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…

WHO faces communication challenges on bird flu after US withdrawal

Communication with the US regarding the ongoing bird flu outbreak has become increasingly difficult because of the country’s withdrawal from the UN health agency, said the World Health Organization (WHO).…

Multidrug-resistant TB in children is rising: Urgent global action needed

In a recent study published in the journal Pediatric Research, researchers leveraged secondary datasets (specifically, the Global Burden of Disease 2019 database) to elucidate global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)…

The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing

If you’re feeling under the weather but brushing it off as just a cold, you might consider taking a flu test. As a “quad-demic” of respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses circulates—flu,…

Long Covid And Chronic Fatigue Linked To Brain Swelling Affecting Memory And Focus, Study Finds

Patients with Long Covid and chronic fatigue tend to have swelling in an area of the brain associated with memory and concentration, according to a study published on Tuesday. Researchers…