North Andhra region experienced the season’s highest rainfall of above 7cm in few parts — which is also the highest in coastal Andhra — due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal in the last 24 hou

By 2020, it is estimated that depression will be the second biggest cause of morbidity after heart ailments, as it triggers various other diseases by lowering immunity and increasing malignancy.

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With monsoon gaining momentum, viral, vector and waterborne diseases are spreading in the city and state. Of the 800 to 900 out-patients coming to the Government Fever Hospital since last week, arou

Lawyers working in the family court have found a change for the better in joint families and the saas-bahu relationship. Urban parents of today are more accommodating when it comes to saving the marri

Doctors at Gandhi Hospital called off their strike and resumed their duties from Thursday evening after medicos, senior doctors and nurses were assured of security and deployment of the Special Protec

Little Salim will not be able to celebrate Id at home with his family as his doctor left without giving him a discharge certificate. On Sundays and holidays, patients at the state-run Niloufer Hospita

Medical experts here are concerned about the British government’s new rule, which makes tuberculosis (TB) tests mandatory to avail of a visa to visit the country for six months or more. They say it is

Filing for divorce even after a second marriage has now become a regular feature in city family courts, pointed out advocates. The reasons for such divorces vary, based on the age group of the couples

In spite of contracts for various departments such as canteens, Arogyasri wards, parking etc. at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences having expired months ago, no fresh tenders have been called

The state government has commenced three new health programmes from Tuesday on a pilot basis at Bhadrachalam and Khammam. The projects include Sishu Sanjeevani (special care for newborn babies) to cut