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There are multiple reasons for failed IVFs but that does not mean that another attempt cannot be made. By arrangement

IVF success rate has improved by 60 per cent

A survey of reports from 1,750 IVF centres in India shows that smoking, stress and sedentary lifestyle are affecting...

24 July 2021 11:45 PM IST

A girl wearing a mask walks near India Gate in New Delhi. A high number of children and adolescents are contracting the novel coronavirus in the second wave (Photo: PTI)

Pandemic can have severe effect on children-'s mental, physical...

On the impact of second wave on Children, he further said it had affected equally compared to adults

21 July 2021 3:16 PM IST

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, three years

21 July 2021 1:11 PM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at the CSMT station in Mumbai, July 19, 2021. (PTI)

Two-thirds of Indians have coronavirus antibodies, survey shows

About 400 million of India-'s 1.4 billion people did not have antibodies, the survey showed

21 July 2021 11:11 AM IST

In severe Covid-19 cases, it has been found that after six to eight weeks, the patients reported back with problems in heart, brain fog and lungs. (Representational Photo:PTI)

What-'s -'Long Covid-'? And why is it doubling during second wave

Long Covid-19 cases are 20 to 30 per cent during the second wave while it was only 10 to 15 per cent during the first...

11 July 2021 12:05 AM IST

Work from home is a potential health hazard, warn experts

Work from home is a potential health hazard, warn experts

Lack of physical activity and binge eating seen as main causes

4 July 2021 7:24 AM IST

Men reported better mental health than their wives reported on their behalf. (Photo: ANI)

Health problems, lack of self-control: Lockdown takes toll on Andhra...

Sleepless nights have become a common problem and this is leading to other disorders and hormonal imbalances

22 Jun 2021 1:10 PM IST

The healing power of music

The healing power of music

Hit by the pandemic's, the World Music Day celebrations on 21 June were a muted affair, but the benefits of music...

22 Jun 2021 11:41 AM IST

YOga effective for lowering pain and improving physical function, reducing the need for pain medication. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Why Yoga is the perfect pandemic workout

Studies have confirmed the mental and physical benefits of yoga, and finding time for it in your life can prove to be a...

21 Jun 2021 10:42 PM IST

A member of medical staff inspects the intensive care unit (ICU), which is being prepared for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, at The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (TIMS) at Gachibowli. (AFP FIle)

New software developed to help identify patients requiring ventilator...

It can also help in reducing hospital referral for those unlikely to require critical care support, thus freeing more...

19 Jun 2021 12:13 PM IST

People sit in the observation area after being inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on June 18, 2021. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by October, say health...

India has fully vaccinated about 5% of estimated 950 million eligible population, leaving many millions vulnerable to...

19 Jun 2021 11:52 AM IST

Andreas Raounas, 84, the first patient in Island receives from a nurse the vaccine of Pfizer BioNtech against the COVID-19, at a care home in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo: AP/File)

US CDC classifies Delta variant as 'variant of concern'

Previously, the CDC had considered the Delta variant to be a variant of interest

17 Jun 2021 10:44 AM IST