Omicron variant stokes concern but vaccine still critical: Experts

The Omicron variant carries 'concerning' mutations that may make it more transmissible and allow it to evade immunity, scientists said on Monday, stressing that the one certainty in the uncertainty......

Explained: Dharavi's COVID-19 Success

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reveals how the BMC has contained the spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, India's largest slum, which WHO wants to know more about. IMAGE: A health camp in Dharavi, north......

Why WHO should not have stopped HCQ clinical trials

'WHO has been under a lot of attack, so when they saw the Lancet study, they stopped the clinical trials of HCQ.''They should not have stopped the clinical trials.' Kindly note the image has been......

COVID-19: Dos and don'ts for the elderly

The Centre advises the elderly people to wash their hands and face at regular intervals with soap, stay at home, avoid meeting visitors at home and if such a meeting is essential, maintain a......

Despite cap on pricing import of medical devices rises

The growth in imports was led by product categories such as diagnostic items, ultra-sonogram machines, MRI and ECG apparatus, syringes with needles, suture needles, digital thermometers, malaria......

'Ayushman Bharat will be a big flop'

'The biggest gainers under this scheme would be insurance companies.''If the government is going to route the payments through the insurance companies, these companies will be making nearly 30 per......

Ban on combination drugs: Knee-jerk reaction won't help

The government had formed a panel under Chandrakant Kokate to study over 6,000 combinations, of which it listed 963 as irrational. The government’s decision to ban 344 fixed-dose combinations......

EPL PIX: United go up to sixth; Brighton down Sheffield

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played in England on Sunday. Hojlund brace gives Manchester United win at Luton   IMAGE: Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund celebrates scoring his......

PHOTOS: SRH dominate Punjab with 8-wicket victory

PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.  SCORECARD IMAGE: Rahul Tripathi smashed a......

EPL PIX: United cruise past Forest; Chelsea win

Rashford on target again as Man United cruise past Forest IMAGE: Nottingham Forest's Jesse Lingard with Manchester United's Marcus Rashford after the match. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters England......

Ranji: Siddarth's haul helps Gujarat nab first win

A summary of all the action from day three of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Siddharth Desai's fantastic 8-wicket haul powered Gujarat to a nine-wicket victory against Jammu &......

FIFA World Cup PIX: Uruguay denied by stubborn South Korea

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group H match played between Uruguay and South Korea at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on Thursday IMAGE: Uruguay's Sergio Rochet (2 from left) and Diego......