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'Thought it was just a viral ...': A father's anguished reckoning after losing 20-year-old to liver failure
December 23, 2025 2:45 pm
A journalist’s account of his daughter’s sudden death speaks to anyone who has believed there would be more time to talk and spend time with a loved one.
Which infectious disease is likely to be biggest emerging problem in 2025?
December 26, 2024 7:14 pm
By understanding and preventing disease in our environment and the animals around us, we can better prepare and combat those diseases entering humans
Monkeypox: How to manage close contact scenarios
August 05, 2022 8:53 am
Monkeypox spreads from person to person through close contact with someone who has a rash, including face-to-face, skin-to-skin, mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact, including sexual contact.
How to prevent tooth decay in kids
July 08, 2021 1:09 pm
Teach your kids to maintain good oral hygiene and limit the intake of sugary food
Spread of infectious diseases via inter-state travel: ‘Well-connected’ Indian metros rank high on risk map
June 11, 2021 7:37 pm
In India, railways account for the bulk of long-distance traffic ferrying about 88 lakh people per day, followed by road – 25 lakh and air – 7.5 lakh. As a result, trains not only are infection carriers but also do so over long distances in a country like India, the researchers said.
New 'glowing' protein may help treat cancer, infectious diseases
June 04, 2019 9:40 am
Fluorescence microscopy is seen as one of the best tools for investigating the mechanism behind malignant tumour genesis and development, researchers said.
'No arrangement for serum’: Panel faults medical superintendent for diphtheria deaths in Delhi
October 03, 2018 2:04 am
The committee, comprising doctors from hospitals like Kasturba Gandhi, RML and senior officials, has found that medical superintendent Sushil Kumar Gupta did not inform his seniors about the non-availability of serum, said officials.
‘Half of infected blood donors don’t report for treatment’
March 12, 2015 2:28 am
The study was conducted by Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, samples tested for for Hiv, hepatitis and donors informed
Water treatment facilities hotspots for superbugs: Study
December 22, 2013 11:15 am
Report concluded that there is a need for global concerted actions to deal with this serious threat.
Low-dose treatment may block malaria transmission
November 16, 2013 3:51 pm
Standard doses of the drug cause reduced blood count in individuals with a deficiency in G6PD enzyme
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