OpenAI backs a new venture trying to thwart AI bio attacksValthos, a New York-based biosecurity startup founded by Kathleen McMahon and Tess van Stekelenburg, has emerged from stealth with $30 mill...
24 Oct, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
What is New World screwworm fly? US halts Mexican livestock imports over growing threatThe US has halted livestock imports from Mexico as the New World screwworm fly spreads closer to the southern border. The parasitic insect ...
11 Jul, 2025, 11.57 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
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health MinistryIndia has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health MinistryIndia has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...
28 Jun, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
US health department to cut 10,000 jobs as Robert F. Kennedy Jr announces overhaul in latest DOGE pushIn latest DOGE push, the US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is planning to cut 10,000 jobs at his department. The red...
27 Mar, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Robert F Kennedy Jr stays firm on his comments linking vaccines and autism at confirmation hearingSenator Bill Cassidy is considered a key vote in determining whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be confirmed as the top health official und...
31 Jan, 2025, 01.18 AM IST
India bags prestigious award for efforts to combat measles, rubellaIndia has been honored with the Measles and Rubella Champion Award for its relentless efforts to combat these infectious diseases. The awar...
08 Mar, 2024, 03.42 PM IST
2022 saw the rise of multiple viral infections that are here to stayWith a looming threat of Covid-19 infection again to grab the country, the year 2022 has come to an end. After China and some other nations...
01 Jan, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
NFHS survey finds more women than men in India"With this, we can say India moves in the league of the developed countries - as the sex ratio crosses 1000," a health ministry official sa...
25 Nov, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir among front-runners in Niti Aayog's SDG IndexThe composite index score of the UT in SDG-3 Goal has improved by 8 points from 62 in 2019-20 to 70 in 2020-21, the report said.
05 Jun, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Global vaccine push to save 50 million lives by 2030: WHO"If we're to avoid multiple outbreaks of life-threatening diseases like measles, yellow fever and diphtheria, we must ensure routine vaccin...
26 Apr, 2021, 08.50 PM IST
Common childhood vaccine might prevent severe complications of Covid-19, says studyThe scientists suggested that adults working in high-risk settings who are not immuno-compromised, pregnant, or allergic to vaccinations, g...
27 Jun, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
WHO using Indian polio network to support Mission IndradhanushMission Indradhanush aims to cover by 2020 all such children, who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine...
03 May, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
Mission Indradhanush: Modi government's plan to ensure children may liveStarted in 1985, UIP has been playing a critical part in India’s quest to achieve health Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by 2015.
28 Apr, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Build on Polio success to fight other diseasesMany diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are now more common than vaccine-preventable diseases.
27 Mar, 2014, 04.56 AM IST
Swine Flu: Paracetamol, plenty of fluids & restGiven the completely unnecessary palaver everyone is making about swine flu, one is more likely to die of sheer worry than of any flu.
13 Aug, 2009, 04.34 AM IST