Death is in the air
Air quality in Indian cities has never been worse. More and more people are dying in urban India due to high levels of pollutants in the air. The …
Dengue threat looms large in Bihar as state witnesses 371 fresh cases in 24 hours
Last month, Bihar officially reported a distressing tally of a dozen deaths attributed to dengue
Tapeworm is spreading in Kenya – demand for meat brings parasite to new areas
The intersection of infected livestock from endemic tapeworm regions and dogs scavenging for disposed animal by-products creates conditions under …
‘India has not given due attention to food-borne infections’
Neelam Taneja is a professor at the Department of Medical Microbiology and in-charge of the enteric laboratory at Post Graduate Institute of …
Fatal resistance
The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …
Countries commit to tackling non-communicable diseases
A UN declaration, which was signed by several heads of states, asks food manufacturers to reduce salt, free sugars and saturated and industrially …
What is Alaskapox? A microbiologist explains the recently discovered virus that just claimed its first fatality
Alaskapox — a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox — claimed its first fatality in January 2024
Dengue outbreak in Brazil prompting emergency health measures
As the world gets increasingly warmer and wetter, mosquito-related disease outbreaks are predicted to rise and spread
2024 peak year for Kyasanur Forest Disease, Karnataka health officials confirm as cases rise
Cases higher this year due to low rainfall, expert says
Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa — why this is wrong
Financial links between corporations and academic institutions are well known to lead to conflicts of interest
Malawi first country in southern Africa to eliminate trachoma: WHO
The Global Trachoma Mapping Project in the country helped in targeted action
Tourism biggest casualty
Staking a claim
A diseased world
India won’t meet UN targets to reduce premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases: ICMR-NCDIR
NCDs account for 66 per cent of all deaths in India, of which 22 per cent were premature deaths in 2019
The philippines
Containing the contagion
A heart condition
People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution
Climate change
Least polluting countries hit the hardest
Curse of infections
Virus attack
A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks
Smart alien's relentless strike
SARS motivates researchers to redefine space invasion
Climate change causes species to change habitats
A warmer climate is playing havoc with both flora and fauna
Puffing to death
Ulcerous water