Half of all snakebite cases in the world from India, finds study

ICMR finds only 30% of snakebite victims in rural India reach hospital

Exams key anxiety source for Indian students: NCERT survey

Nearly half the students surveyed suffer from body image issues

El Nino effect: Cases of dengue have increased globally

Increase in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns to blame

In polluted Delhi, children have no place to hide from diseases

Seasonal measures, graded action not enough when millions of children are at risk of chronic ailments

Simply Put: Viva Espana

Severe hepatitis in children: Why COVID-link hasn’t been ruled out

18 per cent severe hepatitis patients tested positive for COVID-19

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

We were on a global panel looking at the staggering costs of COVID. Here are 11 ways to stop history repeating itself

Massive global failures in the pandemic led to 17.7m deaths and counting

Anganwadi, ASHA work massively disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey

Workers reported increase in stress levels, study finds

Poor infrastructure, staff crunch continue to plague healthcare in rural India: Centre

Less than half the Primary Health Centres function on a 24x7 basis

Reproductive crisis? Sperm counts dropping rapidly worldwide

Mean sperm count dropped to 49 million/ml from from 104 million/ml in 46 years

PTSD reduces cerebellum volume: New study offers targeted treatment approach

Reductions pronounced for particular subregions of cerebellum; more research needed to understand how genetic predisposition, environment leads …

Simply Put: Gifts from Santa, anyone?

Simply Put: The real virus

‘Ineffective’ India-made antivenoms recalled in Kenya, country faces snakebite crisis

Studies in India, by WHO show antivenom serums not working

Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO to shift to single-dose strategy

More people can be immunised with the temporary single dose

World Environmental Health Day: Let’s strengthen environmental health to implement SDGs

Restoring our contaminated ecosystem and biodiversity will help to brush off poverty

Russian invasion poses ‘huge’ health threats for Ukraine, experts flag

Efforts to monitor and contain COVID-19 and other diseases have taken a backseat

Vitamin D3 can protect against fatal COVID-19 infection: Study

Testing and supplementation of vitamin D3 remains insufficient, says report

CoP26: 47 countries commit to make climate-resilient health systems

42 countries also commit to making their health systems more sustainable and low-carbon

WHO releases new roadmap to defeat meningitis

WHO’s new meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually

Long-term care for the aged in Ghana is on the back burner. Here is how to change it

The care of older people in care home facilities remains unaffordable for most people.

Every 4th person to suffer hearing loss by 2050: WHO

At least 700 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss

Dengue cases on the rise again as Kolkata sees major spike in last 7 days

16 dengue cases have been reported in Kolkata, Bidhannagar and South Dum Dum Municipal areas in West Bengal since September 27, 2023