Wake-up call

A fungus could wipe out American bats

5 billion people globally exposed to toxic trans fat linked to heart disease: WHO

Trans fat has no known benefit but is associated with huge health risks that can burden health systems, says WHO director-general

Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

Translating lessons learnt during the outbreak in West Africa into improved vision health is an ongoing necessity in Congo

Vector-borne diseases may shift base with warmer temperatures

Stanford researchers say climate change will increase risk of vector-borne diseases spreading to countries characterised by cooler climate till now

Monkey fever hits Kerala, health worker fifth victim of disease

Four more suspected cases have been reported in the district and about 20 persons are under observation

Jungle virus stirs

A lesser-known viral disease, similar to Ebola and dengue and so far confined to just five forest districts of Karnataka, has recently been …

Fish take oil spills to heart

2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may have caused heart defects in tuna species, reducing their numbers

India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline

India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019

WHO’s updated priority pathogen list to be out by early 2023

The current list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg   

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa

14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report

Novel Langya henipavirus: Infection may have spread through rodent-like mammals

China reports 35 patients; Key symptoms include fever, cough & fatigue  

Why three toddlers were forced to seek SC ban on firecrackers

Citing fundamental right to life, parents make their children as litigants in a first-of-its-kind PIL against the use of firecrackers during festivals

Letting go a good thing

After almost eradicating filaria from a Kerala taluka , there are no takers for a bio-environmental vector management project

Why save the rooster?

In 1996, about 14,000 million tonnes of meat came from the chicken alone. Rare indigenous breeds are extremely hardy and provide more protein and …

Floods lead to disease outbreak in Kenya

Israel chokes off chlorine supply to Gaza

Warming temperatures increasing pest attacks, reducing yield, claim Rajasthan farmers

New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest

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Sweet-heart trouble

Evidence implicating sugar in heart disease builds up

Common antibiotic linked to cardiac death

Drug increases the risk of potentially fatal heart rhythm problems

Saudi Arabia reports 6 new MERS cases, 4 deaths in last 6 months

Household contacts tested negative; infected camels quarantined 

Menstrual leave, neurodiversity, chronic illnesses: What if workplaces adapted to our bodies?

Are timetables and workplaces based on our individual biologies the way forward?

What's ticking?

El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free

The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017

FSSAI halves maximum limit for trans fatty acids in oils

It is now up to the industry to comply with these new standards in the stipulated time