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WHO has certified Kenya free of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) as a public health challenge, making it the 10th country to achieve this milestone. The disease, spread by tsetse flies, causes severe illness and was last detected in Kenya in 2012

Iraq’s Health Ministry reported a rise in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases, with 231 infections and 30 deaths in 2025. Dhi Qar province is worst affected. The WHO warns of tick-borne virus risks, especially in livestock and healthcare sectors.

A WHO study shows postmenopausal women with excess weight and heart disease face a higher risk of breast cancer. Each 5 kg/m² BMI rise raises risk, especially in women with cardiovascular issues. Type 2 diabetes showed no added effect

The World Health Organization (WHO) designated new Omicron subvariant a "Variant Under Monitoring" on May 23rd due to early signs it may spread more easily.

The pandemic treaty would obligate wealthy nations to share key information on pathogens and technology for interventions such as vaccines with the rest of the world

According to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organisation, the interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases

Human connection is a medical necessity if we want to stay healthy — emotionally and physically

On an average, Indians consume 3-10 gm of salt per day, with 45% of the population consuming over 5 gm a day, according to NIN. But the WHO recommendation is 5 gm, i.e. 1 teaspoon, of common salt per day

The appalling attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, led to 19 injuries and 70 deaths among patients and companions, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

Parents are being misled into giving commercially available ORS to their children thinking that it is ORS. However, such ready to drink ORS have excessive sugar, more than the WHO recommendations. Such drinks only end-up worsening diarrhea and causing dehydration, says pediatrician Dr Sivaranjini Santosh

Condition refers to set of lingering symptoms affecting varied body parts and persisting well beyond acute Covid infection period, including cough, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, brain fog, difficulty in focusing

There are no new reported cases of monkeypox in India as of date, said the Health Ministry.

10-month-old child tests positive for vaccine-derived poliovirus strain; Hamas supports UN's call for seven-day truce to vaccinate children

Former Bangaldesh Prime Minister, who resigned and fled the country, is now in New Delhi

Usually originating from abnormal growths known as polyps, which may start as non-cancerous but can progress to cancerous over time.

Citing "limited evidence" for carcinogenicity in humans, IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans and JECFA reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40 mg per kg body weight.

The WHO stated that these sweeteners had undesirable effects like increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults.

Hyderabad: Amid the steady rise of monkeypox cases globally, Telangana’s public health wing is in the process of initiating measures to strengthen preparedness in the event of individuals testing positive for this self-limiting disease. Maintaining that so far there has been no instance of monkeypox in the State, senior health officials here pointed out that […]

New Delhi: Even as India on Monday reported the lowest single-day Covid tally in 680 days, with only 2,503 new cases in the last 24 hours, doctors caution against being complacent as the virus is seeing a resurgence in many countries in Europe and Asia. Although many countries across the globe have relaxed Covid-related norms, […]

Lucknow: A Global Young Tobacco Survey by the World Health Organisation has found that one in every three students below the high school level in Uttar Pradesh consume tobacco in some form or the other. Seeking a safe place, 37.4 per cent students smoke at their own home while 19.8 per cent do so at […]