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The Union Health Ministry has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan after a Chandipura virus outbreak killed at least 22 children in Gujarat this monsoon. The team…
T Prabhakaran, who has deafblindness, travelled alone to Delhi for a meeting using Google Maps, Google Translate and other smartphone tools. He used technology to find his boarding gate, communicate, navigate unfamiliar…
Viral conjunctivitis, commonly called Madras Eye, can spread quickly in offices during the monsoon, according to ABP Live. Adenoviruses mainly cause the infection. Shared surfaces such as keyboards, phones, lift buttons and…
The US CDC says Candida auris was detected in 27 US states this year, with 3,437 confirmed cases by 25 July, according to LiveMint. But the Economic Times reports 3,130 cases across…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s mFlusiva seasonal flu vaccine for adults aged 50 and older. It received traditional approval for people aged 50 to 64 and accelerated approval…
Experts are urging India to strengthen cancer prevention, school health education and early diagnosis. More than 70% of patients reportedly reach oncology clinics with advanced cancer, while over three-quarters of affected households…
The Bombay High Court directed Maharashtra resident doctors to end their strike and return to work after protests over registration for homoeopathic practitioners trained in modern pharmacology. The court warned that salaries…
Colorado biologist Daniel Blumstein created an OnlyFans account to support the long-running Marmot Project after federal funding cuts weakened its financial outlook. The account, called OnlyMarms, posts family-friendly videos and photographs of…
Another dust storm hit Phoenix, Arizona, overnight after a Category 5 storm struck the area on Monday night. Outflow winds from storms in southern Arizona swept across the Phoenix metropolitan area shortly…
An elderly former Mumbai textile trader died after a prolonged illness at an old-age home in Sonipat, Haryana, where he had lived for nearly two years. His wife, Meena, had died earlier.…
