NEW DELHI: Amid the global outbreak of Mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced prequalifying Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine -- a first against the deadly monkeypox virus (MPXV).

NEW DELHI: Including fungal pathogens is crucial in the fight against deadly antimicrobial resistance, which is rapidly becoming a public health threat worldwide, according to a study published in The Lancet journal on Friday.

JAMNAGAR: Over 100 people including 30 children were hospitalised following a feast during Ganeshotsav celebrations in Elgin Society, located in the Hapa area of Jamnagar.

NEW DELHI: Immediate treatment is crucial to warding off sepsis -- a life-threatening emergency caused by a dysregulated host immune response to an infection, said experts on World Sepsis Day on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) -- the world's largest health insurance scheme -- has added another feather to its cap with free health coverage to all senior citizens above the age of 70 in the country.

CHENNAI: A team of doctors here successfully performed a complex, emergency surgery to save the life of a critically premature baby boy with Amyand’s hernia -- a rare condition where the appendix is located in the groin.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have raised the issue of air pollution at Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, after several residents complained of health issues due to the textile factories functioning in the area using cancer causing chemicals.

MANILA: The Philippines continues to grapple with increasing dengue cases and fatalities amid the rainy season, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Driven by cardiac, antimalarial, and gastrointestinal therapies the Indian pharmaceutical market has seen more than 6 per cent growth in the month of August, according to a report.

NEW DELHI: Children whose families use screens a lot tend to have weaker vocabulary skills, and video games have the biggest negative effect on kids’ brain development, according to a study on Thursday.

SEOUL: South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday strongly denounced a "blacklist" of emergency room doctors drawn up to name and shame those not participating in the walkout by junior doctors, vowing to take stern action against those responsible.

NEW DELHI: People suffering from common laryngopharyngeal dysfunction like chronic cough, hoarseness, recurrent throat clearing, especially after Covid, may be at significant risk of developing a heart attack or stroke, warns a study on Wednesday.

RANCHI: Over the past 22 days, at least eight members of the 'Pahariya' tribe at Nengra Tand village in Jharkhand's Jamtara district have died due to an unidentified disease, with more than 10 others still suffering.

TOKYO: Syphilis infections in Tokyo are increasing at a record pace, with over 2,400 cases reported so far this year, official data has shown.

KUTCH: Due to heavy rains in Kutch district, the mysterious fever that has been plaguing the region has spread further.

NEW DELHI: If you are suffering from chronic pain in your body, it may be time to actively work towards losing that belly or abdominal fat, suggests research on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day Indian Physiotherapy Association (Punjab Branch) organized a free physiotherapy camp at Sanatan Dharam Mandir Sector 38 West Chandigarh and SCL Society Sector 70 Mohali on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: More young people die by suicide in India than in other countries, said experts on World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU: As many as 7,223 people committed suicide in Nepal in fiscal 2023-24, a latest data released by the Nepal Police revealed on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The employment outlook in India is the strongest worldwide for the October-December period (Q4 2024), showing significant improvement of 7 per cent compared to the ongoing July-September quarter (Q3), a report showed on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Welcoming the GST Council’s reduction in tax rates on essential cancer drugs, experts on Tuesday said that it is a crucial step and will make life-saving medicines more affordable and accessible to patients.

CALIFORNIA: The new iPhone maker has added groundbreaking health features to its newly launched Apple Watch which will deliver sleep apnoea notifications, while its AirPods Pro 2 will feature the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience.

LONDON: Kate, the UK's Princess of Wales, has said that she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

SUVA: Fiji's Health Ministry announced that it has struggled with the ongoing exodus of healthcare workers and was working to address the issue.

NEW DELHI: Amid one suspected case of Mpox detected in India, health experts on Monday advised not to panic as the monkeypox virus (MPXV) has minimal pandemic potential.

NEW DELHI: Integrating the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal with Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) and other portals of the Health Ministry may help boost data efficiency, said Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary on Monday.

PATNA: Dengue cases in Bihar are rising rapidly with 55 new cases being reported in the past 24 hours, said officials here on Monday.

KUTCH: The Congress attacked the Gujarat government on Monday, accusing it of negligence in handling a mysterious outbreak that has claimed 14 lives in the Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas of Kutch district.

KOLKATA: The Joint Forum of Doctors has objected to Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee's social media post where he blamed their strike for the death of an accident victim.

NEW DELHI: Night owls -- a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night -- tend to have a higher body mass index (BMI), larger waists, and more hidden body fat and thus are almost 50 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) than those who go to bed earlier, shows new research on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Administering the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults with underlying health conditions may be a cost-effective way to reduce disease, a modelling study showed on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Medical services in state-run hospitals in AAP-ruled Punjab, largely in rural areas, were severely affected on Monday, following a strike by over 2,500 doctors over demands, including reinstatement of the assured career progression scheme and safety measures.

KHARTOUN: Visiting World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus vowed to mobilise international efforts to support Sudan's health system, according to a statement by the Sudanese Health Ministry.

NEW DELHI: Losing weight comes with several benefits and now, scientists say that shedding those extra kilos around the waist could also reduce the risk of severe cases of flu and other infections in people with diabetes.

LONDON: Lack of green spaces and long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of hospitalisation for respiratory conditions, a new study has said.