CoWIN platform doesn’t allow registration for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose so far
Keeping up with viruses: Discoveries in 2022 to keep an eye on
Coronavirus update: 157 new cases in the country; Drills at hospitals to check preparedness
Curiosity, not repetition: New study offers clues on how babies learn to control their movements
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME
Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023
Quarter of a billion likely infected with COVID-19 in China from December 1-20: Government
Nearly 37 million people may have been infected on a single day this week
Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami
Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as ...
Largest bird flu outbreak in Europe, 50 million birds culled in the past one year: Report
Risk of transmission to humans by exposure to contaminated poultry products is considered negligible
Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study
Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists
New health threat? Pathogens frozen in permafrost resurface as Earth heats up
In the unlikely scenario where a virus is able to infect mammals and humans, it could be disastrous, say ...
Lancet’s new commission aims to tackle potential public health threats for this century
Lancet Commission will look at factors that will impact population health the most through 2050 and beyond
2022 too short, too far: How the pandemic progressed
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Need a national policy to combat viral and other diseases with pandemic potential: Parliamentary report
Report also made observations about the failure of implementing the One Nation One Ration Card scheme among migrant workers
‘COVID-19 has become endemic in India’
The risk of a future severe wave in the country is very low, says expert
Mental illness in Africa: Go for community-centred approach, advise experts
Africa has very few psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers working in mental health and psychiatric nurses
Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumors — and researchers are expanding the limited types of cancer it can target
Researchers have been developing a novel type of therapy that directly gives patients a new set of T cells ...
‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’
During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services
Venoms of 26 deadly snakes in sub-Saharan Africa classified
Snakes considered most important medically; Classification to help develop effective anti-venoms
Cambridge Dictionary’s definition of ‘woman’, ‘man’ is now more inclusive
Definition updated to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex
Cholera resurgence? Several countries record case surge, deaths since October
This is amid a shortage of cholera vaccines & strained healthcare systems due to COVID-19 pandemic
Faculty shortage continues to plague AIIMS across India
AIIMS Rajkot fares the worst, where only 40 of the 183 sanctioned posts have been filled
Over half of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment: WHO
More research is needed to discover why AMR has increased and the extent to which infections are related to ...
Malaria cases, deaths begin stabilising after COVID disruption: WHO
While deaths came down to 619,000 in 2021 from 625,000 in the first year of the pandemic, it remained ...
Pandemic treaty draft negotiations to begin in February 2023
Ensuring equity and solidarity, promoting preparedness while respecting sovereignty will form the crux of this document
Brain fog after COVID-19? Study shows severe infection can trigger expression of ‘old age’ genes
Inflammation, not virus infiltration in the brain, may be responsible for alteration in brain gene activity