Kathmandu, May 15 -- Dr Sudha Gautam, former minister for Health and Population, said she was pressured by various quarters to transfer Dr Krishna Prasad Paudel, then head of the Policy Planning and M... Read More
Kathmandu, May 15 -- Two days ago, 11 members, including nine children of the same family from Jhapa district, fell ill after consuming mushrooms collected from a nearby jungle. Luckily, there was no ... Read More
Kathmandu, May 13 -- Suryaman Tamang, a resident of Barhabise Municipality in Sindhupalchok district, is in a fix. He has chronic hypertension. He has also been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia (high ch... Read More
Kathmandu, May 12 -- Suryaman Tamang, a resident of Barhabise Municipality in Sindhupalchok district, is in a fix. He has chronic hypertension. He has also been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia (high ch... Read More
Kathmandu, May 8 -- At least three people have died, and five others have been infected with hantavirus in an outbreak that began last month on a luxury cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew. O... Read More
Kathmandu, May 6 -- Most mountain districts including Humla of Karnali province have reported infection of dengue virus this year. Infection of dengue virus is not a new thing in Nepal; the disease h... Read More
Kathmandu, May 4 -- A few weeks ago, a 20-year-old woman from ward 3 of Tila Rural Municipality of Jumla district succumbed to maternity-related complications. The woman, who had given birth to her b... Read More
Kathmandu, May 3 -- Sanimaiya Ghalan, a local from Hetauda, had come to Kathmandu on Thursday for treatment of muscle weakness after a doctor at a local health facility suspected peripheral neuropathy... Read More
Kathmandu, May 2 -- During a recent visit to the Humla district, Dr Aruna Uprety, a public health expert, observed schoolchildren being fed noodles as part of the mid-day meal. She asked the principal... Read More
Kathmandu, May 1 -- Westerly winds, local weather systems, and a low-pressure area near eastern Nepal that have been causing rainfall for the past several days will persist until Saturday. According ... Read More