In an exclusive interview with NDTV, former WHO Chief Dr Soumya Swaminathan detailed how we are sacrificing the health of an entire generation by simply ignoring the irreversible damage caused by pollution.
Ahmed Patel, "AP" as he was called in the party, was the Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat and had also advised former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
A new COVID-19 variant, PJ.2.1, first detected in Canada in May 2026, is spreading across several countries.
Moderna's shares rose 7.1% in premarket trading on Friday.
Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty.
Somen Debnath has spent nearly 20 years on the road, crossing countries with a mission: Spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Actor Fardeen Khan lost nearly twenty five kilograms and quit alcohol in 2020 during the COVID lockdown, improving his health and well being.
Ganguly said the arrival of a baby in his family made him look for a place with more greenery and open space.
Singhania said he is optimistic that businesses in India will be able to cope with the fallout of the war.
Kamath said he is able to buy quality banks, IT services and pharma companies at 11-13 times earnings. "Barring COVID, I can't remember another time where I've had opportunities like that," he said.
Kashim Chowdhury, 55, from Whitechapel in east London, is accused of fraudulently securing multiple full-time roles across government departments and public bodies between 2020 and 2023.
Ektaa Kapoor admitted that she was initially grappling with the transition to motherhood
The body builds most of its peak bone mass by the third decade of life, usually between 20 and 30 years.
The XFG variant is not a new, supercharged strain, but rather a recombinant variant that virologists have been tracking globally.
"Seva hi dharm hai (Service is duty)," Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined, adding, he "lives for mission, not ambition".
Nearly 200 contacts were monitored, but no plague outbreak has been confirmed. WHO says public risk remains low.
"I think it's obvious to everybody by now that the UN is gridlocked," S Jaishankar said..
Pneumonic plague is a serious and potentially rapidly fatal bacterial infection, but it is not the same disease as Covid-19. It is caused by Yersinia pestis, can spread through respiratory particles in its pneumonic form and can be treated effectively with antibiotics when diagnosed early.
London has recorded the sharpest rise among regions, with its COVID-19 hospital admission rate increasing by 79%.
Nayantara's journey to the mountains is clearly both internal and physical, one that may take you farther from the city, but also bring you closer to who you are.
At a UN highlevel meeting on pandemic prevention and response in New York, Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava has called for Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system under the WHO Pandemic Agreement, an official statement said on Saturday.
Digvijay Singh founded Saraam, a chocolate brand using indigenous Indian fruits during Covid lockdown.
Public health officials in Tamil Nadu have urged patients and visitors to wear masks in hospitals, warning that respiratory infections can spread even though masking is not compulsory.
Sending your child to school when they are sick can make recovery longer and spread illness to classmates and school staff.
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