World Protein Day: Can Indian diets meet protein needs?

Carbs often take centre stage in Indian diets, leaving protein overlooked. But this vital nutrient plays a crucial role in “building and repairing tissues, producing enzymes and hormones and supporting…

World Health Organization releases first technical brief on Encephalitis

World Health Organization (WHO) and Encephalitis International have launched a critical Technical Brief on Encephalitis in London, which identified encephalitis (infectious and autoimmune) as an increasing global threat making it…

Wuhan virologists identify new coronavirus in bats. It has a disturbing similarity to COVID-19

Scientists in China have reported that they have identified a new coronavirus—HKU5-CoV-2—in bats, capable of infecting human cells through a mechanism similar to SARS-CoV-2 that triggered the Covid-19 pandemic five…

Scientists Discover How Exercise Helps The Brain Fight High Blood Sugar

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that affects how the body utilizes insulin, the hormone responsible for helping cells absorb glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream for energy. In individuals with…

Is Another Pandemic On The Horizon? All You Need to Know About Deadly HKU5-CoV-2 COVID-19 Variant Detected In China

Four years after the first case of the deadly COVID-19 virus was reported from China’s Wuhan city, the world is once again on the verge of witnessing another pandemic outbreak.…

​CDC halts its ‘Wild to Mild’ flu vaccine campaign amidst the flu season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put a halt to its successful education flu vaccination campaign ‘Wild to Mild’, according to a report by NPR. The campaign…

China discovers new bat coronavirus capable of infecting humans: Top points

The new bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to infiltrate human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused Covid-19. Chinese researchers have found a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which…

Why flu is killing more people in US even more than Covid-19

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, influenza has overtaken Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, according to a report of The Straits Times.…

India faces an unprecedented surge in stomach flu and food poisoning outbreaks: Here’s what to blame

India is facing an outbreak of food poisoning and stomach flu cases. The nation saw more than 1,000 outbreaks of acute diarrheal disease as of December 22, 2024, which is…

Health Talk | HPV vaccine may finally be making its way into the government’s Universal Immunisation Programme

The Union ministry of health and family welfare has announced plans to introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine under the national immunisation programme this year. Minister of state for health…