Health - Page 21
'Life-Saving' COVID-19 Drug In Short Supply, Prices Shoot Up
Delhi: On the night of June 8, 2020, Joel Pinto set out on an 18-hour drive from Chennai to Hyderabad and back, all for...
‘1.85m Women May Have Failed To Get An Abortion During Lockdown’
New Delhi: In the first three months of the COVID-19 lockdown, March 25 to June 24, 2020, 47% of the estimated 3.9...
‘Not All COVID-19 Patients Need Antivirals. New Drugs For Restricted Use At Physicians’ Discretion’
Mumbai: The number of novel coronavirus infections continues to rise across the country, with some cities and parts of...
‘India Spent 1% Of GDP On Public Health For 15 Years. Result Is Vulnerability To Crises’
New Delhi: With the COVID-19 contagion raging across the country, India’s public health sector has been pushed to...
Critical COVID-19 Care In Chennai’s Hospitals ‘Maximally Stretched’
Mumbai: The city of Chennai has gone back into lockdown from June 19-30, the first major city in India to do so. The...
Indian Women More Likely To Die Of COVID-19 Than Men, But More Data Needed To Know Why
Navi Mumbai: Indian women who contract COVID-19 are at a higher risk of dying than men, a recent study of cases until...
‘Lifting Lockdown Made It Seem All’s Hunky-Dory. We’re Seeing Consequences Now’
Mumbai: The capital city of India, New Delhi, seems to be heading towards becoming the coronavirus capital as well, as...
As Indians Step Out To Work, Some Precautions You Could Take
Mumbai: India is easing lockdown restrictions in phases, with some restrictions set to continue till the end of June...
