People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising
The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, …
Can we genetically alter mosquitoes to bite cattle, not humans?
Scientists have located the chromosomal rearrangement that makes some mosquitoes feed on cattle blood
Native problems
From developed countries like USA to the developing African nations, indigenous communities constitute the most poor and neglected sections
Climate change may double malaria risk from dams in sub-Saharan Africa
The future impacts of dams on malaria transmission are seldom understood and investigated
State turns its back on health sector
With state-run health care facilities proving ill-equipped to tackle the surge in dengue and chinkungunya patients, private medicos are …
World no tobacco day: Push for plain packaging to save lives
Plain packaging of tobacco products restricts advertising and promotion and increases the effectiveness of health warnings
DNA at play
Gene editing has taken the scientific world by storm. We take a look at the science, techniques and long-term ramifications
India’s obesity doubled in 10 years: NFHS-4
The National Family Health Survey highlights that obesity affects urban population more than its rural counterpart
Diagnosing extra-pulmonary TB
TB that affects different parts of the body other than lungs—extra-pulmonary TB—like lymph nodes or bones, accounts for nearly 15 per …
Winning laurels
A new method for discovering important chemicals that could damage the nervous system gains a US patent for its inventors
Super aspirin makes a debut
For those suffering with heart diseases, scientists just found drugs that are more effective than aspirin
Foot in mouth disease
Only a sea change in farming techniques will help save the European agricultural sector from disasters like the foot-and-mouth disease
Double whammy
Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking
Pollen rain
Breaking past records, the city Atlanta was enveloped by a coat of pollen from the trees of northern Georgia
Deadly Dimensions
Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …
Picture imperfect
Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%
Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor
Poverty and stress is prevalent in Kenya’s low-income settings which increases the behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases
Awareness about hypertension very low: Study
The study found that efforts to tackle hypertension are lacking in all aspects, from screening for the condition and providing diagnosis to the …
Overeaters, Mediterranean diet is the answer to your problems
Despite containing similar proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrates, this diet could lower the risk of obesity, pre-diabetes, and …
An engineer’s enduring struggle with Long Covid: ‘Various organs of my body were affected at random’
‘Our leaders chose not to prepare us for post-COVID-19 complications and continue to dismiss symptoms as anxiety’
In a first, WHO commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally
The global health body aims to reduce more than 40% new cases by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice
With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …
‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’
During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services
Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet
The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally