Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges

Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too

World's biggest physics meet cancelled amid COVID-19 fears

The American Physical Society was scheduled to meet in Denver, Colarado on March 2-6, 2020  

AFM cases not polio-like, says CDC

The cause of the neurological illness has not been identified but investigation is on

India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US

The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries

Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India

US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…

All about Ebola

With WHO declaring the current Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, here are some facts about the disease and tips you might want to …

COVID-19: Fresh Beijing cluster raises human-to-human transmission concerns

Chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC also pointed to influx of meat and seafood from across the country as cause for infection

Can game theory help detect drug-resistant bacteria?

Washington State University researchers developed a software tool, with a graphic user interface, that can identify most relevant features …

New health threat: a sexually transmitted superbug deadlier than AIDS

Drug resistant gonorrhoea strain poses public health crisis; US Centers for Disease Control requests funds to research new antibiotics for treatment