China faces Covid-like scare again: All you should know about HMPV & other viruses overwhelming hospitals and crematoriumsHuman Metapneumovirus: China is coping with an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), along with other viruses such as Influenza A, Myco...
04 Jan, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
Walking pneumonia cases surge among children; All you need to know about the contagious infectionMycoplasma pneumonia cases are increasing in the U.S., particularly in children. Symptoms include cough, sore throat, and fatigue. Doctors ...
31 Oct, 2024, 09.50 PM IST
Pneumonia outbreak in Pakistan: Over 200 children lost, many more at riskPakistan disclosed this alarming statistic, shedding light on the vulnerability of children who were not vaccinated against pneumonia, were...
26 Jan, 2024, 09.50 PM IST
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: All about the pathogen that is causing a major outbreak of pneumonia in children across ChinaMycoplasma pneumoniae is a bacterium that can cause atypical pneumonia, with symptoms that are different from those caused by other common ...
23 Nov, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
Don't mistake pneumonia for influenza or cold, watch out for chest pain when coughingVarious infectious agents like viruses, bacteria and fungi cause pneumonia.
12 Nov, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
India makes progress in child vaccination against diarrhoea, pneumonia amid pandemic: ReportNew Delhi, India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrhoea and ...
12 Nov, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
World Pneumonia Day: Weak lungs, poor immune system can increase Covid severity in adultsGlobally, pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five.
12 Nov, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
CARB-X to award $2.5 million to GangaGen for developing pneumonia drugKlebsiella pneumoniae presents a serious health challenge around the world and is of increasing concern in low-and-middle-income countries ...
05 Oct, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' deadlier than COVID-19 in KazakhstanThe "unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone", the Chin...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Chest pain & decreased urination? It could be a deadly form of pneumoniaPneumonia may further lead to complications such as respiratory or kidney failure.
12 Nov, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
India has highest number of pneumonia & diarrhoea deaths among children: ReportThe Health Ministry recently announced that the PCV that can combat pneumonia, will be rolled out as part of the Universal Immunisation Pro...
10 Nov, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Doctors Without Borders challenges Pfizer's vaccine patent application in IndiaNot-for-profit medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has challenged a patent application of US drug major Pfizer in India for its p...
12 Mar, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
Pneumonia & diarrhoea killed over 3 lakh kids in India in 2013: Report"As per the latest estimates from UNICEF, pneumonia and diarrhoea collectively claimed more than 3,00,000 children in India in 2013," the r...
12 Nov, 2014, 08.18 PM IST
Sleeping with dentures may double pneumonia riskWearing dentures while sleeping can double the risk of pneumonia in elderly, scientists have found.
08 Oct, 2014, 05.34 PM IST
Lupin to market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine in IndiaAs part of the agreement promote and distribute MSD's 23-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine under a different brand name in the cou...
18 Jul, 2013, 01.56 PM IST
India tops global pneumonia child deaths: UNICEF studyIndia tops in global pneumonia deaths of children under five years of age with 3.97 lakh reported in 2010, says a UNICEF study.
16 Nov, 2012, 09.31 PM IST
- 323 million Indians to be above 65 years by 2050
There will be 323 million in India by 2050 in the 65-plus age group as per a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
05 Oct, 2012, 08.08 PM IST