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AP on alert: 8 dead, 1,537 infected as scrub typhus spreads rapidly; shocking spike in cases raises big questionsAndhra Pradesh faces a worsening scrub typhus crisis with eight deaths and 1,537 cases. Recent fatalities in Krishna, Prakasam, and Bapatla...
Big public health upgrade in works; govt hospitals could soon get more firepowerThe National Essential Diagnostics List will work as a guide for health facilities in India. It suggests basic tests for village-level cent...
The worrying changes in India’s monsoon patterns have implications for everything from agriculture to healthTake Maharashtra, 80% of which is rainfed. In areas such as Vidarbha and Marathwada, the onset of monsoon is now late. After a small pickup...
Rising cases of a rare disease that causes paralysis in kids alarm doctors in KolkataGB syndrome, a condition characterized by nerve damage, has been reported in an unusually high number of cases in children's hospitals in t...
Health Minister Mandaviya stresses on pandemic preparedness, disease surveillanceMandaviya laid the foundation stone of the NCDC regional branch in Assam and six state branches in Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, ...
Odisha Govt on alert mode after Scrub Typhus kills 5 peopleThe Odisha Government has instructed district health authorities to increase surveillance for Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis, following fiv...
Indian scientists identify better drug treatment for severe scrub typhusThe study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), shows that treating patients with a combination of intravenous antibiot...
Is India really ready for the next big outbreak?India’s courts were forced to intervene earlier this year to address the dangerous inequities in hospital oxygen supplies, while state and ...
How to protect yourself from chigger mites that spread scrub typhusScrub typhus is transmitted through bites of infected chiggers. Especially when you are playing outdoor games or just taking a stroll in th...
Need to create awareness on zoonotic diseases: Mansukh MandaviyaHe made the remarks while virtually inaugurating the Whole Genome Sequencing National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...
Situation in Gorakhpur's BRD medical college hospital is past the stage of preventionOnly this June, NITI Aayog painted a grim picture before UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of the state’s health parameters.