Coronavirus outbreak: Ministry of Health advisory on social distancing and preventive measures
With the government trying its best to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country, the Ministry of Health issued an advisory for social distancing and asked people to get home quarantined to stay safe.
Mar 16, 2020, 20:04 PM IST
Kota kids died from hypothermia, hospital lacked equipment: Report
The committee formed by the Rajasthan government to probe the lacunae in the hospital resulting in the deaths of kids has confirmed in its report that infants died due to hypothermia, a medical emergency that occurs when the body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C). The normal body temperature is 98.6 F (37 C).
76 districts in India have no blood banks; Maharashtra on top with 333 blood banks
As many as 76 districts in India do not have licensed blood banks. This was revealed by Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to Rajya Sabha recently.
Jul 19, 2019, 18:15 PM IST
Happy with how my film journey is shaping up: Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar interacted with the media at the launch of The Eat Right Movement, initiated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Ministry of Health here on Tuesday.
Jul 11, 2018, 14:20 PM IST
Oxytocin formulations ban to come into effect from July 1
Oxytocin is a naturally-occurring hormone that causes uterine contractions during labour and helps new mothers lactate, but its misuse is widespread in the dairy industry.
Jun 27, 2018, 19:17 PM IST
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS Ministry of Health, Family Welfare - Profile
Here is the profile of Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sep 03, 2017, 22:21 PM IST
Parents' ignorance, fear among reasons why children miss out on vaccination
As per the report, 14 percent of the children missed out as they were not in their village the day the exercise was carried out while in the case of another five per cent, the parents simply refused to get their child vaccinated.
May 16, 2017, 00:41 AM IST
Zika infections rise to 304 in Singapore
Twelve new cases of the locally transmitted Zika virus infection have brought the total number of infections in Singapore to 304, it was announced on Friday.
Sep 09, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
Brazil says microcephaly cases linked to Zika rise to 4,863
The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus has risen to 4,863 from 4,690 a week earlier.
Mar 02, 2016, 06:38 AM IST
