Replicating virus

Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus

ARGENTINA

INDIA

Sugar for the heart

THAILAND

Japan

Missing link

A newly discovered HIV-like virus in monkeys provides clues about the origin of AIDS in humans

Uprooting pollution

Plants affected by pollution are increasingly being used for indicating pollution levels

Meat of the problem

Antibiotic resistant bacteria in meat on the rise

Curtain raiser

Ways to prevent skin ulcers

Cautious assertion

Climate’s clear connect: It is time for Africa to move beyond mitigation measures

Must build climate-resilient systems in response to Africa’s disease outbreak surge 

India’s persistently high out-of-pocket health expenditure continues to push people into poverty

High expenditure on health is impoverishing 55 million Indians annually, says WHO  

Designing infectious disease warnings that work

Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.

Countries join hands to prevent, control non-communicable diseases

Governments of Ghana and Norway formed the first group to fast-track progress towards reducing NCD deaths by a third

The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, an alternative drug, was also showing signs of failure

A book to correct erroneous notions about heart health without being dramatic or evangelical

A Statin-Free Life is a practical guide to heart health from a cardiologist who has long argued that the cholesterol-focussed approach to …

Access to viral hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is still limited: WHO

In Africa, less than eight countries provide subsidised testing and treatment for viral hepatitis

WHO sets global benchmarks for salt

The WHO considered national targets from 41 countries to set salt benchmarks; No country from WHO-South East Asia region, including, India, …

Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead

As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …

Environment ministry issues advisory to import live exotic animals 

Document fails to address issues such as invasive species and zoonotic disease, experts say

Understanding zoonotic diseases: Here’s a video primer

While the origins of COVID-19 are still unknown, epidemics like SARS and MERS happened after transfer of pathogens from animals to …

Molecular mechanism of gender differences in sexual behaviour deciphered

Hyderabad researchers study the differences in the central nervous systems of male and female of humans and other organisms and how they …

How to grow human mini-livers in the lab to help solve liver disease

In a first, the organ was genetically engineered using induced pluripotent stem cells, a type of stem cell that can be generated from adult skin …

Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO

The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year