Healthcare

Kochi: A fresh outbreak of Nipah virus has put Kerala on alert. The state’s Health department stepped up vigilance after two positive cases of the deadly disease were detected in Kozhikode,...

Bhubaneswar: Nurses play a critical role in healthcare and need to be empowered through leadership training, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) vice-president Saswati Das said on Wednesday. “Leadership in nursing is...

Bhubaneswar: Prof. (Dr) Neeta Mohanty, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Collaboration) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University, has been awarded the prestigious Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of...

Bhubaneswar: Super Speciality OPD treatment facility was inaugurated at the ESI Hospital, Bhubaneswar on Thursday by Minister of Labour & Employees State Insurance, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Ganesh Ram...

New Delhi: Two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 was no longer a global health emergency, a new wave of the disease has raised alarms. A...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a high-level review meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan on Tuesday to assess the progress of redevelopment projects of government medical colleges and...

New Delhi: The Central government has banned an anti-cold drug combination for use in children below the age of four. Cough syrups with fixed drug combinations (FDCs) of chlorpheniramine maleate...

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a leader in performing complex heart surgeries using minimally invasive techniques, recently conducted another such operation which eliminates the need to cut through...

Imphal: Containment zones. Brings back worrying memories from the worst periods of COVID-19 pandemic, doesn’t it? Well, COVID-19 is history, but containment zone has made a return in India. Manipur’s New...

New Delhi: Among multiple health challenges faced by India is an alarmingly rising obesity rate among adolescents. Over 17 million children and teens are living with obesity at one end of...