AIIMS-Delhi researchers call for relook at ban on e-cigarettesAIIMS-Delhi researchers are advocating for a reassessment of India's ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), citing evidence th...
09 Aug, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Tata Memorial Centre to provide affordable high-dose MIBG therapy for neuroblastomaTata Memorial Centre's ACTREC offers affordable high-dose MIBG therapy (Rs 7-8 lakh) for neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. This treatment,...
27 Jun, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
ChatGPT shows 'inappropriate recommendation' for cancer treatment: StudyResearchers have said that OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT 3.5 provided inappropriate ("non-concordant") recommendations for cancer treatment, ...
26 Aug, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Centre of Excellence for cancer care and blood disorders at Amrita Hospital, FaridabadAmrita Hospital's Department of Hematology, Medical Oncology and BMT helps patients treat blood disorders, benign diseases, as well as bloo...
18 Oct, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Shankara Cancer Centre to roll out advanced robotic assisted surgery to treat complex casesThe unit, called Da Vinci X, will help surgeons carry out smaller and complex incisions with better visibility. This also helps patients wi...
23 Feb, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
Chinese researcher accused of US visa fraud and hiding military ties is in custodyThe Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the U.S., saying they lied about the...
25 Jul, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
AIIMS conducts pilot study to assess effect of radiation therapy on COVID-19 patientsDr D N Sharma, head of the Radiation Oncology department at AIIMS and the principal investigator of the research project, said two COVID-19...
17 Jun, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Kalpakkam to have two more prototype fast breeder reactors: GovtThe 500 MW PFBR, which is to be functional by October, will be the first PFBR in the world for commercial use.
09 Feb, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
Personalised & evidence-based treatment way forward for cancer cureThe generic approach to cure cancer is not yet that advanced across the world, including India.
16 Oct, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
New method developed to reduce antibiotic resistanceA novel mathematical method inspired by the Darwinian evolution has been developed to reduce the development of antibiotic-resistant bacter...
12 Oct, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
Apollo Hospitals begins ground work on proton beam therapy for cancerApollo Hospitals will import a proton beam machine from Belgium-based healthcare equipment maker IBA for particle beam therapy in cancer tr...
29 Jul, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
India, US ink MoUs on health infrastructure, cancer research, technologyAnother agreement was signed between the CDC, DHHS (USA) and the ICMR (DHR) on collaboration in environmental and occupational health and i...
25 Jun, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
Neupogen, first drug to treat radiation sickness gets USFDA nodThe drug, Neupogen received approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute radiation injury.
26 May, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Electro Magnetic Field emissions do not cause health hazards: Cellular Operators Association of India"India presently has 900 million mobile phone connections and more than 80 per cent of the population has access to mobile telephony," COAI...
09 Oct, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
- Centre sets up experts’ panel on Kudankulam
The Centre has announced a 15-member expert group to allay apprehensions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project.
21 Oct, 2011, 02.35 AM IST
- New radiation source in Mayapuri; another victim hospitalised
Close on the heels of radiation exposure at a scrap market in Mayapuri, experts on Tuesday detected one more source of radiation in the sam...
13 Apr, 2010, 11.24 PM IST
- Centre wakes up to radiation hazards
TEC, under DoT, is formulating guidelines on installation of mobile phone towers and use of mobile phones.
18 Oct, 2006, 02.27 AM IST