Palestinian Embassy calls for urgent medical aid: "If not India and Indian people, then who?"Palestine's Embassy in India has issued a dire plea for immediate medical aid, warning of a healthcare sector collapse due to ongoing confl...
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Shigella scare in Kerala: Check symptoms, treatment and causes of the infection that killed 4-year-old in KozhikodeShigella Spreading in Kerala? Kerala has intensified surveillance and testing following its first reported Shigella-related death of a four...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of AfricaMothers in the Central African Republic face dire circumstances. Moreover, aid cuts have closed vital health services, forcing women to giv...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Zydus Therapeutics' saroglitazar drug granted priority review by US FDAZydus Therapeutics' drug saroglitazar has received priority review from the US FDA. This drug treats primary biliary cholangitis, a liver d...
28 May, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Trump-Xi meeting crucial for global economic stability: Shaun ReinA high-stakes meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is closely watched for signs of stability amid escalating...
14 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
In 1928, Alexander Fleming Returned From Vacation: Found Mold in a Petri Dish and Discovered Penicillin, Changing Medicine ForeverA forgotten petri dish led to a groundbreaking discovery. Alexander Fleming observed mold inhibiting bacteria, a finding later developed in...
04 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Aldi pizza salmonella alert: Check full list of items in warning circularAldi pizza salmonella: At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry...
02 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Deadly ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria with 20% mortality risk detected in Long Island: Symptoms, spread, treatment and preventionScientists have detected the potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Long Island waters, posing a significant ris...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Too much of a good thing: How antibiotics made superbugsantibiotics are becoming less effective against infections.
17 Nov, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
India facing shortage of 600,000 doctors, 2 million nurses: StudyIn India, 65 per cent of health expenditure is out-of-pocket, and such expenditures push some 57 million people into poverty each year.
14 Apr, 2019, 05.59 PM IST
India's antibiotics usage witnessed maximum rise among LMICs in 15 years: StudyDoctors and experts have warned that with the prolonged use of antibiotics, many patients have become anti-antibiotic that even the primary...
30 Mar, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
The growing trend of antibiotic resistance & how to beat itAntibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria don't responsd to the use of these medicines. In the EU this has caused around 25,000 deaths ann...
08 Jan, 2016, 03.18 PM IST
WHO highlights misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance in IndiaAround 75 per cent of Indians who took part in a WHO survey think, incorrectly, that colds and flu can be treated with antibiotics, the UN ...
16 Nov, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Government asked to check 'excessive use' of antibiotics in poultryIssue of "excessive use" of antibiotics in poultry was raised in LS, with Congress expressing concern for those developing resistance to an...
12 Aug, 2014, 05.38 PM IST
Rein in use of antibiotics in animals: Indian Medical AssociationIn its statement, IMA also said a lack of data on the use of antibiotics and drug resistance is a major problem in the country.
01 Aug, 2014, 11.44 AM IST
Eating chicken could make you immune to antibiotics: CSE reportAfter a researcher conducted a study on antibiotic resistance at his hospital, they found about 10% of the patients to be resistant to comm...
31 Jul, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
- Combat antimicrobial resistance on World Health Day
Antibiotics should not be used when not needed. Various studies have shown that nearly 50% of the use of antibiotics is inappropriate.
07 Apr, 2011, 12.34 PM IST