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

Lifestyle diseases are the biggest killers in India

Down To Earth’s recently launched biennial publication shows crucial links between environment and health, some of them yet unexplored

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

Droopy dead

New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture's …

Clucking in alarm

poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the …

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

Emissions curtailed

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Root out SARS

Mulethi affects coronavirus

International meet on Avian flu agree on a roadmap

Flood update

Water strikes the poor, says report

Road risk

Asbestos: it cements the government

How air pollution hits lungs

The killer mines

Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly

Cautious assertion

Large crisis

Look out

Two viruses from the infamous retrovirus family found

Gene trap

SARS-CoV-2 can lead to heart impairment, experimental study finds

Even mild infections sustained viral presence for a month, indicating persistent infection  

Climate change may worsen conditions of patients with heart problems

Body weight of people with heart failure would fluctuate during heatwaves

Probable cases of acute hepatitis in children cross 600, cause remains unknown 

As many as 38 children required transplants and nine died

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in India

Lack of preparedness makes for an asphyxiating crisis in just 8 weeks