RFK Jr. shocks big pharma, yanks $500 million from mRNA vaccine projects, including for Flu and COVIDUS Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped 22 vaccine projects. These projects used mRNA technology. The vaccines aimed to fight COV...
06 Aug, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
Measles cases in US reach all-time high after disease was declared 'eliminated': Check symptoms and prevention tipsMeasles in US: US is seeing a surge in number of measles cases since the disease was declared "eliminated" in 2000. The US is seeing a wors...
08 Jul, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Measles returns to Alabama after 23 years, sparks urgent vaccination efforts amid nationwide surgeAlabama health officials are investigating a possible measles case in Lee County, potentially the state's first in many years. The individu...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
North America's measles crisis deepens as outbreaks surge in Canada, MexicoCanada and Mexico are battling significant measles outbreaks amid a broader resurgence across North America. Canada has reported over 730 c...
19 Apr, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500A second unvaccinated child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, as the outbreak spreads to neighboring states and Mexico...
06 Apr, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticises Robert F. Kennedy Jr for promoting misinformation, liesFDA's top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks resigned, criticizing U.S. health leadership for letting misinformation influence vaccination sa...
29 Mar, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
US health dept 10,000 job cuts: When will mass layoffs begin and which depts will be the hardest hit?Robert F Kennedy Jr said the nation’s health agencies will cut 10,000 jobs from their 82,000-person workforce. Kennedy said the department ...
29 Mar, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
'Mutated viruses' set to spread like 'wildfire' in Texas as vaccinations plunge amid measles outbreakA measles outbreak in Texas is spreading rapidly. The outbreak has prompted parents who previously opted out of vaccinations to have their ...
28 Feb, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in yearsIn Texas, a child has died from measles amidst an outbreak affecting over 130 people, mostly children, with 18 hospitalizations. The US has...
28 Feb, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
New measles cases reported in Kentucky, New Jersey as outbreak continues in TexasAccording to health officials in New Jersey, two new cases confirmed in Bergen county, have been found linked to another confirmed case det...
28 Feb, 2025, 01.16 AM IST
WHO cautions world, seeks help over deplorable condition in drought-prone Horn of Africa. Read details hereWorld Health Organization has looked to bring attention of the world towards a deepening crisis in the disease-prone Somali peninsula. The ...
18 Aug, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Around 25 mn kids around the world missed routine vaccinations because of Covid pandemicData showed the vast majority of the children who failed to get immunized were living in developing countries.
15 Jul, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEFEarlier, Filippo Grandi, the UN refugees chief, warned of a potential humanitarian catastrophe, saying that only a third of the funds urgen...
10 Oct, 2021, 05.47 PM IST
Why you shouldn’t stop wearing a mask even after 2 vaccine dosesThere are two reasons. The measles vaccine (MMR) is extremely effective. After two doses, you have 97% protection, which is equal to the be...
24 May, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
View: The Oxford-AstraZeneca announcement is good news. But we must be careful with the follow-upsOxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine will reportedly offer protection up to 90% in one type of dosage regime, and 62% in another. A 90% efficacy wa...
24 Nov, 2020, 12.21 PM IST
Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 daysThe new Ebola case, the first since Feb. 17, was a 26-year-old man in the area of Beni, a town in eastern Congo. He developed symptoms on M...
11 Apr, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
Over one lakh new HIV cases reported in China in 2014China has reported 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections in 2014, up 14.8 per cent from the previous year- Central health authority
16 Jan, 2015, 10.27 AM IST