Long COVID: Here’s what we can learn from chronic sequelae of other infectious diseases
Long COVID-like conditions were recorded in patients of ebola, polio and chikungunya as well
Prevention better than cure: Why World Bank bats for One Health to combat pandemics
Report finds cost of prevention a third of fighting off pandemic as pace of emerging infectious outbreaks increase
Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks
Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International
Easy to switch: Here is why India’s dairy farmers should shift to ethnoveterinary medicines
Low-cost ethnoveterinary medicines can help curb the use of antibiotics in Indian dairy sector and combat the overlooked pandemic of …
Mysterious maladies: The enduring battle of autoimmune patients against information gap amid COVID-19
Fresh cases reported post vaccination; many suffered relapse after discontinuing medication out of fear
World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items
Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label
COVID-19: Need to relook human relationship with wild, domestic animals, says report
But should not come at the cost of ignoring needs of local / indigenous communities, warns report
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
How antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses are linked
AMR and its relationship to human and animal morbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine
Could forest loss have triggered the COVID-19 pandemic?
Scientific evidence shows that the felling of tropical forests creates ideal conditions for the spread of diseases
Using sugar substitutes to lose weight could cause harm long-term, warns WHO
Continued consumption doesn’t reduce weight; could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults
Health must be fast-tracked for 2030
The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030
Gambusia: This solution could actually be an invasive problem
Andhra Pradesh releases 10 million mosquitofish in waterbodies to control malaria, dengue
WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing
Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption
Africa health security at risk; NCDs, climate change top causes
More coordination among African nations & inclusive leadership required to address upcoming health risks
Understanding zoonotic diseases: How viruses break the nature-human divide
Their novel nature and unpredictability make diseases that jump from animals to humans extremely dangerous
Restoring Karnataka’s forests can curb its monkey menace and Kyasanur disease outbreaks; here is how
Research has shown that the prevalence of Kyasanur Disease and density of ticks are highest in areas where forests are degraded
How COVID-19 affects the brain
Inflammation of the brain; blood clots; damage to the nerves in the body — how COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 affects the human brain&…
COVID-19: Sharp dip in TB cases during lockdown, timely diagnosis major worry
A 25% reduction in TB detection due to the COVID-19 pandemic in three months could lead to a 13% increase in TB deaths, according to WHO
India’s mysterious diseases: ‘We need a public health system’
Human health management is dismally low in India, says T Jacob John, virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore
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
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
Novel Langya henipavirus: Infection may have spread through rodent-like mammals
China reports 35 patients; Key symptoms include fever, cough & fatigue
India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline
India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019