Health

The company says its stents are made of biodegradable material, and are an alternative to the traditional metal stents (Bloomberg)

Expert panel to review Meril’s price exemption bid for stent

2 min read . 30 Jan 2019

New virus in China: Health Ministry seeks info on Indian visa applicants

1 min read . 20 Jan 2020

President Xi Jinping said curbing the outbreak and saving lives was a top priority as the number of patients more than tripled and a third person died (Photo: AP)

China virus spreads to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi says containment top priority

2 min read . 20 Jan 2020

Travelers pass by a health checkpoint before entering immigration at the international airport in Beijing (Photo: AP)

Chinese virus: Scientists develop 1st diagnostic test

1 min read . 19 Jan 2020

A traveler wears a facemask as she stands near the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing (Photo: AP)

India to screen travellers from China at airports for coronavirus

2 min read . 17 Jan 2020

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De-stress and refresh: Govt, corporate bodies may introduce five-min yoga breaks

1 min read . 14 Jan 2020

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Exposure to environmental lead can cause Alzheimer’s disease: Study

2 min read . 13 Jan 2020

India will be fully funding its vaccination programme from 2022, despite an 80% increase in the cost of the programme. (Photo: Getty Images)

Govt should ensure adequate funds for immunization programmes

2 min read . 07 Jan 2020

Opinion | We’re still finding the right path to achieve full immunization

2 min read . 07 Jan 2020

Govt has intensified its vaccination drive, but is the dosage right?

3 min read . 07 Jan 2020

A woman wearing a mask walks on a road (Photo: Reuters)

Air pollution blamed for poor bone health among Indians

1 min read . 05 Jan 2020

Brahma can be used for research and later can be validated for clinical use for surgical procedure. (HT )

In Haryana, scientists develop India’s own brain template, Brahma

2 min read . 02 Jan 2020

Wasting in India has gone up from 24% to 27.93%, the study said. (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

Malnutrition, obesity on the rise, says study

1 min read . 31 Dec 2019

A policeman guards a health worker as she gives a polio vaccination to a child in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

Pakistan to import polio markers from India

2 min read . 25 Dec 2019

Tal Dvir shows a 3D-printed heart made from human tissue at his lab in Tel Aviv, Israel, in April. The development of 3D bioprinters has raised the prospects of making tissues and organs in a more affordable way. (Photo: Getty Images)

Cutting through the hype to get to bioprinted human tissue

3 min read . 16 Dec 2019

An estimated 2.25 million people in India live with cancer as of March 2018 (Photo: iStockphoto)

Can Ayushman Bharat help tackle cancer burden in India?

3 min read . 15 Dec 2019

First identified in 1999 in Malaysia, Nipah virus is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs. (Photo: AP)

New research paves way for potential drug for deadly Nipah virus

2 min read . 15 Dec 2019

Now scientists have investigated the role of brain chemicals and transmitters. (Photo: HT)

Scientists develop tech for early detection of brain disorders

2 min read . 15 Dec 2019

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ICMR releases draft guidelines to treat rare genetic diseases

2 min read . 13 Dec 2019

Image for representative purposes only. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Panacea Biotec launches anti-diabetes drug vildagliptin day after patent expiry

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019