Assam polls: Ajmal’s ‘healing water’ ritual fades after new lawPerfume baron Maulana Badruddin Ajmal's signature "healing water" practice is absent from the Binnakandi assembly election campaign followi...
28 Mar, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Bill Gates is betting $200 billion on a better world in 20 years, but what is driving his optimism?Despite global turmoil, Bill Gates believes humanity is on the cusp of remarkable progress. From cutting child mortality to eradicating dea...
13 May, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Beware of the dangerous Bambi! Scientists fear widespread contagion as they face 'zombie deer disease' surge in USWith 800 cases identified in deer, elk, and moose in Wyoming over the past year, experts label it a "slow-moving disaster."
27 Dec, 2023, 06.45 PM IST
World Rabies Day 2023: Date, significance, history and theme; everything you need to know about the dayWorld Rabies Day, organized by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, is celebrated on September 28 each year to raise awareness and advoc...
28 Sep, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg and Dr Priscilla Chan aim to eradicate all diseases by 2100Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, plan to eradicate all human diseases by 2100 through their foundation, The Chan Zuckerberg In...
26 Sep, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Any religion that does not treat you like human is as good as disease: Priyank Kharge on Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarkCabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka, Priyank Kharge on Monday spoke on Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' ...
04 Sep, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
World Malaria Day 2023: Theme, significance, key detailsWorld Malaria Day is an important observance day that highlights the ongoing efforts to control and eventually eliminate malaria.
25 Apr, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
After three years, Covid 'here to stay'Three years after the first case was identified in China in December 2019, experts say the world must learn the lessons of this pandemic to...
16 Dec, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
Will monkeypox be a self-limiting outbreak or recurrent large epidemic?In mere weeks, monkeypox has spread to 37 non-endemic countries, with over 2,600 cases.
23 Jun, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
Is monkeypox now a pandemic? World Health Network says so, urges WHO to take immediate actionThe statement further added that WHO needs to ‘urgently’ announce Monkeypox as a public health emergency
23 Jun, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
How contagious is monkeypox? Patients can spread the infection for up to 4 weeks, say expertsThe period for which people stay infectious is when the blisters and lesions are active.
23 May, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Monkeypox disease: Over 40 suspected cases in Spain, Portugal; symptoms to watch out forLymph nodes swelling, rash on the face are some early symptoms.
19 May, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
One Health Centre coming up at Nagpur to help animal origin diseases like coronaScientists say that there are about 830 diseases that can originate in animals and transmit to humans. The ICMR has given mandate to NIV an...
21 Feb, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Modi to inaugurate livestock vaccination scheme on September 11 from MathuraMinister Giriraj Singh said that the scheme envisages vaccination coverage to 300 million bovines.
04 Sep, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
- Smallpox may have emerged in more recent times
Toronto, Dec 9 (IANS) Smallpox, a pathogen that caused millions of deaths worldwide, may not be an ancient disease but a much more modern k...
09 Dec, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
Safer polio vaccine strains for post-eradication eraScientists have developed a new generation of polio vaccine strains that are both effective and unable to cause the disease in case of an a...
01 Jan, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
Bill Gates lauds India's accomplishment in polio campaignMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates has described India's accomplishment in eradicating polio as the "most impressive global health success" he h...
10 Nov, 2013, 05.52 AM IST