A second case of Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kerala’s Palakkad district, after a 58-year-old man from Kumaramputhur near Mannarkkad tested positive for the virus following his death at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna. The sample was tested at Manjeri Medical College, and further confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology, Pune....
India is currently grappling with a silent but dangerous health issue—excessive salt consumption, warns the Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE). In response, the institute has launched a Community-led Salt Reduction initiative to tackle the rising health risks linked to high sodium intake. According to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines,...
A panel of experts appointed by the World Health Organization to examine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic published its final report on Friday, arriving at a disappointing conclusion: Scientists remain uncertain about how the most significant health crisis in a century commenced. During a press conference on Friday, Marietjie Venter, the chair of the...
Essential chemotherapy medications utilized globally have not passed quality assessments, putting cancer patients in over 100 nations at risk of ineffective therapies and potentially life-threatening side effects, as revealed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ, www.tbij.com). These medications are fundamental to treatment regimens for various prevalent cancers, such as breast, ovarian, and leukemia. Certain...