Comprehensive health insurance: Navigating childhood illnesses, vaccination support, and kidney function careHealth insurance covers childhood illnesses and their treatments effectively. Vaccination support is a key preventive care strategy for fam...
03 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
How to adjust your parenting as your child grows, one age at a timeParenting evolves as children grow, requiring adjusted approaches for each developmental stage. Infants need nurturing and a secure foundat...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
FDA drug center head fired after commissioner's exit, replaced by DavisThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug center sees a leadership change as acting head Tracy Beth Hoeg departs, replaced by deputy Mic...
16 May, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
CDC updates childhood vaccine schedule: 5 Key things parents need to knowThe CDC has updated the childhood vaccination schedule, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Rotavirus, h...
08 Jan, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
CDC cuts childhood vaccine list to match Denmark model, sparks public health concernsThe CDC has changed the US childhood vaccine schedule and now recommends fewer routine shots, closer to Denmark’s model. Health officials s...
06 Jan, 2026, 04.35 AM IST
Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu warns Indian parents: ‘You are giving way too many vaccines’, links rise in autism to excess vaccinationZoho founder Sridhar Vembu suggests India gives too many infant vaccines, potentially causing a rise in autism. He cites a report linking c...
28 Oct, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
US health official calls for separating measles combination shots, pulls broad COVID vaccine supportA top U.S. health official called for breaking up the combined MMR vaccine, a move quickly opposed by Merck, which cited a lack of scientif...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
These Trump voters are wary of COVID shots, but don't want RFK to restrict other vaccinesTrump voters express skepticism towards COVID-19 vaccines and the medical establishment, citing concerns about rapid development and allege...
06 Oct, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
Health Secretary RFK Jr. overrules scientists, bans Thimerosal vaccine preservative tied to autism claimsUS Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has banned thimerosal from US vaccines, despite scientific evidence of its saf...
03 Aug, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside mainstreamRobert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as the nation's top health official is contentious due to his controversial stances on vaccines and ra...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.50 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
Abbott launches 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine for children in IndiaAbbott India launched PneumoShield 14, a pneumonia vaccine for children aged six weeks and older. This vaccine offers broader protection th...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
India records greatest increase in number of children not receiving first dose of DTP-1 vaccine in 2020: UNData from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN children's agency UNICEF showed that 23 million children missed out on basic child...
17 Jul, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Second thoughts on Covishield gap? Let’s get in the first jabs firstEven in India, vaccine effectiveness studies from Chandigarh and Vellore have shown that a single or two doses of Covishield provide nearly...
20 Jun, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?The concern about painkillers is that they might curb the very immune system response that a vaccine aims to spur. Vaccines work by trickin...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Not just for children! Here are the vaccines that every adult needs to getAdults too need preventive immunisation against many deadly diseases.
06 Mar, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
- Bharat Biotech International launches 'Comvac5' vaccine for hepatitis
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International said it has launched Comvac5, a single shot pentavalent combination vaccine for hepatitis.
03 Mar, 2009, 06.19 PM IST