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The coriander potli: Expert explains the viral hack for a blocked nose

April 15, 2026 5:50 pm

Always consult with a healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet or treatment plan

Codeine cough syrup racket: Police move to attach property of absconding ‘kingpin’ Shubham Jaiswal

February 27, 2026 6:54 pm

Last year, Varanasi Police had said it uncovered properties worth nearly Rs 40 crore allegedly linked to the accused in the city.

The Swaasa app, already in use in rural areas, can be a gamechanger in places with limited specialised healthcare coverage. Express Photo

What’s in your cough? An assessment of your lung health, generated by AI in smartphone app Swaasa

February 19, 2026 9:47 am

The non-invasive, accessible, rapid-screening tool, validated by extensive trials in medical institutions including AIIMS, can detect the possibility of a range of respiratory conditions like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, and pulmonary tuberculosis. It is officially listed among the 10 most high-impact Indian innovations at the AI Impact Summit 2026.

Juhi Parmar swears by this cough remedy that has 'always worked': 'When the season changes...'

December 12, 2025 1:30 pm

Most people can use this mix without any problems, but a few groups need to be careful

Doctor explains how you can't get a cold from cold water or the refrigerator: 'Science is simple, not emotional'

December 08, 2025 5:36 pm

Cold drinks can temporarily irritate a sensitive throat, making pain, congestion, or coughing feel more noticeable.

WHO raises medical alert about the three cough syrups linked to MP children deaths: Why is this significant?

October 14, 2025 12:05 pm

This is the fifth alert by the WHO for syrups made in India

Yavatmal Govt Medical College clarifies: Child’s death not linked to cough syrup consumption

October 14, 2025 9:29 am

The Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal, has denied reports linking a six-year-old boy’s death to cough syrup.

On the cough syrup row, we need to zoom out — and look at commercial drivers

November 10, 2025 11:23 am

Medicine manufacturers in other countries have also been incriminated for similar adverse events. Three hundred and twenty-three cases of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and 190 deaths were reported in Indonesia as recently as 2023, and six pharmaceutical companies were prosecuted for negligence.

Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari holds a press conference demanding the resignation of the state health minister over the deaths of children allegedly caused by cough syrup, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (PTI Photo)

‘BJP takes votes with Hindu-Muslim issues… MP govt celebrated festivals as children died’: Congress on cough syrup deaths

October 11, 2025 8:16 pm

State Congress chief says at least 22 children, mostly from Chhindwara district, died due to renal failure after consuming Coldrif cough syrup manufactured in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district

Two other syrups — among the 19 drugs consumed by the children — were also found to contain higher than permissible levels of DEG.

Special audit drive in mind, drug regulator asks states to share list of cough syrup manufacturers

October 10, 2025 4:33 am

Recently, several glaring lapses had come to light in the case of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, whose syrup Coldrif was found to contain 48.6 per cent of the toxic contaminant diethylene glycol (DEG) as against the maximum permissible limit of 0.1 per cent.