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March 18, 2025 4:37 PM

India Innovation Summit: TB cases hit record 26.07 lakh in 2024, incidence down 17.7% since 2015

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, inaugurated the India Innovation Summit – "Pioneering Solutions to End TB" at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in Delhi. The event comes as India’s National TB Eliminati...

March 18, 2025 12:12 PM

Zinc supplements can halt growth of cancer cells

A team of researchers has recently suggested that taking zinc supplements can significantly inhibit the rapid growth of cancer cells in the human body. The researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington in Texas found that zinc supplements ca...

March 17, 2025 10:30 PM

India records 47.90% surge in foreign tourist arrivals in 2023

India witnessed a significant boost in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in 2023, recording a 47.90% increase compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Bureau of Immigration. Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Gajendra Singh...

March 17, 2025 5:16 PM

HKU1 not a new threat, unlikely to cause widespread infection: experts

Amid concerns over a woman in Kolkata testing positive for Human Coronavirus HKU1, health experts have reassured that the virus is not new and is unlikely to cause a widespread outbreak. HKU1 has been known for at least two decades and is categorized...

March 17, 2025 4:28 PM

Quad Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for Indo-Pacific kicks off under India’s leadership

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Singh Patel, inaugurated a three-day Quad Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for the Indo-Pacific Region in Delhi on Monday. Jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfar...

March 16, 2025 3:57 PM

MIT researchers devise process to convert skin cells directly into neurons

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a process to convert skin cells directly into neurons, bypassing the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). This breakthrough could lead to new treatments...

March 15, 2025 12:41 PM

Measles cases surge in the US, with over 300 reported in 2025

The United States has recorded 301 confirmed measles cases so far this year, according to the latest data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak has spread across 15 jurisdictions, with 50 ...

March 14, 2025 12:21 PM

Tanzania declares end of second Marburg virus disease outbreak

Tanzanian health authorities have declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after 42 days passed without any new cases following the death of the last confirmed patient on January 28. Minister of Health Jenista Mh...

March 13, 2025 10:25 PM

Rural communities at high risk of scrub typhus infections: study

Rural communities face a high risk of potentially life-threatening scrub typhus infections, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, released on Thursday. Scrub typhus is a severe infection caus...

March 13, 2025 3:22 PM

Over 15.51 crore rural households now have tap water, says govt

The Government of India, in partnership with States and Union Territories, is actively advancing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal, which aims to provide every rural household with access to safe drinking water through functional tap conn...

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