Deliveries at the Government Hospital for Women and Children in Kozhikode have dropped sharply over five years, from 5,201 in 2020-21 to 2,238 in 2025-26, according to Health department data obtained through…
A University of Delhi study has found that a laboratory strain of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads dengue, showed reduced susceptibility to the insecticide α-cypermethrin. At the diagnostic dose, 97.91% of…
A California-based gastroenterologist, Dr Saurabh Sethi, has listed processed meats including hot dogs, sausages and bacon among eight foods he avoids for better gut health. The World Health Organization classifies processed meat…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a sixth province, with confirmed cases rising to 4,665, the government said, according to NDTV. A man who travelled from…
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it hopes to reverse the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo within three months. The WHO warned that the deadly outbreak would…
In September 2025, WHO announced it is developing its first guideline on multiplex testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs. But The Hindu reports that experts warn a common diagnostic platform does…
The World Health Organisation has said that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the fastest-growing on record, began in February, months before it was officially declared on May 15. Genetic sequencing confirmed…
As of August 4, Kerala has reported 105 confirmed and 62 probable chikungunya cases, mostly in Thiruvananthapuram. The spike follows intense monsoon rains and hot weather that have boosted Aedes mosquito numbers.…
Snake antivenom, listed by the WHO as an essential medicine, is still manufactured using a process unchanged since 1895: hyperimmunising horses with small, diluted doses of venom. Over weeks, the animal develops…
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ebola is spreading faster than response efforts in Congo. New cases are doubling in some hotspots, with 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths reported by Monday.…
