The hidden meaning behind saying “bless you” after a sneezeSaying 'bless you' after a sneeze has ancient roots in plague fears and superstitions about soul escape. Across cultures, this response sig...
21 May, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Australia’s diphtheria outbreak deepens amid investigation into suspected first deathAustralia is grappling with a significant diphtheria outbreak, with cases spreading across multiple states and a suspected first death unde...
19 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
25-year-old experiences sudden neck pain after tennis. CMC Vellore doctor explains how it turned out to be a strokeA 25-year-old's casual tennis game led to a vertebral artery dissection and a small ischemic stroke after initial neck pain escalated to di...
28 Sep, 2025, 08.35 AM IST
4-year-old boy from Ahmedabad detected with HMPV infection; total number of cases in Gujarat reach 8An Ahmedabad boy, aged four, has tested positive for human metapneumovirus, raising Gujarat's total cases to eight. The child is stable and...
30 Jan, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Woman detected with HMPV hours after authorities declare no active cases in GujaratA 69-year-old woman from Mehsana district has been diagnosed with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) at a private hospital in Ahmedabad, just hou...
20 Jan, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
80-year-old man tests HMPV positive in AhmedabadAn 80-year-old man in Ahmedabad tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and is currently stable and being treated at a private hos...
13 Jan, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
9-month-old child tests positive for HMPV in Gujarat; cases rise to four in stateGujarat has reported its fourth human metapneumovirus (HMPV) case in less than a week, with a nine-month-old in Ahmedabad testing positive....
11 Jan, 2025, 05.34 PM IST
HMPV poses a greater risk for serious illness in kids: ReportIndia’s Health Ministry confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, detected through routine surveillance. A 3-month-...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Karnataka govt holds meeting to discuss precautionary measures for HMPV, says no need to panicTwo cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) were detected in Bengaluru in infants with a history of bronchopneumonia. The Karnataka governmen...
06 Jan, 2025, 02.26 PM IST
Layer of smog covers Delhi as air quality remains 'very poor' for 10th day post-DiwaliAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 335 as of 8 am today, ca...
10 Nov, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
What is Christmas Tree Syndrome, Here's How You Can Avoid ItChristmas Tree Syndrome is identified when individuals, exposed to real or fake trees, exhibit typical allergy symptoms such as congestion,...
02 Dec, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
World TB Day: Once regarded as a death sentence, tuberculosis is mostly curable today; six red flags to watch out forMen, the elderly are more vulnerable to TB.
24 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Don't mistake pneumonia for influenza or cold, watch out for chest pain when coughingVarious infectious agents like viruses, bacteria and fungi cause pneumonia.
12 Nov, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
History tells us that FIIs have been net sellers in only four calendar years since 2003In the last few years, any reference to an increase in interest rates in the US led to a short-term rout in stock markets of many countries...
27 Oct, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
3 kept in observation at Delhi's RML Hospital for possible exposure to CoronavirusThree persons-- all men aged between 24 and 48, have been kept under observation at an isolation ward of RML Hospital here for a possible e...
28 Jan, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Delhi smog: Rise in asthma, allergy, breathlessness casesDoctors and experts say that besides spike in fresh cases, health complications have aggravated in people having a history of asthma, aller...
06 Nov, 2016, 10.22 AM IST
Your smartphone may harbour disease-causing bacteriaLong after we have swiped and tapped our smartphones, sent or received personal texts, our devices retain a biological history of our actio...
20 Jan, 2015, 04.38 PM IST