Congo has been battling an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola since May, with no approved treatment or vaccine. The Africa Centre for Disease Control says it is the…

On Tuesday, chief minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated Nalam Tamil Nadu (www.tnhealthfoundation.org), a platform designed to let corporations, charitable trusts, alumni of medical colleges and individual donors such as patients…

According to the latest WHO and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Estimates of National Immunisation Coverage (WUENIC) 2025, nearly 1.2 million children in the region did not receive…

The U.S. on July 13 said it was blocking American citizens in the DRC from returning to the United States on commercial flights, placing recent travellers on a "do-not-board" list…

Globally, Covid-19 infected about 770 million people and claimed nearly 70 lakh lives, while India reported around 4.5 crore confirmed cases and over 5.3 lakh deaths till Dec 2024.

Under the new directives, paediatricians in vulnerable and affected areas have been instructed to maintain a high index of suspicion. Doctors must meticulously evaluate the epidemiological history of young patients,…

These conditions are driven by sedentary lifestyles, screen time and dietary changes, according to health experts, adding that childhood conditions frequently remain undetected until complications develop, whether in rural, tribal…

Deepinder Goyal plans to launch a bean-shaped device branded Temple in as little as six months. He says the wearable, named for where it is worn — the side of…

The order, which is being taken under a transportation authority known as Title 49, will place U.S. citizens in ‌Congo or ⁠those who ⁠have recently left on a "do-not-board" list…

According to the study, daily smoking in New Zealand, which had already been declining under conventional tobacco-control measures, fell below 7 per cent by 2022-23 after safer nicotine alternatives, including…