Zoonotic diseases, climate change, dietary risks posing threat to human health, says Soumya Swaminathan Most of the emerging viral threats are zoonotic infections that are transmitted from animals to humans, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, said on Friday (January 24). She […]
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome? Explained Following a reported outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, in Pune, with 73 cases so far, the Union Health Ministry has now sent a team to the city to assess the situation. The Maharashtra government has also set up a Rapid Response Team to investigate the sudden rise in […]
Rajouri deaths: Leaves of doctors, paramedics cancelled to deal with mysterious deaths in J&K Authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics in the wake of a medical alert following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. The number of people sent […]
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Patidar, Iyer shine with the bat as MP sets a target of 363 for Kerala on Day 3 Willed on by contrasting fifties from Rajat Patidar and Venkatesh Iyer, Madhya Pradesh perched itself on a commanding position in its Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Kerala here at the Greenfield International […]
IND vs ENG: Rinku Singh ruled out of second and third T20I; Ramandeep named as replacement Rinku Singh sustained a low back spasm while fielding in the 1st T20I against England, ruling him out of the second and third matches of the five-game series, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday. Ramandeep Singh has been named as […]
People with spinal muscular atrophy demand urgent action from the Centre to reduce medicine costs Health activists and patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have refuted the Central government’s affidavit in the Kerala High Court and demanded urgent action to reduce the cost of medicines required for SMA. The government’s latest affidavit in the SMA […]
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Jammu and Kashmir shocks Mumbai by five wickets inside three days Jammu and Kashmir made history on Saturday by defeating a star-studded Mumbai side by five wickets, moving one step closer to the Ranji Trophy knockouts. A decade ago, a young J&K team had stunned the domestic powerhouse, and this time, the […]
India vs England Live, 2nd T20I: IND starts favourites in Chennai vs ENG; Nitish Kumar ruled out of series The LIVE telecast can be watched on the Star Sports network while the match can be live streamed on Hotstar website and app. Nitish Kumar Reddy has a side strain and could be out of action […]
WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after U.S. exit, document shows The World Health Organization (WHO) will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after the U.S. announced its exit, its chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal on the first day […]
Who is Madison Keys, the Australian Open 2025 women’s champion? Madison Keys won her first-ever maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday as she upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final in Melbourne. Here is everything you need to know about the 29-year-old American:- Keys was born in in […]
