Shingles vaccine may offer unexpected protection against heart, stroke, and eye complications, study findsShingrix vaccine shows promise beyond preventing shingles. A study indicates it may reduce stroke and heart attack risks. It also protects ...
25 Aug, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
What is the role of Kennedy's newly appointed US vaccine advisory panel?Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health Secretary, dismissed all members of the national vaccine advisory board. He appointed eight new memb...
25 Jun, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Is HHS’ 10,000-job cut a bold reform or a risky cost-cutting move? Here’s a look inside the $1.8 billion overhaul and shift to chronic disease preventionUS Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a major overhaul, cutting 10,000 full-time jobs to streamline operations and...
27 Mar, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
Donald Trump’s USAID cuts and missing CDC data: How global health and aid are changingUSAID staff cuts could disrupt aid projects and strain US ties with developing nations. The move has also reportedly halted over 30 clinica...
07 Feb, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirms his 'serious' relationship with Paula Hurd. Who is she?Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, has confirmed his serious relationship with Paula Hurd. Bill Gates and Paula Hurd have been seen together...
05 Feb, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
Bill Gates finds love again: Microsoft co-founder 'having fun' with 'serious' girlfriend. Who is the billionaire dating?Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has found love again. The tech billionaire in a show revealed he is lucky to have a 'serious' girlfriend na...
05 Feb, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Trump's Education Secretary's job is to 'end the job'President Donald Trump told reporters that Linda McMahon, his nominee to lead the Education Dept., should eventually "put herself out of a ...
05 Feb, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
CDC health websites scrub HIV data, LGBT references after Trump’s order to recognise two sexes: Explained in 10 pointsAfter Donald Trump gave orders that US would recognise only two sexes, references to LGBT health, HIV, and information on certain vaccines ...
05 Feb, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
2024 science review: The 10 most intriguing breakthroughs of the yearDespite global turmoil, 2024 saw groundbreaking scientific advancements, including discovering the moon's far side, a new HIV prevention dr...
31 Dec, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
Why is Syphilis surging in US? All you need to know about the diseaseThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary data in September, which shows the rise of sexually transmitte...
28 Sep, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drugEven though the drug was approved for smallpox, its effectiveness was measured in monkeys infected with monkeypox, considered a reasonable ...
16 Sep, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
CDC is investigating the outbreak of the meningococcal disease in gay and bisexuals in Florida, here's all you need to know about the diseaseAfter what is being described among the worst outbreaks, CDC is investigating the meningococcal disease in bisexual and gay men in Florida....
24 Jun, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Through Covid, US is getting a crash course in scientific uncertaintyScientific understanding of the virus changes by the hour, it seems. The virus spreads only by close contact or on contaminated surfaces, a...
23 Aug, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
How effective are Covid vaccines in cancer patients or people with organ transplant? Scientists look for answersThe solutions may lie in multiple doses and shorter waiting period between the jabs.
07 Jul, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
When will the US send coronavirus vaccines to India? It may not have the dosesAcross the US, there are more than 27 million unused Moderna Inc. doses and 35 million from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, according to data ...
16 May, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
China is making it harder to solve the mystery of how Covid beganChina has effectively snuffed out Covid-19, thanks to stringent border curbs, mass testing and a surveillance network that allows infected ...
31 Dec, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
As we get a vaccine approved in the next 4 months, India can play a big role: Bill Gates‘I hope the AstraZeneca vaccine works because then we will be able to start vaccinating people in India and other developing countries in t...
26 Sep, 2020, 12.03 PM IST