Chinese city sealed after man dies of plague
Police have cordoned off the entire town of Yumen in the north-western Chinese province of Gansu and restricted the movement of the residents
More young adults getting heart diseases
Report released by a private hospital in Delhi shows number of young patients with coronary artery disease has doubled
In Short
If cigarettes can be expensive, why not bidis?
Taxes on tobacco products in India are way below the internationally-accepted standards
Prickly issue
Will the inclusion of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal Immunisation Programme help?
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2024): Cancer cases on the rise in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Alarming number of infections, deaths due to antimicrobial resistance across Europe: Report
Around 33,000 people died as a direct consequence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections
Disinfectants harboring toxic chemicals are widely used despite lack of screening for potential health hazards
Quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, are increasingly marketed and used with limited evidence for their appropriateness or safety
Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes
The viral disease burden in Africa is largely underestimated and the rVSV-ZEBOV is a much-needed vaccine in the fight against Ebola
Why Africa's healthcare is struggling with basics
Without political will and robust investments in healthcare, Africa cannot break out of the underdevelopment trap
After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa
Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region
All about ALS, the rare disease behind the ice bucket challenge
Despite several clinical trials on animals, only one approved drug can treat the infected
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy
Billowing Rage
The Sukruli cauldron threatens to boil over if the Orissa government does not act against the smoke-spewing sponge iron plant in the area.
Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study
The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific
Depression, anxiety top contributors to global disease burden for 3 decades: Analysis
Pandemic may increase cases; prevalence higher among women
Scientists store 1,600 beating human hearts in digital form
Experiment aimed at understanding common factors leading to heart diseases
WHO’s Ebola vaccination strategy ineffective in DRC: MSF
The aid agency has also called for an independent, international committee to manage Ebola vaccine stocks and their use
India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline
India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019
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
Outbreaks like coronavirus start in and spread from the edges of cities
The new coronavirus crossed the animal-human divide at a market in Wuhan, one of the largest Chinese cities and a major transportation node
WHO’s updated priority pathogen list to be out by early 2023
The current list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg
Novel Langya henipavirus: Infection may have spread through rodent-like mammals
China reports 35 patients; Key symptoms include fever, cough & fatigue
Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it
Translating lessons learnt during the outbreak in West Africa into improved vision health is an ongoing necessity in Congo
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria can be reversed: new research
Efficient cycling of antibiotics can help doctors deal with resistant bacteria in a clinical setting