WHO's new study lists 17 pathogens as top priorities for developing new vaccine
Nov 06, 2024, at 03:42 pm
The World Health Organization has listed 17 pathogens as a priority to develop a new vaccine.
Nov 06, 2024, at 03:11 pm
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found.
Low-sugar diet in early childhood reduces lifetime risk of chronic disease, reveals new study
Nov 02, 2024, at 08:38 pm
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a new study based on historical data has found.
Mpox: WHO and partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time over outbreak
Oct 30, 2024, at 10:31 pm
In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing mpox outbreaks.
New WHO report shows TB has overtaken COVID-19 as leading infectious disease killer in 2023
Oct 30, 2024, at 07:54 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995.
Oct 25, 2024, at 03:35 am
Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in new report.
WHO expands digital health certification for Hajj pilgrims
Oct 22, 2024, at 08:36 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration recently to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support the roughly 3 million pilgrims who undertake the holy pilgrimage every year.
Egypt is now malaria-free, certifies WHO
Oct 21, 2024, at 03:25 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants.
Breast Cancer Awareness: Early Detection Saves Lives
Oct 19, 2024, at 07:17 pm
Even as the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, it is now the commonest cancer among Indian women. Unfortunately the number of Indian women dying of breast cancer has increased over the decades.
Explained: How ‘smart insulin’ could transform diabetes treatment
Oct 19, 2024, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Diabetes affects over half a billion people worldwide, causing nearly seven million deaths annually.
India develops cost-effective handheld X-ray for TB screening
Oct 19, 2024, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has made a major advancement in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics with the creation of a homegrown portable X-ray device, according to ANI.
9 twin births in 24 hrs at Bengal hospital
Oct 17, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata: In a rare event, nine women delivered twins within a span of just 24 hours—from 8 am on Tuesday to 8 am on Wednesday—at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in Bengal, media reports said.
9 twin births in 24 hrs at Bengal hospital
Oct 17, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata: In a rare event, nine women delivered twins within a span of just 24 hours—from 8 am on Tuesday to 8 am on Wednesday—at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in Bengal, media reports said.
New study shows 1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions
Oct 11, 2024, at 03:46 pm
Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental health conditions – with anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders among the most common, according to a new World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund report released on Wednesday.
UNFPA lauds India’s efforts in maternal health and family planning
Oct 09, 2024, at 11:24 pm
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recognized India’s 'extraordinary progress' in advancing Maternal Health and Family Planning.
India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem in 2024, declares WHO
Oct 09, 2024, at 02:35 pm
World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Government of India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem becoming the third country in the South-East Asia Region to achieve this milestone.
Oct 08, 2024, at 04:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An alarming 20% of heart attack deaths worldwide now occur in India with approximately 90 million Indians currently living with cardiovascular conditions, according to a cardiac health crisis report released by Kolkata's BM Birla Hospital.
WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
Oct 08, 2024, at 02:37 pm
The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday.
Breast cancer affects one in eight Pakistani women, alerts doctor
Oct 07, 2024, at 05:17 am
Statistics released by the Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, and Radiotherapy Institute (Nori) have revealed one in eight women in Pakistan were affected by breast cancer.
Mpox outbreak: WHO approves first diagnostic test for emergency use
Oct 05, 2024, at 02:38 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease.
Pakistan reports two fresh polio cases
Oct 05, 2024, at 12:47 am
Two more new polio cases have emerged in Pakistan, escalating the health emergency in the country and forcing people to be more alert about vaccinating their children against the disease.
Peerless Hospital hosts MedisafeCon 2024 to improve patients through accurate diagnosis
Sep 30, 2024, at 12:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, successfully organized its flagship one-day conference, MediSafeCon 2024, with the theme “Get it Right, Make it Safe,” focused on increasing awareness about accurate diagnosis and the use of appropriate therapeutics.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai, leave commuters stranded; flights diverted
Sep 26, 2024, at 03:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Heavy rains are lashing Mumbai, leaving commuters stranded amid several roads flooding and leading to some flight diversions while disrupting traffic on Wednesday.
Indian Cancer Genome Atlas launches cancer multi-omics data portal
Sep 25, 2024, at 11:27 pm
The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) has launched India’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal.
Sep 25, 2024, at 03:41 pm
Without immediate action, humanity will face a potentially disastrous escalation in resistance to fungal disease, a renowned group of scientists from the across the world has warned.
Sep 22, 2024, at 05:29 am
Although stroke is highly preventable and treatable, there has been a rapid rise in the global stroke burden between 1990 and 2021, due to both population growth and the rise of aging populations worldwide, as well as a substantial increase in people’s exposure to environmental and behavioural risk factors.
UNICEF issues USD 58.8 million appeal to halt ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa
Sep 21, 2024, at 02:24 pm
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.
India reports second Mpox case with Kerala man testing positive for virus after return from UAE
Sep 19, 2024, at 02:13 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Wednesday registered India's second monkeypox (Mpox) case with a 38-year-old man from Malappuram testing positive after returning from the United Arab Emirates, state health minister confirmed.
Sep 14, 2024, at 08:17 pm
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stranded in the International Space Station (ISS), on Friday said they are planning to caste their votes in the upcoming US Presidential polls from space, a rare event that will be registered in the history of space journey.
Kolkata's CMRI hospital shines a light on sepsis awareness on World Sepsis Day
Sep 14, 2024, at 06:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In recognition of World Sepsis Day on Sept 13, Kolkata's CMRI (Calcutta Medical Research Institute) Hospital spearheaded a major initiative to increase awareness around sepsis, a life-threatening condition often overshadowed in the broader healthcare conversation.