HMPV Case in Maharashtra: Mumbai reports first case; 6-month-old child tests positive for the virusHMPV in Mumbai: A six-month-old baby in Mumbai tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and was admitted to an intensive care unit ...
08 Jan, 2025, 11.20 AM IST
India's HMPV count reaches 8, latest case reported in MumbaiHMPV cases in India: In a lastest update, India reports eight cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in children across several c...
08 Jan, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
HMPV reaches India: Is there a vaccine to combat the virus spreading across the world?Union Health Ministry confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus in India, with infants diagnosed in Bengaluru. Both are recovering. The ...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Winter warning: Killer lung virus emerges as tripledemic fears grow; here's all you need to know about itHealth experts warn of a tripledemic this winter due to increased cases of RSV, flu, and COVID-19. RSV, which is particularly dangerous for...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
After Wetland viruses, Babesiosis raises alarm in US: Symptoms, causes, treatment & moreHealth officials in the United States are concerned about a rise in Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease caused by the parasite Babesia microti...
11 Sep, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
Sanofi gets drug regulator nod to market RSV therapy in IndiaFrench drugmaker Sanofi announced on Thursday that it has received approval from India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO...
01 Aug, 2024, 07.07 PM IST
New study finds urban living increases risk of respiratory infections among young childrenA study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress found that children growing up in urban areas are more likely ...
14 Sep, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
Air pollution can hurt unborn babies, study says even low levels of exposure may lead to risk of asthma & COPD in adulthoodA study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress suggests that even low levels of air pollution can lead to sma...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Adenovirus: A virus outbreak has put children’s lives in peril in West BengalThe state's health department has also issued an advisory amid the spike in acute respiratory infection cases in children. On other hand, t...
05 Mar, 2023, 08.13 AM IST
Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kidsCroup is a type of respiratory illness, known medically as laryngotracheitis, in babies and young children. It is characterised by barking ...
18 Apr, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
World Hand Hygiene Day: Phones & keys can be dirtier than you think; it's crucial to maintain hygieneWashing hands can prevent diarrhoea, respiratory, skin and eye infections.
05 May, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Study suggests babies cannot get Covid-19 through breastfeeding, proper hygiene measures should be takenResearchers said viral transmission through milk is rare, if at all.
16 Oct, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
Expectant mothers find little room in covid-stressed worldThe deadly disease and the containment measures have disrupted normal healthcare services, including pre-natal health check-ups, childbirth...
03 Jul, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
4-month old COVID-19 positive baby girl dies in KeralaA four-month-old baby girl, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and suffering from congenital heart disease, died in a hospital here in Ke...
24 Apr, 2020, 12.23 PM IST
Healthy baby born to COVID-19 positive woman at AIIMS; first such case in DelhiThe baby's mother who was nine-months pregnant had tested positive on Thursday after her husband, a senior resident doctor working in the d...
04 Apr, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
- Breast-feeding protects mothers from cancer, heart attacks
New York, Sep 29 (IANS) Breast-feeding not only protects babies from premature deaths and serious diseases but also mothers from breast can...
29 Sep, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
- Hong Kong to dump 2.8 mn doses of swine flu vaccine
Around 2.8 million doses of unwanted swine flu vaccine worth $28.2 million are to be thrown away, officials said on Thursday.
10 Jun, 2010, 02.01 PM IST