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3 in 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life

Most of these babies are born in low- and middle-income countries.

31 July 2018 11:23 AM IST

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone. (Photo: AFP)

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone

Researchers are now working with the Sierra Leone government to determine whether any humans were infected.

27 July 2018 1:24 PM IST

New study explains the struggles of pediatric asthma. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Doctors continue to bear the brunt of social aggression'

Psychologists contend that this could be part of a larger trend in society, of giving vent to innate prejudices,...

2 July 2018 8:27 PM IST

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Gonorrhoea symptoms more prominent in men than women

WHO estimates that 78 million people worldwide are infected with gonorrhea each year.

2 July 2018 11:46 AM IST

A doctor is seen wearing a facemask while looking at a lung CT image from a patient at a hospital in Wuhan. AFP Photo

US issues 'Do Not Travel' advisory to China over Coronavirus

The State Department's advisory also suggested Americans in China to departing using commercial means

31 Jan 2020 12:25 PM IST

The developers services will be offered free by Facebook to government health organisations and UN health agencies. (Photo | Pexels - Syed Abdullah)

Facebook helps government, UN health organisations use Messenger...

The social media giant has also invited developers to build messaging solutions for access to accurate information on...

23 March 2020 2:38 PM IST

Real-time updates from national health authorities and global organisations such as the World Health Organisation, as well as vettehelpful articles, videos and posts about social distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19

Facebook rolling out updated News Feed with fact-checked coronavirus...

The feature will be available today in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, UK and US, and will be expanded to more countries...

19 March 2020 5:13 PM IST

A doctor checks the temperature of a child passenger as part of precautionary measures against the new coronavirus, at a railway station in Jammu (PTI)

Coronavirus cases in India touch 73, Kerala has maximum cases

The number of people infected with coronavirus climbed up to 73 in India with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh reporting a...

12 March 2020 4:35 PM IST

Top WHO experts warning: India at risk of coronavirus explosion

Top WHO expert's warning: India at risk of coronavirus explosion

The impact of the pandemic is different in different parts of India, he adds

6 Jun 2020 2:08 PM IST

People wait in line to get their Covid-19 vaccination at an outdoor walk-up vaccination site within Franklin Park in Washington, DC. (Photo: AFP)

Countries should accelerate vaccinations, stresses WHO as new variant...

The emergence of the omicron variant has fulfilled predictions of scientists who warned the elevated transmission of...

30 Nov 2021 9:18 AM IST

A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

WHO grants emergency use licence to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months from the date of manufacture

3 Nov 2021 11:49 PM IST

The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine got its approvals on February 15. (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Biotech says EUL for COVAXIN submitted to WHO, approval...

The WHO has given approvals to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use on December 31

26 May 2021 10:37 AM IST