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Is this medicine harmful during pregnancy? Trump links it to autism

United States President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the use of acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) during pregnancy could be "associated with a very increased risk of autism," a......

Trio shares Nobel Prize in medicine for findings in immune system

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance -or in lay terms they......

4000 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru, 7000 in Karnataka

Amid a surge in dengue cases in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has instructed officials to take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent spread of the vector borne......

Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

India's First Dengue Vaccine Likely To Be Ready By 2026

Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases reported last year. This year there were 19,447 cases of dengue which resulted in 19 deaths till April 2024. Kindly......

'Killer' tobacco companies that are making billions

The World Health Organisation estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the United States Centers for Disease......

Smart thermometer by desi's company helps US fight Covid

As the pandemic enveloped various parts of the US, Kinsa's app alerted its team and wherever possible, the company made the data public. Between March 1 and November 1, 2020, the company......

How IITs are gearing up to fight COVID-19 menace

While some researchers are developing prototypes for ventilators to overcome their shortage, others have teamed up to develop testing kits. IITs across the country have joined the fight against......

Now, tech-driven solutions to track coronavirus patients

Bengaluru-based Healthtech start-up Mfine has rolled out a coronavirus assessment feature which enables virtual medical consultation to assess patients who have flu-like symptoms. Portea and Haptik......

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B visas

Amid growing concerns of surging COVID-19 cases, the US has announced that it will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including......

Why Firing Gambhir Won't Fix The Real Problem

Sack Gambhir before he damages any more careers, if you must. But it cannot stop there.The project ahead must be bigger, more ambitious, and far more urgent: Rebuilding the spine of Indian cricket......

Knicks great Ewing out of hospital after positive COVID-19 test

IMAGE: NBA great Patrick Ewing. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Files/Reuters New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing was released from hospital on Monday and sent home to recover after he tested positive......

US journalist died of aneurysm at World Cup

IMAGE: Grant Wahl wrote early last week that he had visited a hospital while in Qatar and that health officials told him he likely had bronchitis. His body was flown back on Monday to the United......

Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells over vaccine

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic had been automatically listed in the draw for the tournament but said he knew it was unlikely that he would be able to gain entry into the United States. Photograph: Francois......

Will Djokovic be allowed to enter US for Indian Wells?

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has refused to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine and previously said he was prepared to miss tournaments as a consequence. Photograph: Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images Indian Wells......