Census 2027 to Ask About COVID-19 Vaccination: Why Will India Record Where People Got...
New Delhi : HL August 14, 2026
India’s upcoming Census 2027 will include a specific question on COVID-19 vaccination, making pandemic-related health information part of the country’s decennial population enumeration for the first time.
The Centre...
Chandipura Virus Outbreak: 25 Deaths in Five Weeks Raise Alarm as Experts Struggle to...
New Delhi : HL August 13, 2026
A fresh outbreak of Chandipura virus in Gujarat has triggered serious concern among health authorities after 25 deaths were reported in just five weeks. Experts are investigating...
One Herb, One Standard: India Strengthens Quality Framework for Traditional Medicines
New Delhi: August 12, 2026
India has taken another significant step towards strengthening the quality, reliability and global credibility of traditional medicines with the renewal of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Pharmacopoeia...
AIIMS Delhi Performs Rare Kidney Transplant Using Organs From 70-Year-Old Brain-Dead Donor
New Delhi: HL August 09, 2026
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi have successfully carried out a challenging kidney transplant involving organs from a 70-year-old brain-dead woman, giving a new lease of life to a 56-year-old female...
India Widens Health Coverage for 12 Crore Families, 6 Crore Senior Citizens Under Ayushman...
New Delhi: HL August 08, 2026
The Central Government has reaffirmed its commitment to making healthcare more affordable by expanding health insurance coverage, improving public health infrastructure, and increasing access to free medicines and diagnostic...
Long-Term Use of Certain BP and Transplant Drugs May Raise Skin Cancer Risk: IARC
New Delhi : HL August 07, 2026
A major evaluation by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has identified three widely used medicines—hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole, and tacrolimus—as carcinogenic to humans (Group...
Delhi Air Pollution May Increase Death Risk Among Tuberculosis Patients by Up to 66%,...
New Delhi: HL August 07, 2026
A major scientific study has found that prolonged exposure to high levels of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may significantly increase the risk of death among people undergoing treatment...
Can COVID-19 Reactivate Dormant Viruses? New Study Links Severe Infection to Long COVID Symptoms
New Delhi : HL August 06, 2026
A new scientific study has raised fresh concerns about the long-term impact of COVID-19, suggesting that severe coronavirus infection may trigger the reactivation of dormant viruses that...
Know About Chandipura Virus: History, Symptoms, Precautions and the 2026 Outbreak Explained
New Delhi: HL August 06, 2026
India is witnessing one of its most comprehensive public health responses to the Chandipura Virus (CHPV) outbreak as the Union Government strengthens surveillance, scientific investigations, and field operations in...
IMA Opposes Maharashtra Government’s CCMP Registration Decision, Warns of Nationwide Doctors’ Strike
New Delhi : HL August 05, 2026
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has strongly opposed the Maharashtra Government's decision to permit CCMP-qualified BHMS doctors to register with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), describing the move...
