Opinion: Community support can go a long way in properly implementing homeless dog management policies
Dog lover or not, everyone agrees that streets are no place for any dog and they shouldn’t be there
World Drowning Prevention Day: There is a need to create safe spaces, says WHO
Drowning is among the top 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged between one and 24 years
Hepatitis in children: 2 new research focuses on probable causes
Their findings reveal it is likely a combination of 3 elements — co-infection with two different viruses and genetic susceptibility
Criminalising bestiality safeguards society
If India’s laws do not adequately punish those who commit sexual assault on animals, they may move on to unleash their cruelty on humans too
World not on track to reduce suicide mortality rate by 2030 : WHO
While COVID-19 has increased mental stress globally, a new WHO report shows a crisis was already in place in 2019
Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges
Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too
‘Albumin better indicator of diabetes’
New research says measuring levels of free albumin and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis for diabetes
World's biggest physics meet cancelled amid COVID-19 fears
The American Physical Society was scheduled to meet in Denver, Colarado on March 2-6, 2020
India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US
The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries
Rajasthan human rights body seeks answers over food adulteration
In petition, Commission claims use of banned food dyes; use of colour on low quality cereals, and vegetables being washed in sewage water
Global pandemic fund to open for investment proposals in November
The treasury will help boost pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in low- and middle-income countries
Making COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: Advances and sustainability issues
Demand, market for locally produced vaccines critical for sustainability of 15 COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing facilities
Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha
Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018
It’s high time to move towards compassionate, responsible wildlife tourism
Elephants used for tourist rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan are part of the tourism packages that subject these wild animals to live in …
Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India
US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…
Remove cap on autorickshaws in Delhi-NCR to boost public transport: EPCA
In latest report, environment body suggests restricting private vehicle ownership to reduce congestion, vehicular emissions
India’s HIV-affected community ends protest over alleged shortage of drugs
Control office to be set up to work on forecasting, availability, supply chain, dispensing antiretroviral drugs
Air, water pollution offences more than triple in 2020: NCRB
Only 8 of 36 states and Union territories register cases for violating air, water pollution laws in 2020
COVID-19: 6 UK returnees test positive for new strain, health ministry confirms
As many as 114 were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 after they returned from UK recently; genome sequencing results of remaining 108 are …
Alarming number of infections, deaths due to antimicrobial resistance across Europe: Report
Around 33,000 people died as a direct consequence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections
Can adulteration of edible oils be addressed by the Goonda Act?
Madras HC recently called for classifying those who adulterate food as goons; but we need long-term solutions
COVID-19: Fresh Beijing cluster raises human-to-human transmission concerns
Chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC also pointed to influx of meat and seafood from across the country as cause for infection
COVID-19: US CDC recommends masks in public, WHO too hints at stance change
Speaking, coughing, sneezing can lead to virus transmission: CDC
Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB
National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day
'Female health workers played a critical role in making Africa wild polio-free'
Tunji Funsho, who led the effort to make Nigeria wild polio-free, says COVID-19 is a setback to the last mile of polio eradication