China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021

In 2021, China’s birth rate was 0.752% versus a death rate of 0.718%

Simply Put: Head in the sand

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Socio-economic shifts likely in future

Adversities faced during the pandemic can have a lasting impact on children 

Life expectancy reduced in 2020 after steady increase for 15 years: Study

Russia recorded the largest drop in life expectancy

Simply Put: Healthy diet

How flushing down COVID-19 waste can pose a serious threat

Some studies have shown presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

COVID-19 is now India’s leading cause of death

Six more states report more than 4 death / million, taking total to 11

Simply Put : No victory rallies please

Simply put: Polltime pandemic

World TB Day: More men than women reported infection among India’s elderly

The prevalence percentage among men is almost double that among women.

Simply Put: Hepatitis C virus

COVID-19 and the rise of vaccine nationalism

Simply put: COVID-19 vaccine exploration

Coronavirus update: Single-day death toll crossed 350 yesterday

Global 1-day toll crosses 5,000 again

Coronavirus update: 9,000 new cases in India in a day

More than 3 mln active cases globally

Coronavirus update: Lockdown to cover full May

Sitharaman says all sectors opened for the private players

Coronavirus update: Faulty rapid kits to be returned to China

Centre has not paid for the kits, says Harsh Vardhan

Kin of COVID-19 dead in Punjab refuse to attend last rites

State government trying hard to remove stigma attached to disease

Coronavirus update: Tamil Nadu records 50 new cases

Imperial College London claims global toll could have been much worse

COVID-19 makes more than 2,000 migrants throng back to Balangir

District among those in Odisha that send out the most workers

China close to measles-free status: WHO report

No deaths from measles were reported in China for the last 18 months

India's population: Fertility rate below replacement rate in 20 states, UTs | COVER STORY

Why do bats keep cropping up during virus outbreaks

The more bats are under stress, the greater is the risk from viruses

Second case of coronavirus confirmed in India

The patient, again from Kerala, has been quarantined and is being monitored

Four test negative for Coronavirus, confirms health ministry

Ten persons in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad under surveillance