How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

Monkeypox threat: BMC readies isolation ward, issues advisory

In the wake of monkeypox cases reported from some countries, the Mumbai civic body has kept a 28-bed ward ready at the Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai for the isolation of suspected patients,......

Explained: What is monkeypox?

In a world grappling with Covid, the emergence of a rare contagion has scientists worried -- monkeypox. Although there are no infections in India yet, cases have been reported from Britain, Italy,......

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes. IMAGE:......

To GSK: With awe and some scepticism

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline appears to have knocked almost everyone into a cocked hat with its announcement last week of slashing prices of drugs for the poorest countries and sharing part......

Now, Indian hospitals begin to outsource

Health outsourcing is not just about American hospitals offshoring work to India. Within India hospitals are looking to increase their efficiency by moving diagnostic, lab and even managerial work......

Experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19

IMAGE: International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics,......