WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
With the change in climate, the number of dengue and fever cases is on rise in the district. According to Health Department statistics, various government hospitals in the district have seen over 5, 000 fever cases since June 1. There is also a spurt in dengue cases with one suspected …
Mango growers in Karnataka, who were looking to reap a good bounty by exporting their mango crops, are disappointed as the exportg business has been hit due to Nipah virus scare. BENGALURU: Mango growers in Karnataka, who were looking to reap a good bounty by exporting their mango crops, are …
India accounts for the largest number of TB cases in the world and 60 per cent of the global burden of leprosy. At 27.9 lakh, India’s TB incidence in 2016 was down marginally from the previous year’s 28.4 lakh. The number of TB-related deaths was 4.35 lakh, down by 15 …
Three fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the past week in the capital, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 24, one more than the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi, according to the latest municipal report released today. …
NOIDA: The district hospital authorities have claimed to provide a swine flu test for free from August. Chief medical superintendent (CMS) of the district hospital in Sector 30, Dr. Ajay Agarwal said he wrote to the health department on Thursday seeking reagents used in the H1N1 test. “I have sought …
PATNA: People in city can now buy carbide-free mangoes and litchis from three Jeevika outlets here. Apart from its existing outlet at Income-Tax roundabout, Jeevika will open two more outlets selling mouthwatering mangoes and litchis – one near Patna zoo and another in front of Eco Park. The three outlets …
Addressing a press conference in Kozhikode district after an all-party meet that discussed the situation post-Nipah, state Health Minister KK Shylaja said the virus has been brought under control and its spread checked. The Kerala government on Sunday decided to lift the high alert sounded in northern Kozhikode and Malappuram …
The WHO has commended India's progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 per cent, from 556 per 1,00,000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 1,00,000 live births in 2016. It said this progress puts the country on track towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target …
According to the UT health department, till April 2018, approximately 53,986 people were screened in the city and number of people diagnosed with hypertension was 12,782 (23.6 per cent) and diabetes was 8,909 (16.5 per cent). As much as 23.6 per cent of persons in the age group above 30 …
PATNA: The Bihar health department plans to write to the Union health ministry, requesting it to include ‘khaini’ as a food product under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. ‘Khaini’ is said to be a pure form of tobacco. Tobacco per se is not banned. Pure tobacco is not …
NEW DELHI: There is a global shortage of health workers trained in mental health and a lack of investment in community-based mental health facilities even though some countries have made progress in policy-making and planning for it, according to the WHO's Mental Health Atlas 2017. The report also highlighted that …
BHUBANESWAR: The season’s first dengue death case was reported from a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. It was confirmed by Braja Kishore Brahma, director of health services of the state, on Thursday. The patient was identified as Pratima Sahu, 48, of BDA Colony in Bhubaneswar. She was undergoing treatment in the …
People with a sweet tooth must have surely been advised by many, “Itna meetha mat khao warna diabetes ho jaega” (Eating too much sugar will cause diabetes). But does that really happen? Though it’s true that you are advised not to eat sugar if you have diabetes already but does …
In areas under the Pune Municipal Corporation, officials have registered a total of 1,105 new TB patients from January to April this year. Of these, 1,010 were tested for HIV and 43 were found to be positive with the virus. For tuberculosis patients, an HIV co-infection can make treatment a …
Despite the well-documented clinical efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) against malaria, the population-level effects of ACT have not been studied thoroughly until recently. An ideal case study for these population-level effects can be found in Vietnam’s gradual adoption of artemisinin in the 1990s. Original Source
Jaipur: City doctors suspecting the trend of reporting of dengue cases in summers as a result of possible change in genotype (genetic structure) of any of existing serotypes of dengue virus or emergence of new serotype. The dengue virus is surviving even in hostile weather conditions. According to WHO, there …
Nipah outbreak in Kerala: With the last casualty being reported on May 30 and no new cases till now, officials say the virus scare has been averted to a large extent. Health officials in Kozhikode and Malappuram, districts most affected by the Nipah virus infection in Kerala, appear confident that …
With the monsoon only a couple of days away, officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department have identified 89,896 mosquito breeding spots in the city. With the monsoon only a couple of days away, officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department have identified 89,896 mosquito breeding spots in …
As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to launch a hygiene plus rating system for quick service restaurants, food chains and joints. As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food …
KOLLAM: An endemic case of black fever or kala-azar (lieishmaniasis) has been from Kulathupuzha in Kollam district. The victim, a 38-year-old man from a tribal colony at 50-acres in Villumala, a forest area, is presently under treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The patient, who was initially admitted to the …
