Sunday, May 5, 2024

Covid is no longer an emergency: what changes?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said that Covid-19 was no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and that the focus would now...

Adenovirus spike in West Bengal: What are its symptoms and treatment?

West Bengal is witnessing a spike in adenovirus cases with pediatric wards in hospitals filling up quickly. At least 30 per cent of samples...

Xylazine : This new ‘flesh-eating’ drug is turning people into ‘zombies’:...

Doctors are perplexed by a new street medication that is being sold on the streets of Philadelphia, the epicentre of America's opioid crisis. Public...

WHO confirms Marburg disease outbreak: Symptoms, treatment and other details

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea saying that the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at...

Convert your group health insurance cover into a personal policy after...

In the absence of an individual health cover, moving on from your current employer could leave you stressed about not having any medical insurance,...

Nebraska lawmakers put off vote on ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

The Nebraska Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee took nearly eight hours of testimony Wednesday before adjourning without a vote on whether to advance...

NY judge jails ex-gynecologist who abused 100s of women

An ex-gynecologist convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of patients was ordered to spend the next two months in jail as he awaits sentencing, a...

Covid-19 Still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern: WHO

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that three years after it sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19,...

China announces resumption of visas for Japanese

China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning Sunday, ending its nearly three-week suspension in an apparent protest of Tokyo’s tougher...

Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state

Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one...