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4 December 2021
Healthcare
Three deaths, surge in COVID cases lead to ward closures in Singapore hospitals
Singapore Covid Cases- Even as Singapore reported 1,178 new local COVID-19 infections today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced strict...
Singapore logs 452 suicide cases in 2020, highest since 2012
Singapore has reported at least 452 suicide cases last year, the highest figure since 2012, non-profit suicide prevention centre Samaritans...
Treatments for vaginal infections recommended by gynaecologist in Kolkata
According to a certain study, around 50% of women will experience certain signs of vaginal infection at some point in their lives.
Buying health insurance for heart patients: Do's and Don'ts
IRDA recommends every policyholder go through each of these Dos and Don’ts before buying health insurance for heart patients.
Final week of Singapore HeritageFest celebrates diverse Indian food and healthcare culture
Final week of Singapore HeritageFest focuses on Ayurvedic practices in cooking, celebrating Sikh culture and heritage via food, a photo...
HealthPlix raises USD 13.5 million in Series B funding led by Lightspeed
Health-tech start-up HealthPlix Technologies has raised USD13.5 million as part of its ongoing Series B funding led by Lightspeed, with...
COVID recoveries in Singapore cross 60,000 mark, says MOH
As of noon yesterday, Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are no new cases of locally transmitted...
Singapore begins using Moderna vaccine at four new centres: MOH
Singapore has begun using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at four new vaccination centres that started operations today.
Why you’ll be hearing more about temperature monitoring In 2021
2021 is the year that the COVID-19 vaccines will reach mass distribution. It will be a massive undertaking that will require several checks...
US President Biden appoints Indian-American Dr Raj Panjabi to lead malaria initiative
United States President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-origin Dr Raj Panjabi to lead his Malaria Initiative.
How can you get health coverage under a term plan?
Many things can go wrong in life. Unfortunately, we do not have control over most of them. However, we can make sure that we are prepared...
India faster than US, UK in administering 1 million vaccine shots: Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry yesterday lauded India's efforts in conducting a successful vaccination drive and said India took only six days to...
Dental care medtech company SmileDirectClub, a US-based teledentistry pioneer, has opened a new convenient SmileShop location for...
PM Lee Hsien Loong gets first vaccine shot as government announces rollout plan
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine today and urged others to take the jabs in a country...
UK PM Boris Johnson announces new lockdown amid surging coronavirus deaths
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday night ordered a new national lockdown to try to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens...
South Asia handled pandemic well, states US-Indian joint study
A transcontinental study found that the South Asian region has done well in mounting an appropriate response and has shown a notably lower...
Indian-origin doctors in US take COVID-19 vaccine in public to encourage others
Several Indian-American physicians have publicised getting the coronavirus vaccine shot and are encouraging others to follow suit,...
Indian Health Ministry to meet to discuss mutated COVID strain in UK
The Indian Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group today to discuss the emergence of a mutated...
Indians' COVID-19 vaccination to be on voluntary basis: Health Ministry
The Indian Health Ministry announced that getting vaccinated will be voluntary while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will...
Indian-origin man in UK to get first COVID vaccine
An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from north-east England is set to become one of the first people in the world to get a COVID-19 vaccine...
Travel agents say Indians keen on travelling to UK for COVID-19 vaccine
Travel agents stated they have started receiving inquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the Covid-19...
Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine trial gets nod from Indian authorities
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based...
Indian-origin filmmaker Sweta Rai’s lockdown documentary about frontline workers against the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the stellar...
Largest Hindu temple in Britain spreads awareness of coronavirus trial among Indian community
Europe’s BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, the largest Hindu temple in the continent, is spreading awareness about the PRINCIPLE trial of...
India to roll out fast and cheap COVID-19 paper 'Feluda' test soon, say officials
A fast and cheap paper-based coronavirus test will soon be available across India, claims the Indian government, with scientists hoping it...