NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: “We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today’s data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued … Read more
A vendor weighs tomatoes for a customer at a vegetable market in Ahmedabad on July 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s retail inflation may have spiked close to or over the 6% upper tolerance threshold of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in July, owing to a broad-based uptick in food prices, and could … Read more
Jowar near Bidadi on Bengaluru Mysuru road. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K The Indian School of Business (ISB) on Tuesday said that amid growing concern surrounding the temperature-sensitive wheat owing to climate change, a new research study has revealed sorghum (jowar) is an alternative to wheat as it is far more resilient to projected … Read more
New Delhi: Cyber security has become very critical in every sector as cyber-attacks have been on the rise. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common and involve hackers gaining control of a victim’s systems and demanding payment in exchange for restoring access to their data. In the last few years, there have been some high-profile cybersecurity … Read more
Cancer awareness: National Cadet Corp cadets taking part in the cancer awareness program organised by The Hyderabad Archbiocese Social Service Society on the occasion World Cancer Day in Hyderabad on Thursday, February 4, 2021 | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G On March 14, the Minister of State for Health said cancer cases in India will cross … Read more
Dr Claire Dewsnap, from the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said: “The rise in gonorrhoea cases provides an important reminder of the importance of testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and wearing a condom every time you have sex. Source link
The ICMR noted that about half of all patients admitted with severe acute respiratory infections and patients walking into clinics were found to be afflicted with Influenza A H3N2. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. Rising cases of cough and fever linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2: ICMR Rising cases of intense … Read more
An Air India Boeing 777 plane. | Photo Credit: Reuters India will require around 2,210 new planes in the next two decades and out of them, 1,983 units will be single-aisle jets, Boeing said on February 14 as it projected a nearly 7% annual domestic air traffic growth through 2041. Unveiling its 2022 Commercial Market … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 asked people to be vigilant and take precautions against COVID-19, as he noted that the virus is spreading in many countries. In his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast of the year, Mr. Modi said many people are on a … Read more
In the week ending 16 October, the hospital admission rate for confirmed cases of flu was nearly one per 100,000 people – more than seen in recent years for mid-October, suggesting the flu season has come early. The rate is still relatively low overall. Cases were highest among young children, followed by adults over 85. … Read more