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On Sunday, an outbreak of hantavirus disease was reported on a cruise ship that has caused the deaths of three people and one under extensive supervision, according to the World Health Organisation. The MV Hondius was the vessel that was carrying 150 passengers while travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde, and it took the lives … Read more
On World Health Day, Indian experts called for the One Health Approach, which protects the country from pandemics, superbugs and climate-related health emergencies. The combined strategy, which connects human, animal, and environmental health needs, needs to be executed immediately due to the dangerous zoonotic threats, including Nipah and bird flu. As India rolls out its … Read more
Cicada COVID Variant BA.3.2 has rapidly spread across 20+ nations, which include 30 states in the U.S.A., some parts of Europe and Asia. This has raised a major concern about whether India is at risk or not from this variant. Earlier, the COVID-19 pandemic created havoc with breathing disorders and deaths that led to worldwide … Read more
In March 2026, headlines were flooded with the outbreak of Meningitis B (MenB) in Kent, a place in the U.K. On 17 Mar, 15 cases of meningococcal disease were reported, which required immediate hospitalisation, along with 2 deaths, which led to the emergence of concerns over raising awareness and vaccinating against this disease by the … Read more
India government is all set to launch a free HPV Vaccination drive for teen girls. The vaccination will be provided to 1.5 crore girls who are turning 14 this year, which is free of cost. India will use Gardasil, which is an equivalent dose of HPV Vaccination and a proven medicine to prevent HPV types … Read more
As per the reports, there are 1.7 million cases of Sepsis in the United States (leading to 350,000 deaths) and 250,000 victims in the UK. One such case of Manjit Sangha, a 56 yrs old woman who lived in Penn on the border of Wolverhampton and Staffordshire, who developed Sepsis after being licked by her … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reached a groundbreaking regulatory milestone by officially qualifying AIM-NASH as the world’s first AI-based drug development tool for assessing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe and progressive type of fatty liver disease. This qualification marks one of the significant milestones in the integration of artificial intelligence into clinical … Read more
This Nafithromycin revolutionises drug discovery in India, a watershed moment in the country’s development of drugs. Developed by the Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Wockhardt Ltd, Nafithromycin is a new-generation antibiotic designed for targeting drug-resistant respiratory infections. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh unveiled this … Read more
AI is changing the fabric of healthcare across the world, and India is now stepping forward with grand plans in cancer care. IndiaAI’s Independent Business Division (IBD) partnered with the National Cancer Grid (NCG) in announcing the launch of the Cancer AI & Technology Challenge CATCH grant program. The present initiative intends to support innovation … Read more
The spread of Legionnaires’ disease was beginning to alarm health authorities. In recent weeks, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem, New York City, has resulted in three fatalities and more than 70 confirmed cases. Also, some cases of Legionnaires’ disease were recorded from major cities in Europe and the Middle East, and cases from … Read more