School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police sayA tragic accident in South Africa's Gauteng province has claimed the lives of at least 13 children. A truck collided with a school minibus ...
19 Jan, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Punjab govt signs MoU to set up data intelligence support unit for its anti-drug campaignThe Punjab government signed an MoU with Ananya Birla Foundation to establish a data intelligence and technical support unit to aid its ant...
26 Jun, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
Wipro teams up with Centre for Brain Research at IISc on AI-driven health behaviour innovationsWipro partners with Centre for Brain Research to utilize AI, ML, and big data analytics for health behavior innovations.
28 May, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
Dabur scion Gaurav Burman buys 7.5% in healthtech startup MitsuGaurav Burman, scion of FMCG and consumer healthcare group Dabur India, has acquired a 7.5% stake in healthcare start-up Mitsu. Mitsu is a ...
12 Sep, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Police shoot woman after she opened fire at Dallas Love Field Airport. This is what happenedAuthorities stated a 37-year-old woman was shot by a police officer on Monday after she started firing at the airport's ticket counter area.
26 Jul, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
Union Minister Meghwal launches mental health helplineThe 24X7 pan India helpline will provide mental health support and consultations from counsellors and psychologists.
16 May, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
Taking all steps to safeguard interest of children affected by pandemic, Centre tells Delhi HCIn an affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of Woman and Child Development on a PIL raising concerns over the children orphaned due to COVI...
19 Jul, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Poor food, lack of medical care in quarantine centre: NDMAThe year-long study was done in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Studies (TISS) and recorded the psychosocial concerns of 65...
19 Jul, 2021, 08.15 AM IST
NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation jointly launches program for home-care support to Covid patientsThe campaign is expected to play a key role in district preparedness for managing nearly 70% of Covid cases at home, reducing pressure on t...
08 Jun, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
Analysis shows children between 0-14 years less affected by COVID: GovtHe said in a written reply that infection among children is mild and most of them remain asymptomatic. "Hence no specific action plan has b...
19 Mar, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
UNDP, TISS to launch tech-assisted counselling for those battling mental distress during pandemicThe service is launched as part of the UNDP's Covid-19 socio economic response to provide "accessible, affordable and quality counselling" ...
14 Dec, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
Odisha trains 1.72 lakh health personnel to combat COVID-19 in stateThe state government has trained 1,72,499 health personnel to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said w...
09 May, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
- Brain training may keep dementia at bay
Sydney, Nov 14 (IANS) Computer-based brain training can improve memory and mood in older adults with mild cognitive impairment -- one of st...
14 Nov, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
Nepalese, Indian doctors to work jointly to help quake victimsNepalese and Indian doctors will field a joint mobile medical team in Nepal to tackle any possible spread of epidemic in the wake of the co...
27 May, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
Lack of political will to address complex health issues: Vikram PatelPsychiatrist, listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people, rues issues like suicide are not seen as health issues but...
20 Apr, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
HRW wants an end to forced institutional care for mentally illAs per the HRW report, in 24 institutions and hospitals which researchers visited in 2013, there were no adequate mechanisms to report abus...
03 Dec, 2014, 04.27 PM IST
Over Rs 2,700 crore for health care sector in Delhi BudgetUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today earmarked Rs 2,724 crore for health sector in the Budget for Delhi during the current fiscal
18 Jul, 2014, 04.43 PM IST