Three persons infected with Coronavirus have been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata. Earlier, a 10-year-old boy had to be admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after being infected with Coronavirus.
Experts say that along with Covid-19, there is also a rise in influenza, adenoviruses, and rhinoviruses, which has led to a growing number of patients visiting hospitals with cough, fever, sore throat, and body aches.
Doctors say older adults, pregnant women, and people with diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, cancer, or weakened immunity remain more vulnerable to severe illness.
Jaan Kumar Sanu's Covid-19 diagnosis is a reminder that the virus has not disappeared. However, thanks to vaccination and widespread immunity, most infections today are mild and recover with supportive care at home.
Congolese health authorities reported 72 new Ebola cases in 24 hours, totaling 782 cases with 181 deaths amid weak contact tracing and insecurity.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the expanding and evolving healthcare landscape of India, emphasising how the country worked hard to make quality healthcare more affordable and accessible in past twelve years.
WHO and EU intensify efforts to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, focusing on surveillance, treatment, and preventing cross-border spread.
India's fertility decline has been dramatic over the past five decades. The TFR dropped from 5.2 during 1971-1981 to 4.5, and further from 3.6 in 1991 to 1.9 in 2024.
This is where the Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has erupted in the middle of a grinding conflict that has hollowed out public services and displaced millions.
The operator of the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak said the virus was likely introduced before passengers boarded and did not...
Nasal vaccines represent a promising shift in how we prevent infectious diseases. By building immunity at the body's first line of defence, they could stop infections before they begin, reduce transmission, and complement traditional vaccines.
Shane Warne's son Jackson has asserted that the spin legend's demise was probably caused by the "three or four" COVID vaccines that he was "forced to take for work."
Covid-19 vaccine claims made by Elon Musk have recently shifted public discourse on the vaccine's efficacy. Here is what medical health authorities, doctors, and scientific data indicate about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr Helmut Sterz, a former Pfizer toxicologist, raised concerns about how Pfizer’s Comornaty mRNA vaccine was developed and tested in a quick manner.
The new cicada COVID variant BA.3.2 can infect children 5 times more than the Omicron variant. This is why you need to get your children a booster dose and follow the established protocol to safeguard them.
The BA.3.2 sub-variant was first detected in South Africa in late 2024. The variant has been detected in at least 23 countries worldwide.
A new Covid-19 subvariant, BA.3.2, nicknamed Cicada, is being tracked in the US and other countries. Experts say it carries multiple mutations, may evade immunity, but currently shows no clear rise in severe illness.
A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the risk of lung cancer years later. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Virginia Health System.
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