Mpox Puts Health System On High Alert

Strict screening protocols are to be implemented for passengers arriving from central African countries affected by the outbreak. IMAGE: Test tubes labelled 'Monkeypox virus positive'. Photograph:......

India's First Dengue Vaccine Likely To Be Ready By 2026

Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases reported last year. This year there were 19,447 cases of dengue which resulted in 19 deaths till April 2024. Kindly......

Like flu, Covid to stay with us for generations: Expert

Like the flu, COVID-19 is here to stay for generations, according to the Director of the Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad, Prof. G V S Murthy. IMAGE: A health worker collects swab......

Govt seals deal for 30cr vaccines from Hyderabad firm

The Union health ministry has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to reserve 30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses for which it will be making an advance payment......

Dear Nirmalaji, are you listening?

IMAGE: A medic conducts a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo On Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for the......

The great Indian debate: Do mobile towers really cause cancer?

Mobile tower radiation reaching us is more than a thousand times weaker than that from the handsets we use and the Indian standards are 10 times more stringent than the global norms recommended by......

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......

MNC pharma cos may be afflicted by pneumonia virus

Aurobindo Pharma, Cadila Healthcare and Serum Institute are readying their vaccine candidates. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The duopoly of pneumonia vaccines in India is in for some......