Health and science stories relevant to India: research, medicine, space, environment, and climate.
India's first dengue vaccine Qdenga is expected to be available in the first half of 2027, likely through private healthcare settings, infectious diseases expert Dr Chandrakant Lahariya said. The Central Drugs Standard…
Assam’s flood death toll has risen to 100, with two more deaths reported from Golaghat and Karbi Anglong, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority. More than 1.37 lakh people across…
Social media is calling PA-915 a 'revolutionary anti-anxiety vaccine', but the molecule is not a vaccine and has only been tested in mice. Developed by Japanese researchers, PA-915 blocks the brain's PAC1…
Hepatitis A is no longer a mild childhood illness in Kerala. Doctors report an alarming age shift, with 90% of patients now in the 18-40 age group. Last year alone, the state…
Scientists propose that animal faeces, not just rising oxygen, may have driven the Cambrian explosion of life around 540 million years ago. Research published in the journal 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'…
Mercury is still contracting, and new images from NASA's MESSENGER mission show that its cooling metallic core, which makes up nearly 85% of the planet's radius, continues to crack its thin crust.…
Sonu Nigam has undergone a second surgery to remove a growth on his left ring finger, only for it to return. The 53-year-old singer shared a video from the operating table and…
A full-body cancer check-up may sound reassuring, but more tests do not always mean better protection, warns Dr Varun Goel in Times Now. Over-diagnosis and false alarms from unnecessary scans, like whole-body…
Doctors warn that frequent bloating after almost every meal should not be dismissed as normal. Dr Indraneel Kulkarni, consultant gastroenterologist at Saideep Sahyadri Hospital, says persistent bloating can be an early sign…
Hyderabad's Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) will start free heart surgeries for children from August 13. The procedures will be performed by the hospital's CT surgery department, led by Prof Amareshwar,…
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