COVID-19 virus evolving to get better at becoming airborne, study shows

Washington:The variants of SARS-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the ..

8-month-old baby swallows piece of wood; gets new lease of life at Kannur medical college

Kerala receives 2 national awards for most number of NQAS recognition

Kerala logs 68 pc of total COVID-19 cases reported in India: Health Ministry

Fake vax certificates sold for Rs 5,500 on Telegram in India: Report

New Delhi: Amid vaccine mandates, fake vaccination certificates and test results are being sold on Telegram for around Rs 5,500 in ..

Children to get new vaccine for pneumonia

Thiruvananthapuram: One more vaccine will be administered for children less than two years of age. Kerala and other states will inoculate ..

Kit devised to diagnose 200 ailments through saliva test

Thiruvananthapuram: A kit has been devised to diagnosis various ailments by saliva test. The claim is that almost 200 ailments can ..

Mangaluru lab technician shows suspected Nipah symptoms; Keralite in contact list

Mangaluru: A lab technician from Mangaluru reported to the health authorities of suspected symptoms of Nipah infection. Sending his ..

71 percent of children in sero survey show antibodies, says PGIMER Director

Chandigarh: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGMER) Director Dr Jagat Ram on Monday said that 71 percent of ..

India records 25,404 COVID-19 cases, 339 deaths

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 25,404 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, while ..

COVID-19: WHO approval for Covaxin expected this week: Sources

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation's (WHO) approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is expected this ..

First Covid jab for all within September: Ernakulam initiates `SPONSER A JAB' campaign

Kochi: To provide everyone in Ernakulam district with at least the first Covid jab within September, the district administration has ..

Nipah: Kozhikode lab test results are not official, but helps state to act fast

The results from the National Virology Institute unit in Alappuzha helped the state to act early to contain the spread of the third ..

Statewide survey of nutrition among children, women to start on Wednesday

Kozhikode: An order issued by the Department of Women and Child Development in the backdrop of the National Nutrition Week has caused ..

Not an alarming situation, says Rajeev Sadanandan who played a crucial role in containing Nipah 2018

Kozhikode: Rajeev Sadanandan IAS(Retired), former Kerala additional chief secretary (health) who played a crucial role in containing ..

Surgical masks more effective at curbing Covid spread than cloth: Study

New York: Widespread wearing of surgical masks can limit the spread of coronavirus in communities, more than masks made of cloth, finds ..