Bed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office as infestation returns to APHIS building in MarylandBed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office after an infestation was reported at the George Washington Carver Center in Maryland. E...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.36 AM IST
90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
29 May, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles awayA cruise ship outbreak was identified as hantavirus. South African experts rapidly investigated a passenger evacuated with pneumonia. Initi...
23 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Singapore recommends adults to test for HIV once in lifetimeSingapore now advises all adults aged 21 and above to get tested for HIV once in their lifetime. This comes after a rise in infections last...
23 May, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
US redirects travelers from Ebola-affected countries to one airport for screeningAmerica is now directing travelers from Ebola-hit nations to Washington Dulles International Airport for health checks. This new rule appli...
22 May, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Singapore reports nearly 60% surge in weekly new COVID-19 casesSingapore recorded a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. New infections jumped by over 58 percent in a week. Hospital admissions also saw a...
21 May, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Ebola outbreak: US citizen infected, 131 killed, vaccines available for only one strain. Here's why WHO is sounding red alarmEbola Vaccines are only available for the Zaire strain, which was identified in 1976 and has a higher fatality rate of 60-90 per cent.
19 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recordedAfrica CDC has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province. Hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths have been recorde...
16 May, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
How many countries are affected by the Hantavirus outbreak, how concerning is it?Virus: A hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has raised global concern, with at least eight countries involved in trac...
06 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
What is deadly hantavirus, and how does its human to human transmission occurs? WHO flags suspected cruise ship spreadWhat is deadly hantavirus, and how does its human to human transmission occurs? The WHO said suspected human to human hantavirus transmissi...
05 May, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Singapore to set up temperature screening at the airport amid Nipah virus outbreak in IndiaSingapore's Communicable Diseases Agency is implementing temperature screening at its airport for flights from Nipah virus-affected areas i...
28 Jan, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
More than one million women could die by 2040 from undiagnosed breast cancer: ReportGlobally, breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in 2020 to more than 3 million by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries ...
18 Apr, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
COVID-19 tracking integrated into Conduent Maven platformMaven is a software platform currently used by approximately 40 organizations — primarily U.S. public health agencies, as well as internati...
24 Mar, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Over 20% of Indians suffer from chronic diseases: ReportAs per WHO, non-communicable diseases or chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart ailments, respiratory diseases, diabetes, kill 38 mn peopl...
04 Oct, 2016, 04.50 PM IST
Separate regulations needed for medical devices: AdvaMedMedical devices sector in India needs to be regulated in harmonisation with international practises, trade association AdvaMed has said.
19 Oct, 2014, 11.21 AM IST
- PM warns of severe water shortage
Warning of severe water shortage in the next few decades, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh advocated "collective" action by government, citize...
04 Jul, 2007, 12.36 PM IST