Kerala government issues advisory ahead of Nipah transmission season

Infections from the virus are reported between December and June.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 29, 2018 · 04:13 pm

India’s plan to tackle antibiotic resistance is toothless without a strong public health system

Frequent antibiotic overuse in India is due to overprescription and provision of drugs in a largely unregulated private health sector.

Nafis Faizi

· Nov 15, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Delhi Half Marathon’s use of radio waves to try to curb air pollution leaves experts sceptical

Two machines emitting ultra high frequency radio waves were installed to ‘purify the air’ for the October 21 run. Did they work?

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 25, 2018 · 10:22 am

Delhi Half Marathon’s use of radio waves to try to curb air pollution leaves experts sceptical

Two machines emitting ultra high frequency radio waves were installed to ‘purify the air’ for the October 21 run. Did they work?

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 25, 2018 · 06:30 am

Delhi: Toll due to diphtheria rises to 22, mayor says no shortage of antitoxin

North Delhi Mayor Adesh Gupta said the anti-diphtheria serum was being supplied to the hospital where most of the deaths took place.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 28, 2018 · 10:18 am

Delhi: Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praises AAP’s mohalla clinic initiative

He said India’s Union Budget should allocate 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product to healthcare services by 2021.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 07, 2018 · 04:49 pm

How a team of Kerala doctors helped detect the presence of the deadly Nipah virus in record time

The virus was identified less than 48 hours after samples were taken from a patient suspected of having been infected by it. This has saved many lives.

TA Ameerudheen

· May 28, 2018 · 10:13 am

How a team of Kerala doctors helped detect the presence of the deadly Nipah virus in record time

The virus was identified less than 48 hours after samples were taken from a patient suspected of having been infected by it. This has saved many lives.

TA Ameerudheen

· May 28, 2018 · 06:30 am

Wherever you are, time is running out for treating gonorrhoea

Two-thirds of countries have reported gonorrhoea cases that resist all known antibiotics.

Sophie Cousins, Mosaic

· May 20, 2018 · 02:30 pm

WHO releases first list of essential diagnostic tests to prevent incorrect diagnosis

The catalogue aims to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases.

Scroll Staff

· May 16, 2018 · 12:07 pm

Kerala is attempting a comprehensive healthcare upgrade with its ambitious new health policy

The policy suggests uniform treatment guidelines, state-level control of antibiotic use, and further improvement of neonatal care.

TA Ameerudheen

· Apr 16, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Jharkhand: Four children die after vaccination in Palamu district

Officials said the initial investigation found the vaccines had not expired.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 09, 2018 · 02:32 pm