Karnataka govt issues notice to 18 hospitals for 'denying' admission to patient who later died

Jul 02, 2020

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 : Karnataka government has issued a show-cause notice to 18 private hospitals for refusing to admit a 52-year-old patient...

Delhi: Rapid antigen detection test compulsory for high-risk group of individuals

Jul 05, 2020

New Delhi [India], July 5 : Delhi health department on Sunday instructed all health care facilities to carry out compulsory rapid antigen detection testing...

"No need to worry": Kerala Health Minister on Covid subvariant JN.1

Dec 17, 2023

The specific case of JN.1 was identified in an RT-PCR positive sample from Karakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on December 8. The patient, who initially tested...

Uttarakhand takes measures to control respiratory diseases amid global HMPV spread

Jan 07, 2025

During the winter months, there is an increased likelihood of transmission of respiratory diseases such as seasonal influenza (H1N1, H3N2), influenza-like illness (ILI), and...

Karnataka govt starts mandatory COVID tests for ILI, SARI patients, advises people to wear masks indoors

Dec 22, 2022

In view of the increase in COVID cases in several countries and the discovery of new variants, the Karnataka government on Thursday decided to...

Study reveals intensive lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss lowers obesity-related cancer risk

Aug 24, 2020

Baltimore (Maryland) [US], August 24 : An intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) aimed at weight loss lowered incidence of obesity-related cancers in adults with overweight...