Several states have attempted to reopen schools since the pandemic began last year, but some had to shut them down when infections were detected on campuses
The latest smog tower installed in Delhi is based on American technology and has the capacity to purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within...
The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses a protein called spike to attach to and invade cells in the body's respiratory tract
Researchers have discovered that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)- short strings of sugar molecules abundant in breast milk- can help prevent infections in human cells
Since it is expected that the third wave of COVID-19 may affect children more, as they are yet to be vaccinated, the minister said special attention...
The World Health Organisation has sought a two-month halt on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines in view of severely constrained vaccine availability around the globe
The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It's very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population
While smog towers might come across as a visible solution to air pollution, there is no scientific evidence - even globally - to support that they...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine shot the full go-ahead for patients aged 16 years or older
According to the report prepared by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), paediatric hospital facilities in the country are currently nowhere close to what maybe...
ZIF-8@CM Cotton and ZIF-67@CM Cotton, as they are called, are Zeolite Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)-modified functionalised fabrics which adsorb high levels of organic air pollutants like benzene,...
The government has ‘learnt the lesson the hard way’ due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and is developing the sector through the creation of infrastructure, said...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
