A stretchy computer chip with brain-like AI might revolutionise wearable health tech

Chip will be able to sample sweat, analyse health data right on the body

Not close enough: What India needs to keep in mind this World Breastfeeding Week

Human milk banks are important for infants who do not have access to mother’s milk. But India is yet to see large-scale rollout of such centres

Is monkeypox sexually transmissible? What does research suggest

Semen samples show prolonged shedding of virus DNA for weeks after symptoms onset  

Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study

Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case  

SC order on abortion strengthens body autonomy, but still a long way to go, say experts

Unmarried woman allowed to end pregnancy at 24 weeks; Might be a precedent for future cases

Can nasal vaccines shield against breakthrough infections?

New study argues that nasal vaccines may be necessary to achieve more robust immunity and protection from reinfection by future variants

WHO declares monkeypox public health emergency of international concern

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus overruled a committee of experts who could not come to a consensus  

Seven die of cholera in Odisha’s Rayagada in a fortnight

The outbreak started on July 7 & spread to other districts

Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant is 4 times more vaccine-resistant

Study finds sub-lineage behind rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe, US

Clever coronavirus: Spike mutations help Omicron dodge antibodies

Research findings can help developers of vaccines, treatments understand what part of novel coronavirus to target    

Fourth wave on in Bengal but experts say COVID-19 endemic, less virulent this time

INSACOG plans sewage testing for early prediction future waves  

Six ways to improve HIV prevention pill uptake among young women in Zimbabwe

15-19-year-old girls in sub-Saharan Africa highly vulnerable to new infections

Anganwadi centres rush to verify children beneficiaries’ Aadhaar

Only 1/3rd of children have cards; Expert worries it may lead to millions losing access to food and nutrition

Data democracy: WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world

Inaccessible tech not justifiable; Focus required on inadequate finances, lab infra, highly trained personnel

WHO’s urgent call: World needs new antimicrobial resistance vaccines

Urges equitable and global access to existing vaccines as well  

Dengue cases see a rise all over India

Cases of vector-borne diseases go up with onset of monsoon

One Health: What it is & how it can be implemented in India

Nexus of science, social science, indigenous knowledge and policy necessary

How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history

Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most  

Monkeypox not public health emergency of international concern yet. Do we need to update our understanding of this label?

Emergency Committee meeting indication enough of how serious the monkeypox outbreak is

Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria. But surveillance isn’t what it should be

Virologist Oyewale Tomori explains what Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, should be doing to prepare for an outbreak

Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there

For the second time in a decade, South Africa is set to miss its malaria-elimination target

Designing infectious disease warnings that work

Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.

Simply Put: A generic health day in India

World Health Day 2022: Here’s looking at health, food & India

COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study

COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …