New controlled-release oral pills to treat fungal infections

The tablets release the Amphotericin B drug in a sustained and controlled manner over a period of 10 days

Sugarcoating can provide extra power to pneumonia vaccine

Scientists in India have developed a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria using a combination of three different sugar molecules

Argentina’s mystery pneumonia outbreak finally identified as Legionellosis disease

At least 11 people have been infected and four have succumbed to the illness

Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report

The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex

Vaccines to prevent antimicrobial resistance: Accelerate trials for priority candidates, says WHO

Over 60 vaccines against antibiotic-resistant pathogens in clinical development stage  

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

New pneumonia vaccine to be introduced in five states

Pneumonia is the largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide, as per WHO 

The curious case of pneumonia

Disease hits camels across Rajasthan

UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection

There is a chance the infection can get severe when the bacteria enters the bloodstream — a condition called invasive Group A Strep

India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses

Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well

Still reeling

New SARS cases in China

Wrong cure

Double standards and transparency

Policy draft backs new vaccines

Health experts say new vaccines not essential enough to be in the national programme

Bad faith?

The state of regulation

Techno tracks

Emerging scenarios, new dilemmas

No Need

Requirement doesn't drive immunisation

Off Beat

Tinkering, not marking the great leap

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

Under-five child mortality drops 53 per cent from 1990 to 2015: report

Despite progress, a large number of children are still dying due to preventable causes. Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia are the regions …

Vaccine Eloquent

Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of the …

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Can game theory help detect drug-resistant bacteria?

Washington State University researchers developed a software tool, with a graphic user interface, that can identify most relevant features …

Malnourished Children

S K Kabra , associate professor in the paediatric pulmonology division of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi talks to Nidhi …

Malnutrition count up in Orissa