What Nigeria must do to eliminate malaria: 3 researchers offer insights

Nigeria accounts for nearly a quarter of deaths from malaria in the world — in 2018 the numbers stood at 95,000. Three of the country&…

‘SUTRA modellers’ claim of India reaching herd immunity last September was wrong’

Down To Earth speaks to Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon as to why the Union government’s model, SUTRA, failed to predict the …

Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple

Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.

‘Traditional measures of pandemic preparedness don’t explain highest or lowest COVID-19 infections, mortality rates’

Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively …

COVID-19 virus not the last to cause pandemic, warns WHO chief

Tedros Ghebreyesus October 13 announced names of 26 experts who will advise WHO on developing framework to define studies into …

The order of spread: A review of The Rules of Contagion

The Rules of Contagion is less about diseases and more about the underlying principles of contagion

New study links diabetes with stress

People with type-2 diabetes have weakened biological ability to recover from stress

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

Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

Short-term hormone therapy raises ovarian cancer risk

Researchers say these findings will have implications for international guidelines on Hormone Replace Therapy

India, KFC blamed for bird flu spread in Nepal

Free dumping of farm produce and import of poor quality chicken by Kentucky Fried Chicken from India is causing spread of disease, say politicians,…

India’s draft road safety bill focuses more on penalty and technology

Death and injury prevention get little attention

COVID-19: Wastewater surveillance can help discover spread, says scientist

Surveillance through wastewater-based epidemiology can help the country in its fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, …