India carries a significant share of the global TB burden. According to the WHO Global TB Report 2023, the country recorded 2.8 million new TB cases in 2022, a 13% increase from pre-pandemic levels…
Amid rising concerns over the detection of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in India, health experts have emphasised that the virus is not new and have advised the public to remain calm while…
What do you do when you feel unwell?
Whether it is a headache, stomach ache, or fever, many people avoid consulting doctors and instead take commonly available medicines.
So far, seven cases of Human…
Health experts have alleviated concerns about Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), clarifying that it is not as highly transmissible as Covid-19. They stressed that HMPV should not be equated with Covid-19,…
India has reported two cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Two infants were infected with the virus in Karnataka’s Bengaluru, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday (January 6). One case is also…
If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some sort of gruesome stabbing or grisly car accident. You’d probably…
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said he has directed health officials to make Covid test mandatory for those with Influenza Like Illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness…