new cases, 60% fresh recoveries in IndiaAs many as 60 % of the new recoveries were reported from five states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu...
20 Sep, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
Maha, AP, Karnataka, Delhi and TN account for 70 per cent of total COVID-19 deathsAddressing a press conference, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said if deaths are tracked in these states and UTs across weeks then a diffe...
03 Sep, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
Tamil Nadu inches towards 6,000 Covid-19 positive cases againThis came as the State observed its complete lockdown on Sunday. The State-wide lockdown is in effect till August 31, although a number of ...
16 Aug, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
Telangana crosses 90,000 mark in coronavirus cases, death toll reaches 684The case fatality rate for the state is 0.75% compared with the national average of 1.95%. Of the deceased, 46.13% have died of Covid-19 an...
15 Aug, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
COVID-19: Telangana sees over 2,000 new cases; crosses 75,000 mark, death toll crosses 600The state suffered 12 Covid deaths afresh to take the total death toll to 601 so far, translating into a case fatality rate of 0.79% as aga...
07 Aug, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
India reports 75 coronavirus cases and 1 deathAsserting that the safety and welfare of its citizens abroad have always been a priority for India, the government said three flights will ...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.39 PM IST