Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari launches cervical cancer vaccination drive for over 7.5 lakh girls aged 14 yearsWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has initiated a statewide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign. This program targets appro...
30 May, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
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23 May, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Drug counselor who delivered 'Friends' star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2 yearsErik Fleming, a drug counselor, received a two-year prison sentence. He supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine that led to the actor's death....
14 May, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
OpenAI faces lawsuit in California court claiming chatbot gave advice that led to fatal overdoseParents have sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. They claim their son died from an accidental drug overdose. The lawsuit alleges ChatGPT co...
12 May, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%The report highlights the significant economic burden of tobacco use, particularly among low-income households, and underscores how reducin...
08 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Artificial sweeteners may alter gut health and metabolism across generations, new study suggestsNew research suggests artificial sweeteners like sucralose and stevia could alter gut bacteria and metabolism. These changes may persist ac...
07 May, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
High-protein diet plan for vegetarians. Top nutritionist shares 5 simple foods for overall healthA Delhi nutritionist highlights vegetarian foods that offer ample protein. Lentils, beans, paneer, yogurt, nuts, seeds, and soy products ar...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
‘It changed everything’: Mumbai nutritionist shares 10 easy and budget-friendly ways to stay healthyMumbai nutritionist Sanya Wadhera shared ten simple yet effective health tips. These affordable methods focus on hydration, mindful eating,...
12 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Health ministry seeks 5 cr free Covishield doses from GAVI under COVAXThe Union health ministry has asked global vaccine alliance GAVI to supply 5 crore of the allocated 10 crore doses of Covishield to India u...
15 Jul, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
SII urges Centre to use 10 cr Covishield doses offered free of cost by GAVI amid rising casesThe Pune-based firm has written to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF) that if these 10 crore free doses of Covishield are not...
24 Apr, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Delhi offers free booster dose for eligible beneficiaries in government centres"In order to give the benefit of precaution dose to all eligible beneficiaries in Delhi, the same will be available for 18 to 59 years' age...
21 Apr, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
SII to give free Covishield vials to private vaccination centres to compensate for price differenceVaccine majors SII and Bharat Biotech on Saturday said they have decided to cut the prices of the precaution dose of their respective COVID...
10 Apr, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
India unlikely to get Pfizer doses via Covax. Here's whyOn June 10, the company announced that it had secured 500 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine at a not-for-profit price for...
30 Jun, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Bihar wants to administer most jabs before monsoonThe Bihar government has written to the Centre to advance vaccine delivery to the state ahead of monsoon.
05 Jun, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
Centre to supply 192 lakh COVID vaccines to states/UTs from May 16-31: Health ministryThe 191.99 lakh doses include 162.5 lakh Covishield doses and 29.49 lakh Covaxin doses. In the previous fortnight, that is 1 May-May 15, 20...
14 May, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal pitches for free COVID-19 vaccine throughout IndiaA debate has started on whether the COVID-19 vaccine, which is yet to materialise, should be made available to people for free, with the Bh...
24 Oct, 2020, 03.54 PM IST