Vientiane, July 27 (IANS) As persistent rainfall continues across Laos, health authorities urge the public to remain alert and take preventive measures against dengue fever. Although Laos has reported a significant drop in dengue cases, health officials warn that the...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Vaccines prevented more than 2.5 million deaths from SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19 infections, worldwide, according to a study.The study, led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, showed that...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Ivermectin can be an effective strategy to control malaria transmission, according to a new study that showed the drug can lower new malaria infections by 26 per cent.Ivermectin, a drug traditionally used to treat neglected...
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) Three more people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025 to 73, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) detailed on...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Driven by government schemes the export of medical devices has increased by 88 per cent in the last six financial years, said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in the...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Union government has informed that Parliament has approved 297 new day care cancer centres across the country for FY26.In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Health and Family...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), slated for launch next week, is a result of global teamwork and technology, said the Indian space agency.NISAR is the first joint satellite mission of the Indian Space Research...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) To prevent the rising burden of cervical cancer and related deaths in India, more than 10.18 crore women aged 30 years and above have been screened for the condition across the country at the Ayushman...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A commonly used type 2 diabetes medication in the US -- Glipizide -- may be linked to a higher rate of heart-related conditions, claimed a study.Researchers from Mass General Brigham examined nationwide data from nearly...
N'Djamena, July 25 (IANS) At least four people have died following a cholera outbreak in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday.A total of 42 suspected cases have been recorded in...
Kampala, July 25 (IANS) Uganda has recorded a 69.9 per cent decline in mpox cases over the past four weeks, according to a new situation report released on Friday by the Ministry of Health.The report shows that weekly reported cases...
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Covid-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of sudden deaths, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda in the Parliament on Friday.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon session, Nadda noted the role of...