The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has announced it will install the country's first indigenously-developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine in October.
The Indo-British Scholars Association (IBSA), organised a philanthropic event titled “Celebrating Life with Cancer Survivors” to honour the resilience of cancer patients undergoing treatment at Tata Medical Center (TMC).
Indian Army conducted a state-of-the-art eye surgical camp at 158 Base Hospital, Bagdogra, West Bengal from March 20 to 24, 2025, providing advanced medical care to ex-servicemen.
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
India Vision Institute (IVI) has announced a partnership with Plastic Odyssey, a global initiative dedicated to combating plastic pollution through innovative recycling. Together, they will explore the feasibility of making spectacle frames, cases and accessories from recycled plastic waste.
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are further closer now to return to Earth after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost on Sunday, NASA said.
New Delhi: The vibrant festivities of Holi on March 14 will coincide with a rare celestial phenomenon—a total lunar eclipse.
Kidney health is an often-overlooked aspect of overall well-being, yet it plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's homeostasis. The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood, regulating fluid and electrolyte balance, and managing blood pressure.
With a bold vision for a healthier future, the Zero Thalassaemia Foundation has been launched under the leadership of Dr. Ramendu Homchowdhury, District Governor (2025-26) elect for Rotary District 3291.
Kolkata: An adult leopard was rescued from a well in the Darjeeling district’s Damragram village under Champasree Gram Panchayat on Monday morning.
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced.
Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world’s adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents (746 million) are forecast to be living with overweight or obesity by 2050—posing an unparalleled threat of premature disease and death at local, national, and global levels, according to a major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study BMI Collaborators, published in The Lancet.
Private hospitals in India will increase their capacity by over 4,000 beds next fiscal, at an investment of Rs 11,500 crore, after an aggressive addition of around 6,000 beds this fiscal, as per data released by Crisil Ratings on Sunday.
The first-ever report on the population estimation of riverine dolphins in India showed 6,327 dolphins are present in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus River systems.
Gir (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a lion safari at Gujarat’s Gir Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday morning to commemorate World Wildlife Day.
Cochlear implant surgery has taken a major technological leap forward, with CK Birla Hospitals, CMRI Kolkata, becoming the first in Eastern India to integrate Smart Nav technology in cochlear implantation.
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.
After traversing a long journey through space, a US spacecraft is poised to make a daring touchdown on the Moon and become the only second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds, media reports said.
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India's Bihar state, media reports said.
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68 percent, according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman, who is from the northeast Indian state of Assam, was named in the Time's Women of the Year 2025 list.
The Indian government has entrusted the National Institute of Ocean Technology with the task of designing and developing the 4th Generation deep-ocean human scientific submersible named "Matsya-6000," as part of the Samudrayan Project.
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and adjoining areas forcing people to rush out from their residences on Monday.
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, and her colleague Butch Wilmore, stranded in space for the past eight months owing to an extended space flight mission, are expected to return home next month.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide.
Ahmedabad: Gautam Adani is set to donate over Rs 6,000 crore to establish two Adani Health Cities (AHCs) in Ahmedabad and Mumbai through the group’s not-for-profit healthcare arm.
Adolescent spinal deformities, including scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis, affect millions of young individuals worldwide.
