Parasite responsible for Australians losing job, road accidents; here’s why toxoplasmosis is creating havocA common parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, affects many in Australia. It comes from cat waste and uncooked meat. Research links it to slower rea...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
TB outbreak in California's Long Beach: 1 dead, 170 likely to be exposedTuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
10 May, 2024, 02.09 AM IST
A global dengue coalition to deliver treatment within 5 years: Lancet commentThe Dengue Alliance, a coalition of institutions from dengue-endemic countries, plans to develop a new treatment for dengue within five yea...
01 Sep, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Covid vaccines effective against severe cases in children, study findsThe team, led by researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, explored the challenges and considerations of COVID...
21 Aug, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
Why Budget 2022 should allow tax deduction for expenditure on Covid treatmentIn the Union Budget 2022-23, the government should provide tax relief to the people who are paying for medical treatment of Covid-19 on the...
13 Jan, 2022, 11.37 AM IST
Reading serosurvey right: Troubling implications; No antibodies in some vaccinated, big undercounting of infectionsSince everyone who gets infected does not show symptoms, this allows tracking the numerical, temporal and geographic spread of infection. T...
05 Aug, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
Covid first wave led to increase in antibiotic misuse in India: StudyThe researchers at Washington University in the US estimated that Covid-19 likely contributed to 216.4 million excess doses of antibiotics ...
02 Jul, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Second wave of COVID infections poses increased risks for fragile economic recovery, banks: FitchIndia's active COVID-19 infections have been increasing at a rapid pace with new infections exceeding 1 lakh a day in early April 2021, aga...
09 Apr, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Second Covid wave raising risks for India’s banking sector, says FitchThe rating agency sees India’s GDP growing at 12.8 per cent in the current fiscal year.
09 Apr, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Largest contact tracing study in India shows COVID-19 transmitted mainly by 'superspreaders'The researchers, including those from the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, found that over 70 per cent of COVID-19 infected pa...
01 Oct, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Scientists identify unique patterns in Covid-19 transmission in IndiaThe study, published in the journal Science on Wednesday, assessed the disease transmission patterns in 5,75,071 individuals exposed to 84,...
01 Oct, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
View: To beat the coronavirus, India needs to accelerate drastic behavioural changesThe point, however, is that even with lockdowns, morbidity and mortality have been alarming. It is vital to accelerate behavioural changes,...
14 Aug, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
Vivad se Vishwas scheme: Interest, penalty waived for entire scheme periodThe extension has come after the country has gone into lockdown mode due to the increase in cases of those infected by the coronavirus.
03 Jun, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
Rolling 50/30 day cycles of lockdown, relaxation can help manage COVID-19, sustain economy: StudyWhile such measures are effective at slowing disease spread and preventing health systems becoming overwhelmed, they can also lead to job l...
20 May, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
Coronavirus infected patient will need intensive care and mechanical ventilation: ReportAccording to the mathematical methodology conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) even if symptomatic cases are comprehe...
24 Mar, 2020, 06.26 AM IST
Do you often take antibiotics, even without a prescription? It could turn minor infections into a major health concernStudies have shown that around 50-60% of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary.
26 Feb, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
I-T lens on individuals who earn Rs 5-lakh interest on FDsMany senior citizens and professional, who either don't include this in taxable income or simply don't pay tax or file returns, will come u...
28 Aug, 2017, 03.05 PM IST