Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit them to others
H3N2 outbreak: Know this strain that caused two pandemics and is now an outbreak in India
Bird flu pandemic threat as high as in 1997; focus on wild bird migration routes, say experts
Decoding dengue: India’s first prospective DNA vaccine against disease is promising; but challenges lie ahead
Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded
Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual
Governments discuss over 300 proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations
This is the 2nd meeting where countries worldwide came together to strengthen the mechanism in place to mitigate public ...
Fund at your own risk: Those who crowdfund for helping others get treatment, are vulnerable to fraud
The government must urgently introduce policies to regulate and monitor crowdfunding done for medical emergency treatment
Centre confirms bird flu in Jharkhand government farm after hundreds of chickens died last week
H5N1 strain is known to be more infectious and fatal to poultry and more persistent in wild bird populations
India recorded 24,000 maternal deaths in 2020, second only to Nigeria, UN report shows
Globally, there were 287,000 maternal deaths in 2020, only a marginal improvement from 309,000 in 2016 when the Sustainable ...
You are not lazy; your body needs more sleep in winter: Study
Societies need to adjust sleep habits including length and timing to season, or adjust school and working schedules to ...
Viva Espana: Spain’s decision to allow menstrual leave should inspire judgement on SC PIL next week, says activist
In India as well as sub-Saharan Africa, the taboo surrounding menstruation often causes girls to drop out of schools ...
Element of mystery: Lead poisoning is a huge public health concern for India; here’s why
Lack of screening systems; inability to determine source of exposure and lax implementation of safety norms compound the problem
Not so fair: Gabon, Jamaica & Sri Lanka launch $14-mn project to eliminate mercury use in skin-lighteners
Mercury can endanger the nervous, digestive and immune systems, lungs and kidneys and may be fatal
Soon, a contraceptive pill for men they can pop hours before sex
The contraceptive doesn’t suppress any hormone, thus eliminating the side-effects of male hormone deficiency
Global mpox cases crosses 85,000, toll rises to 93 in a year: WHO
Global risk is ‘Moderate', according to latest WHO statement; US has highest caseload
Ayurveda: Regulation of this alternate system of medicine is urgently needed on many fronts; here is why
Ayurveda’s popularity has arisen since the pandemic; but many still equate ‘natural’ and ‘traditional’ with ‘safe’ and ‘effective’
Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study
The association was found to be stronger in girls
Marketing of formula milk preventing breastfeeding of infants
3-part Lancet paper finds exploitative market thrives despite WHO recommendations, violating World Health Assembly code
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said
After cough-syrup, now eye drops: India-made solution causes 1 death, several infections in US
This could be particularly damning for India’s drug regulatory system since it is coming on the heels of cough-syrup-associated ...
World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why
Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate
WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
Global spread of vaccine-derived polio still a high risk: WHO
Recommends declaring transmission as a national public health emergency, ensuring vaccinations for travellers and residents
Budget 2023-24: Marginal rise in health budget not enough to keep up with inflation, experts say
Lesser allocation for health over the years also indicates that we need to go a long way to reach ...
Economic Survey 2022-23: Health not a priority? Just over 2% of GDP spent
Out-of-pocket-expenses remained dangerously high till 2019-2020