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September 18, 2024 11:04 PM

Case of Mpox reported in Malappuram district, confirms Kerala Health Minister Veena George

A case of monkey pox (Mpox) has been confirmed in the Malappuram district of Kerala, according to State Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday. In a post on Facebook, George said that a 38-year-old man who arrived from the United Arab Emirates wa...

September 18, 2024 10:33 PM

Delhi reports unexpected surge in swine flu and other viral cases

Swine flu cases are at peak in Delhi, NCR; OPD's are flooded with swine flu; viral infections, cholera and dengue cases are also rising, according to Dr S Chatterjee, Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine at Apollo Hospital. "There are ...

September 18, 2024 10:25 PM

Italy reported bluetongue outbreaks in sheep, cattle and a camel, WOAH says

Italy has reported outbreaks of bluetongue disease in sheep, cattle and a camel, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, but the variant is different from the one that has been spreading fast in northern Europe. Bluetongue...

September 18, 2024 3:16 PM

West Bengal: Junior doctors request another meeting with govt to resolve unmet demands

Junior doctors in West Bengal, currently on strike after the rape and murder of a colleague at a Kolkata hospital, have requested a second meeting with the state government, citing unresolved issues following their discussions with Chief Minister Mam...

September 17, 2024 5:43 PM

Study shows how a woman’s brain reorganizes during pregnancy

Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman's body - hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, and more. And, as a new study reveals, the brain undergoes major changes too, some fleeting and others more enduring. Researchers s...

September 17, 2024 3:04 PM

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September 16, 2024 6:02 PM

UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage has reached 90%

Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday, adding that the next step was to ensure hundreds of thousands of children got a second dose at the end of the month. The ca...

September 16, 2024 4:03 PM

India to host high-level international meetings on anti-doping in sports

India is set to host two significant international gatherings focused on the global fight against doping in sports: the 2nd Formal Meeting of the COP9 Bureau and the 3rd Formal Meeting of the Fund Approval Committee under the UNESCO International Con...

September 15, 2024 12:47 PM

Uganda’s mpox caseload rises to ten – official

The number of mpox infections in Uganda has risen to ten and all of the patients have a strain of the virus, clade 1b, that is more transmissible between people, a health official said on Saturday. The country borders the Democratic Republic of Cong...

September 14, 2024 5:05 PM

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Mamata Banerjee meets protesting doctors, promises justice

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited Swasthya Bhawan, the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake, Kolkata, where junior doctors are holding a sit-in protest, and assured them of justice in the RG Kar Medical Colle...

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