Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, passes away

The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip -- the Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's longest-serving royal consort passed away on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced.  A......

Mumbai's KEM Hospital starts trials of Oxford vaccine

The civic-run King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday began phase II and III trials of the Oxford Covishield vaccine for COVID-19, an official said. The hospital, located in Parel......

COVID-19: Why are so many young people dying?

'We started analysing young patients and realised that they had causes like undetected diabetes, which suddenly flares up during COVID-19.' 'Secondly, hypothyroidism was one of the factors.' 'And......

Bodies in corridor, not enough beds: Scenes from Mumbai's Covid-19 facility

The protest by staff of the civic-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai over the death of a health worker reflects how Mumbai's health system is over-stretched, and the challenges being......

Heinz feeds the needy

Heinz India, the Indian affiliate of HJ Heinz Co USA, in partnership with the Maharashtra Government, Helen Keller International and King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Centre, Pune, has......

Plan to turn Mumbai into Shanghai!

The Maharashtra government has drawn ambitious plans, totalling Rs 31,500 crore (Rs 315 billion), to refurbish Mumbai into an international city like Shanghai, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said......