Antimicrobial resistance: Here is how National AMR hub helps contain the silent pandemic
India was the highest consumer of antimicrobials, followed by China and the United States
Antimicrobial resistance: Can sustainable integrated multi-trophic aquaculture reduce AMR in aquatic systems
Developing sustainable and well-maintained integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems could be a new hope to constrain AMR
Massive surge in COVID-19 infections in Uttarakhand’s remote villages. But who will treat them?
Residents in several villages report symptoms but not tested; many doctors and medical officers infected
Bhopal: 38 years later, fungal diseases rise among survivors in telling sign of flawed healthcare
Over the last 20 years, 1,175 cases were recorded, of which 670 were from the last five years alone, per the records of Sambhavna Clinic
Modulating pathogen functions control sheath blight disease: study
Millions of tonnes of rice are lost due to this disease every year
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
WHO releases first-ever fungal priority pathogen list
It takes precedence from the bacterial priority pathogens list established by WHO in 2017 with a similar focus to galvanise global attention and …
When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice — bacterial infections
Viral respiratory infections can increase the likelihood of bacterial infections and lead to worse disease
Over half of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment: WHO
More research is needed to discover why AMR has increased and the extent to which infections are related to hospitalisations and antibiotic …
Extent of fungal disease in India is larger than expected
Over 4% Indians likely to be affected by serious fungal diseases, many of which are lethal, finds study
Ineffective magic bullets: Antibiotic resistance is now the leading cause of deaths across the globe
Young children were found to be particularly affected by AMR
Link found between bacteria in infants and subsequent asthma
Many children suffer from respiratory illness and it is one of the most common causes of hospitalisation during childhood
`Eating chicken is like taking a course of antibiotics'
Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, has seen increasing cases of antibiotic resistance at his hospital. Even those who …
Four new fungi species discovered on bat carcasses in China
One of the fungal genus is known to contain numerous aggressive pathogens that can infect mammals, according to researchers
Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study
In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections
Researchers find more reasons to quit smoking
Death due to renal failure and intestinal ischemia associated with smoking
COVID-19 and medicine’s misguided romance with machines
The history of a controversial syndrome linked to COVID-19 shows the risk of letting technology dictate treatment