The infection get its name ‘tomato flu’ from the red and painful blisters that appear throughout the body and over time enlarge to the size of...
According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis -- a virus transmitted to humans from animals -- with symptoms similar to smallpox although clinically less severe.
The researchers from the University of Oxford noted that there is an increased risk of anxiety and depression in adults, but this subsides within two months...
Omicron remains the dominant variant, with the BA.5 sub-variant representing more than 90 per cent of sequences shared in the last month, said WHO Chief Tedros...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that constructing an Anganwadi centre should be considered as important as constructing a new medical or engineering colleges
Looking at these numbers, we need to be cautious, I wouldn’t say we need to panic, says Dr Suneela Garg a member of the Lancet Commission
The Air Quality and Health in Cities report by the State of Global Air Initiative summarizes data on air pollution exposures and associated health impacts in...
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged states and Union territories to accelerate the coverage of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines by organising camps at public places...
Susanta Kumar Nayak from the Government of Odisha explains the need to strengthen and motivate ASHA workers
The Serum Institute of India in collaboration with Novavax is working on a vaccine specific to BA.5, a sub-variant of Omicron
On the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India's Independence Day special episode, Dr Roderico Ofrin, WHO Representative to India talked about the role of ASHA workers in building a...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given the green light to the Moderna vaccine as a “sharpened tool” against the novel coronavirus after...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
