NIN centenary year fete begins with release of report on urban health

A new study has found a quick and a effective way to diagnose dengue in remote and rural areas where diagnosis remains a challenge unlike cities where hospitals and laboratories have necessary equi

The centres will be in addition to the 31 centres already functioning and upgraded since 2014-15, when the government floated the scheme.

In advance of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to assess the world's progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with

The ICMR said, “Dengue, chikungunia and malaria are prevelent in India and combating them is a major concern.”

Rajya Sabha MP Shamsher Singh Dullo had asked several questions, including if “it is a fact that the number of cancer patients is on the rise in the country, particularly in the states of Punjab an

CHENNAI: Facing a serious dearth of quality data that in turn hampers formulation of policy and legislation on dealing with non-communicable diseases, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

The death toll in Maharashtra so far this year is higher than the number of deaths from H1N1 in the whole country in 2016 — 265

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu public health authorities on Monday reported the first case of Zika from a sleepy hamlet in Krishnagiri district in the state, nearly two months after the World Health Organizat

After three adults tested positive for the Zika virus in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat in January this year, an adult male from Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu tested positive for the Zika virus.