El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free
The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017
Big mistake for countries to think COVID-19 danger has passed: WHO chief
At least 10% population of all countries should be vaccinated by September-end, WHO Director-General Tedros said at closing ceremony of 74th&…
स्तन कैंसर से होने वाली मौतों को कम करने के लिए शुरू हुआ अभियान
इस अभियान का फोकस कम आय वाले देशों में 2040 तक वैश्विक स्तर पर स्तन कैंसर से होने वाली 25 लाख मौतों को कम ...
Omicron update: UK caseload shows travel curbs failed
Variant of Concern already identified in 52 countries
COVID-19 derailed universal health coverage in Africa, flags report
There have been signs of progress, but they have been slow, the report said
Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO
Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services
Bigger share of non-communicable, injury neurological disorders in India’s disease burden
Stroke, headache disorders and epilepsy were the biggest contributors of India's neurlogical disease burden
India is facing a nasty outbreak of H3N2 — worst of seasonal flu viruses
H3N2 is a strain responsible for one of the three respiratory pandemics in the past century
Troubled interiors: How COVID-19 second wave has struck deep in heartland India
The second wave saw COVID-19 spread beyond urban centres, infecting rural and tribal populations. DTE examined 16 severely hit districts on how …
What India’s first assessment of district hospitals found
Not all 707 district hospitals performed as standards demand
Depletion of particular brain tissue linked to chronic depression, suicide: Study
Astrocytes, a kind of supportive nerve cells, were found in much lower quantity in people who died by suicide
Looking back at 2021 through DTE's top 10 interviews
How colistin went from ‘holy water’ in medicine to ‘sewage’ of resistance
The antimicrobial resistance crisis is affecting even the efficiency of medicines like colistin, whose use is reserved for cases where other …
‘COVID-19 has become endemic in India’
But the world is not out of the woods yet
Why is Antimicrobial Resistance the biggest threat to humanity?
The rise of AMR is due to unsustainable practices in overlapping ecosystems of animal, environmental and human health. Therefore, it requires a …
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria found in newborn children
These superbugs were most likely transmitted from mothers or the hospital environment to the newborns
Why is tomato fever a cause of concern for Indian children?
This flu is caused by intestinal viruses and is rare in adults as they usually have strong immune systems
FSSAI's GMO threshold for imported food crops ‘unacceptably high’, says letter to health minister
FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for GMO in imported food crops at 1%
COVID-19 can reverse decades of progress in eliminating child deaths: UN
Almost 68% of 77 countries surveyed reported at least some disruption in health checks and immunisation services, which may lead to increase in …
एनीमिया और बच्चों में कम वजन को रोकने में भारत ने नहीं की प्रगति: रिपोर्ट
रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, 15-49 आयु वर्ग की आधी से अधिक भारतीय महिलाएं एनीमिया से ग्रस्त हैं
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2021): Rs 171,581 is avg debt per cultivator household in Kerala
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Health ministry survey flags depression symptoms in every third senior citizen in India
One in every 12 elderly person in the country have had depression
Study finds people with low BMIs are not more active, they just eat less
Good heart health suggests low body fat may trump physical activity in long run
January 30 now ‘World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day’: WHA
Delegates at the 74th World Health Assembly unanimously adopted a proposal by the UAE to declare January 30 as ‘World NTD Day’
कोविड-19 की वजह से खसरा और पोलियो का टीकाकरण रुका
यूनिसेफ और डब्ल्यूएचओ ने चेताया है कि कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण कुछ देशों में टीकाकरण की दर में 50 प्रतिशत तक की गिरावट आई ...