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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
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Smoking And Drinking Account For 48% Of Avoidable Cancer Cases Globally
An extensive worldwide analysis reveals that roughly forty percent of all malignancies can be prevented, with tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption accounting for nearly half of avoidable cases.
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Ebola, Hantavirus Show World's Risk Preparedness Lagging: Pandemic Expert
The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show that while the response to declared public health crises has improved, awareness of pandemic risks still lags, a...
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Hantavirus To Ebola: Why Are Infectious Disease Outbreaks Rising Rapidly In 2026?
Experts say rising outbreaks of hantavirus, Ebola, and other zoonotic diseases in 2026 are being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, rapid urbanisation, wildlife disruption, and global travel, increasing the risk of animal-to-human viral spillo
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India Pushes Lifestyle Changes And Mental Health At Brazil, Russia, India, China And South Africa Meet
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Union Health and Family Welfare held the first Health Working Group (HWG) meeting under the BRICS framework for 2026 here on Wednesday, bringing together senior health officials and delegates from nine member nations to
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Climate Change Could Push Millions To Become Physically Inactive By 2050: Lancet Study
A study published in The Lancet Global Health journal highlights that climate change could drive millions around the world into physical inactivity by 2050 and cause premature deaths yearly and effect productivity.
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'Ancient Killer' Typhoid Rapidly Gaining Antibiotic Resistance, Scientists Warn
Drug-resistant typhoid strains are spreading globally, with scientists warning that even last-resort antibiotics may soon fail. Experts say expanding vaccination and investing in new treatments are urgently needed in 2026.
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Ayush Ministry Holds Talks With 16 Nations During WHO Summit On Traditional Medicine 2025
WHO traditional medicine research discusses the roadmap, addressing research complexity, codification of knowledge systems and global capacity building.
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AI Tool In National Disease Surveillance Helped Issue Over 5,000 Alerts To Health Authorities: Data
Nearly 200 countries are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The IHR and World Health Organization work together in protecting global health security.
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AI Tool In National Disease Surveillance Helped Issue Over 5,000 Alerts To Health Authorities: Data
Nearly 200 countries are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The IHR and World Health Organization work together in protecting global health security.
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Tuberculosis Cases In India Drop By 21%, Almost Double The Rate Of Decline Globally
In a significant development, TB incidence (new cases emerging each year) in India has been reduced by 21 per cent from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024, according to the government.
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High Levels Of Inequality Leading To Low Health Security, More Pandemics: UN Report
Inequality is undermining national and global efforts to combat pandemics, making them more disruptive, deadly, and longer in duration, according to a global report by UNAIDS on Monday.
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Simple Treatment Could Prevent 75% of Stomach Cancer Cases, Doctors Reveal
Rising stomach cancer in youth is largely preventable by targeting H pylori infection, with research showing that up to 75% of cases could be avoided through screening and treatment.
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Typhoid Fever's Deadly Mutation: Ancient Killer Becomes Resistant To Last-Resort Antibiotics
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is evolving extensive drug resistance, making treatment challenging. Researchers found a rise in XDR Typhi strains resistant to frontline and newer antibiotics, spreading globally at an alarming rate.
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"Could Happen Tomorrow": WHO Chief Says Next Pandemic Inevitable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the certainty of future pandemics, urging global preparedness for inevitable health crises.
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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
-
Smoking And Drinking Account For 48% Of Avoidable Cancer Cases Globally
An extensive worldwide analysis reveals that roughly forty percent of all malignancies can be prevented, with tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption accounting for nearly half of avoidable cases.
-
Ebola, Hantavirus Show World's Risk Preparedness Lagging: Pandemic Expert
The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show that while the response to declared public health crises has improved, awareness of pandemic risks still lags, a...
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Hantavirus To Ebola: Why Are Infectious Disease Outbreaks Rising Rapidly In 2026?
Experts say rising outbreaks of hantavirus, Ebola, and other zoonotic diseases in 2026 are being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, rapid urbanisation, wildlife disruption, and global travel, increasing the risk of animal-to-human viral spillo
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India Pushes Lifestyle Changes And Mental Health At Brazil, Russia, India, China And South Africa Meet
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Union Health and Family Welfare held the first Health Working Group (HWG) meeting under the BRICS framework for 2026 here on Wednesday, bringing together senior health officials and delegates from nine member nations to
-
Climate Change Could Push Millions To Become Physically Inactive By 2050: Lancet Study
A study published in The Lancet Global Health journal highlights that climate change could drive millions around the world into physical inactivity by 2050 and cause premature deaths yearly and effect productivity.
-
'Ancient Killer' Typhoid Rapidly Gaining Antibiotic Resistance, Scientists Warn
Drug-resistant typhoid strains are spreading globally, with scientists warning that even last-resort antibiotics may soon fail. Experts say expanding vaccination and investing in new treatments are urgently needed in 2026.
-
Ayush Ministry Holds Talks With 16 Nations During WHO Summit On Traditional Medicine 2025
WHO traditional medicine research discusses the roadmap, addressing research complexity, codification of knowledge systems and global capacity building.
-
AI Tool In National Disease Surveillance Helped Issue Over 5,000 Alerts To Health Authorities: Data
Nearly 200 countries are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The IHR and World Health Organization work together in protecting global health security.
-
AI Tool In National Disease Surveillance Helped Issue Over 5,000 Alerts To Health Authorities: Data
Nearly 200 countries are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The IHR and World Health Organization work together in protecting global health security.
-
Tuberculosis Cases In India Drop By 21%, Almost Double The Rate Of Decline Globally
In a significant development, TB incidence (new cases emerging each year) in India has been reduced by 21 per cent from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024, according to the government.
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High Levels Of Inequality Leading To Low Health Security, More Pandemics: UN Report
Inequality is undermining national and global efforts to combat pandemics, making them more disruptive, deadly, and longer in duration, according to a global report by UNAIDS on Monday.
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Simple Treatment Could Prevent 75% of Stomach Cancer Cases, Doctors Reveal
Rising stomach cancer in youth is largely preventable by targeting H pylori infection, with research showing that up to 75% of cases could be avoided through screening and treatment.
-
Typhoid Fever's Deadly Mutation: Ancient Killer Becomes Resistant To Last-Resort Antibiotics
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is evolving extensive drug resistance, making treatment challenging. Researchers found a rise in XDR Typhi strains resistant to frontline and newer antibiotics, spreading globally at an alarming rate.
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"Could Happen Tomorrow": WHO Chief Says Next Pandemic Inevitable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the certainty of future pandemics, urging global preparedness for inevitable health crises.
