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Anonna Dutt

Anonna Dutt

Anonna Dutt is a health reporter at Hindustan Times. She reports on Delhi government’s health policies, hospitals in Delhi, and health-related feature stories.

Articles by Anonna Dutt

Delhi hospitals feel the squeeze as resident doctors’ strike enters 11th day

The resident doctors have been striking work since last Saturday over delays in NEET-2021 PG counselling, which is now pending the outcome of a batch of petitions being heard by the Supreme Court over economic reservations. (Amal K S/HT photo)

Updated on Dec 08, 2021 07:13 am IST

6 more dengue deaths in city take year’s toll to 15, highest since 2015

Delhi has so far in 2021 logged 8,975 dengue cases, the most in a year since 2015.(Arvind Yadav/HT photo)

Updated on Dec 07, 2021 04:51 am IST

Omicron in India: Consider vaccine booster shots for 40+, says expert panel

A beneficiary receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Thane on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 04, 2021 02:02 am IST

85% had antibody count in adequate levels: Delhi sero survey

The usual sero-surveillance depends on a semi-quantitative test for the antibody IgG that the body develops 10 to 14 days after an infection. The tests show whether a person has the antibody and whether the levels are high or low, but it does not give a specific quantity. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 01, 2021 12:25 am IST

Delhi govt designates Lok Nayak Hospital for treating Omicron cases

The Delhi government has designated Lok Nayak hospital as a dedicated hospital to treat the new variant of coronavirus. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 30, 2021 11:53 pm IST

Delhi records 1,100+ dengue cases, new infection count falls for second week

Nine people have died due to the infection in Delhi so far, but a senior official from the municipal corporation said that the number may rise as the expert death audit committee is yet to assess at least 10-12 more deaths. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 30, 2021 12:44 am IST

Isro’s Gaganyaan missions set to resume next year

An unmanned module will first be tested at the depth of over 5,000 metres before humans are sent in it.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Nov 27, 2021 04:37 am IST

Survey shows increase in cases of anaemia across India

Even mild anaemia can cause tiredness, headache, dizziness, fatigue and lack of concentration (Representational image)

Published on Nov 26, 2021 11:41 pm IST

Four out of 10 people in Delhi overweight, finds survey

BMI – an indicator of body fat based on the height and weight of a person – between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered healthy, and between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. That over 30 is considered obese. (Representational image/Shutterstock)

Updated on Nov 26, 2021 12:48 am IST

Startup displays India’s first privately developed, 3D-printed cryogenic engine

A representational image. (ISRO handout/ File)

Published on Nov 25, 2021 05:31 pm IST

Delhi’s sex ratio improves, still lower than national average

In other welcome news for the Capital, there has also been a decline in the infant mortality and under-five mortality rates, the survey findings show. Infant mortality dropped from 31.2 to 24.5 per 1,000 live births -- much better than the national average of 35.2. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Nov 25, 2021 06:19 am IST

Dengue cases cross 7,000-mark in Delhi, load likely to ease now

The tally of the vector-borne infection is the highest since 2015, when there was a major dengue outbreak in the city, which left 16,000 people sick and at least 60 dead. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 23, 2021 02:05 am IST

Delhi recorded over 1,800 dengue cases last week; overall tally crosses 7,100

An East Delhi Municipal Council (EDMC) worker fumigates amid a dengue scare at Pandav Nagar market area in New Delhi, India. (HT file photo)

Published on Nov 22, 2021 05:48 pm IST

Delhi govt reconstitutes Covid deaths panel

Exhausted workers, who bring dead bodies for cremation, sit on the rear step of an ambulance inside a crematorium in New Delhi.(AP File Photo | Representational image)

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 01:54 am IST

2021 GSLV mission failed due to loss of pressure in fuel tank: Isro

The GSLV is a three-stage rocket, with the first stage using solid fuel, the second stage using liquid fuel, and the third stage using cryogenic fuel – gases stored in liquid form at extremely low temperature – that enhances the carrying capacity of the rocket. (AP)

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 02:41 am IST

Pharma policy push will help india become a leader in medical sector, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI)

Updated on Nov 19, 2021 03:49 am IST

Scientists in Ahmedabad discover exoplanet 1.4 times bigger than Jupiter

A representational image. (AFP/File)

Updated on Nov 18, 2021 09:01 am IST

Delhi pollution: Bad air causing asthma-like symptoms in healthy children

New Delhi, India - Nov. 16, 2021: People are seen wearing warm clothes as the temperature has seen a drop, on NH24, and the AQI is back in the severe category in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Nov 17, 2021 12:07 am IST

‘Pollution-related’: Pvt hospital in Delhi’s diagnosis for respiratory problems

With temperatures and air quality dipping in Delhi, hospitals across the city have seen a 20-30% increase in the number of such, doctors said. (AP)

Published on Nov 16, 2021 11:40 pm IST

Collision avoidance manoeuvre performed for Chandrayaan-2: Isro

Both ISRO and NASA, the American space agency, realised that a manoeuver was needed to mitigate a collision. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Representative use)

Updated on Nov 16, 2021 01:56 pm IST

Dengue cases cross 5,000 mark, Delhi’s highest since 2015 outbreak

The Delhi government made dengue a ‘notifiable disease’ in mid-October, along with other vector-borne diseases like malaria and chikungunya, under the epidemic diseases act. (Picture for representation only/HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 16, 2021 12:16 am IST

Delhi adds 2,569 dengue cases, highest since 2015 outbreak

So far, the infection has killed nine Delhi residents – six of who were children, according to data provided by the corporations. (Hindustan Times Photo)

Updated on Nov 15, 2021 03:26 pm IST

India has sequenced over 100,000 viral genomes as part of its surveillance effort

Image for representation. (File photo)

Updated on Nov 13, 2021 06:14 pm IST

Delhi sees 2 deaths as Covid cases rise

The Covid-19 positivity rate, too, has started inching up, data shows. The seven-day average of positivity rate, which had dropped to a near all-time low of 0.05% three weeks ago (for the week ended October 22) has risen marginally to 0.9% for the week ended Friday.(HT File)

Published on Nov 13, 2021 07:05 am IST

Isro lags behind on revised launch targets for 2021

Isro was to launch two missions this year using its workhorse polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), carrying two earth observation satellites, EOS-04 and EOS-06, as the main payload.(HT File)

Published on Nov 13, 2021 05:59 am IST

Delhi’s high pollution levels pose health risk, experts suggest precautions

Air pollution was the top risk factor for death in India in 2019, killing an estimated 1.67 million people, according to the Global Burden of Disease report. (Amal KS/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 10, 2021 04:27 am IST

‘One Health approach all about coordinating, communicating, collaborating’

Atul Chaturvedi, the secretary of the department of animal husbandry talks about the One Health platform being created by the government. (Photo Corutesy- Twitter)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 10:57 am IST

Delhi adds 1,100+ dengue cases to tally, 3 deaths take toll to 9

A New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) worker fumigates an area near Lodhi Colony, as a preventive measure against Dengue, in New Delhi. The dengue tally this year is on course to eclipse the 2018 number, when the city recorded 2,798 cases, and the toll is now the highest since 2017, when 10 died of the infection. (HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 05:26 am IST

New Delhi sees three more dengue deaths; toll reaches nine this year

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) personnel during fumigation of the Gol Market area amid rising dengue cases in New Delhi. (Hindustan Times/ File)

Published on Nov 08, 2021 05:30 pm IST

Many parents reluctant to get children vaccinated against Covid: Study

Only 33.5% parents were willing to vaccinate their children for Covid-19. (ANI file photo)

Updated on Nov 07, 2021 01:07 am IST

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