That dusty cabin you're opening this weekend could be hiding a deadly virusSpring cleaning at cabins can be dangerous. Hantavirus, carried by mice, spreads through droppings and urine. Inhaling dust from these can ...
11 May, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tipsHantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...
10 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Hantavirus requires prolonged close contact for transmission unlike Covid: Soumya SwaminathanFormer WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan believes the Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is containable. The virus requires prolonge...
09 May, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Can a cough reveal lung disease? Swaasa AI uses cough sound analysis to screen respiratory disordersAI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and p...
07 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak kills three: What is Hantavirus, its signs and symptoms, how deadly it is, and what should you do now?Hantavirus Symptoms: A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has claimed three lives, prompting a World Health Organization...
06 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: Symptoms, treatment, infections in north AmericaHantavirus, which can cause fatal respiratory illness, can be spread when particles from rodent droppings or urine become airborne. It does...
05 May, 2026, 04.19 AM IST
Rudy Giuliani in hospital in critical condition: What has happened to ex-New York City mayor?Rudy Giuliani remains in critical but stable condition at a Florida hospital as of Sunday evening, May 3, 2026. No cause for the hospitaliz...
04 May, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
Measles outbreak grows to seven cases in Washtenaw county; unvaccinated children and adults affectedA measles outbreak has been reported in Washtenaw County with several unvaccinated people infected. Officials say the disease spreads fast ...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Cough syrup deaths: NHRC sends notices to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP govts and Drugs Controller GeneralNational Human Rights Commission has issued notices to four states and the Drug Controller General following child deaths linked to cough s...
06 Oct, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
4-year-old boy from Ahmedabad detected with HMPV infection; total number of cases in Gujarat reach 8An Ahmedabad boy, aged four, has tested positive for human metapneumovirus, raising Gujarat's total cases to eight. The child is stable and...
30 Jan, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
What is human metapneumovirus? HMPV spreads in China, is it contagious like Covid-19, how soon will it reach the US? Here are symptoms, prevention and cureChina is slowly being reputed as the hub of 'viruses' that are spreading across the world. However, is the tag a legit one or just a usual ...
04 Jan, 2025, 06.53 AM IST
Face masks alone may not stop coronavirus spread without physical distancing, study saysThe research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, tested how five different types of mask materials affected the spread of droplets...
23 Dec, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Wadhwani Institute of AI testing tool to detect Covid-19 through cough patternsThe idea behind the initiative is to help health care and civic authorities speed up testing by filtering out patients with Covid-19-like s...
17 Sep, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
HC to resume hearing on pharma cos' pleas against Centre's orderThe companies have contended that the decision was taken by the government without issuing them a show cause notice or granting them a hear...
20 Mar, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
Centre ban on FDCs: Procter and Gamble, Glenmark, Reckitt Benckiser too get Delhi High Court reliefAs a result of the court's order, the ban on sale of P&G's Vicks Action 500 extra, Reckitt's D'Cold and Piramal's Saridon have been lifted ...
16 Mar, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Delhi High Court stays ban on sale of Procter and Gamble's Vicks Action 500 till March 21Healthcare major Procter and Gamble today got interim relief from the Delhi High Court which stayed till March 21 government's decision ban...
16 Mar, 2016, 06.25 PM IST