More than 70 people, including 30 children, fell ill after a community feast in Kharida village, Balasore, officials said. The feast was held during a housewarming ceremony on Thursday. Those who ate…
Containing a 2025 measles outbreak in New Mexico cost nearly $5.4 million, including medical care, public health work and lost productivity, The Hindu reports. The outbreak involved 100 confirmed cases, 205 exposed…
The Union Health Ministry has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan after a rise in Chandipura virus infections. Gujarat has reported 35 confirmed cases and 22 deaths.…
Haryana’s sex ratio at birth fell to 900 girls per 1,000 boys by June 2026, down from 923 in 2025, according to state Civil Registration System data cited by Times Now. Eleven…
Rabies can develop after vaccination, but such cases are exceptionally rare, Times Now News reports. Most failures are linked to delayed treatment, poor wound cleaning, missed or wrongly given vaccine doses, or…
Andhra Pradesh has put its health system on high alert over Ebola reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said on Sunday. The…
Doordarshan’s Kalyani reached 21 states in 17 languages and 18 dialects, creating nearly 2,500 clubs with more than 83,000 volunteers, Hindustan Times reports. Launched in 2002 to address public health concerns, the…
India’s tuberculosis incidence rate fell 21%, from 237 to 187 cases per lakh people, between 2015 and 2024, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. TB mortality…
Tamil Nadu has allocated Rs 23,357 crore for healthcare and Rs 52,920 crore for school and higher education in its 2026-27 Budget, presented by Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on August 5.…
Tens of thousands of Mumbai residents in informal settlements lack reliable electricity, forcing many to use unauthorised connections that deliver weak, fluctuating power and can become hazardous. In Patra chawl, Mankhurd, residents…
