Scientists revive approximately 50,000-year-old ‘zombie virus’ from frozen lake in Russia
When permafrost melts, bacteria, viruses and radioactive materials, trapped in its frigid layers for thousands of years may also be released
Preempting pandemics: Viral discovery is not enough to stop another contagion; here is why
Despite hundreds of novel coronaviruses being sampled, the COVID-19 pandemic grew over an order of magnitude beyond its 2003 SARS counterpart
Rise in hysterectomies among young women, at private hospitals will cause a crisis; here is why
Undergoing hysterectomy at younger ages can have adverse health impacts including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases
What is alopecia? It’s no laughing matter for millions of Black American women
Alopecia in black women is due to certain hair styling practices that they use on their hair — wearing tight weaves or …
COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared
World enters an endless loop of disease outbreaks and remains dangerously unprepared for such crises even in third year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Residual pandemic: How India is battling long COVID
There is a huge number of people who have defeated COVID-19, but continue to suffer its debilitating long-term effects
Zika virus explained: Should India be worried?
A nation-wide vector surveillance published in 2021 carried out by ICMR showed that mosquitoes in 3 of the 6,492 pools assessed were positive for …
Lack of livestock health infrastructure worrying, says parliamentary panel
India still lacks basic testing and treatment facilities for veterinary diseases, which is worrying, given the increase in zoonotic diseases
African swine fever: Ripple effect across the world
Small farms in Asia are the worst hit by the outbreak, while global pork and feed markets fluctuate with fall and rise in China’s pig numbers
Researchers identify possible cause of deaths from sudden cardiac arrests
Researchers found a reduction in levels of protein integrin β1D led to abnormal heart rhythms
Canadian scientists develop new antibiotic that prevents cell division
Older antibiotics like penicillin kill bacteria by preventing their cell wall from being built in the first place
Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases: Study
Tobacco had the strongest association with heart disease, followed by physical inactivity and low-quality diet
Brain disease plaguing Muzaffarpur children is not encephalitis
Encephalopathy is a biochemical disease, while encephalitis results from a viral infection
Study finds pathogens in wild snow leopards
Conducted in Mongolia, the research detected pathogens which, though they did not cause illness to the leopards, could make other wild cats ill; …
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME
Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023
Access to viral hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is still limited: WHO
In Africa, less than eight countries provide subsidised testing and treatment for viral hepatitis
Climate’s clear connect: It is time for Africa to move beyond mitigation measures
Must build climate-resilient systems in response to Africa’s disease outbreak surge
India’s persistently high out-of-pocket health expenditure continues to push people into poverty
High expenditure on health is impoverishing 55 million Indians annually, says WHO
Designing infectious disease warnings that work
Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.
Countries join hands to prevent, control non-communicable diseases
Governments of Ghana and Norway formed the first group to fast-track progress towards reducing NCD deaths by a third
The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, an alternative drug, was also showing signs of failure
A book to correct erroneous notions about heart health without being dramatic or evangelical
A Statin-Free Life is a practical guide to heart health from a cardiologist who has long argued that the cholesterol-focussed approach to …
WHO sets global benchmarks for salt
The WHO considered national targets from 41 countries to set salt benchmarks; No country from WHO-South East Asia region, including, India, …
Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead
As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …
Environment ministry issues advisory to import live exotic animals
Document fails to address issues such as invasive species and zoonotic disease, experts say