The first 10,000 mpox vaccines are finally due to arrive next week in Africa, where a dangerous new strain of the virus – which has afflicted people there for decades – has caused global alarm. The slow arrival of the shots â which have already been made available in more than 70 countries outside Africa…
Come with me to a busy outpatient clinic at a public hospital in rural Andhra Pradesh. There is a sea of waiting patients. Some are on chairs, most on the floor, waiting to be called in by the doctor. People on the floor talk, eat, and some even nap as they wait. Oppressive heat, along…
Gayathri Kanumuri, founder of NariCare, a Visakhapatnam-based startup for breastfeeding support – that was incubated at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Breastfeeding is a deeply personal journey, and is often fraught with challenges that can make it an overwhelming experience for many women. With physical discomforts and societal pressures, support during this critical…
Photo taken for illustration purpose onluy. | Photo Credit: Reuters A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread. “We can and must tackle mpox together,” said Hans Kluge, WHO regional…
Dr. Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from mpox â an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic…
Indiaâs indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, has been developed by Panacea Biotec and the first participant in this trial was vaccinated on Wednesday at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, as per a Health Ministry statement | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and…
Resident doctors at government hospitals across the country held protests on Monday, August 12 and Tuesday, August 13, over the recent rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata, with those in West Bengal and Delhi going on an indefinite strike that hit outpatient services and non-emergency surgeries. The move comes in response to a call…
 Products like the EpiPen auto-injector, approved in 1987, were authorized based on chemistry and manufacturing data and were not required to prove safety and efficacy. File photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AP U.S. health officials on Friday, August 9, 2024, approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first…
Over 14,000 mpox cases and 500 deaths have been reported this year from 10 African countries The ongoing multinational mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreaks continue to be a significant threat to public health systems across the world. The outbreak that gained global attention in 2022 has persisted, and as of mid-2024, the WHO reports…
A study that came out recently has prompted much media attention about the role of plastics in developing autism. In particular, the study focused on exposure to a component of hard plastics â bisphenol A, or BPA â in the womb and the risk of boys developing this neurodevelopmental disorder. Importantly, the study doesnât show…
