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India shows lower MRSA, VRE rates than US and Europe despite MDR findings:
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Official sources from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) caution against misinterpreting the data and highlight the importance of surveillance, infection control, and stewardship. NCDC have also stated that the data pertain to a high-risk clinical cohort rather than the genera
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Pakistan's dengue situation worsens, officials accused of masking death fi
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to Dawn, Multan and Faisalabad are reportedly facing the most alarming situation. The sharp rise in infections there has contradicted the health department's earlier claims that dengue was "fully under control."
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Pakistan: "Hazardous smog" in Karachi poses serious health risk, experts u
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi is experiencing "hazardous smog" due to falling temperatures and dust from construction sites, posing serious health risks, especially to children. Health experts advised wearing face masks, eating nutritious food, and avoiding unnecessary outdoor activity. Cases of chest infections
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Toxic water crisis exposes Karachi's failing infrastructure
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In yet another alarming incident highlighting Pakistan's worsening public health and sanitation systems, nine people, including six children, have lost their lives to a gastroenteritis outbreak in a village on Karachi's outskirts. The tragedy unfolded in Faiz Muhammad Burro Goth, located nea
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HIV tests can miss recent infections, govt planning to procure machines fo
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Singh said the government plans to procure machines to shorten HIV detection windows and health officials are reviewing and tightening blood transfusion protocols.
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Jharkhand: 5 thalassemia-affected children test HIV positive after blood t
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to each of the affected families, along with free treatment for the children suffering from the infection. "Following reports of HIV-infected blood being transfused to children suffering from Thalassemia in Chaiba
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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passes away at age of 93
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Former Queen of Thailand, Sirikit, has passed away at the age of 93 after illness, the government's Public Relations Department of the Office of the Prime Minister announced on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Government apathy and data manipulation deepen Sindh's medical c
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Amid an escalating health emergency in Sindh, discrepancies between official dengue data and figures from major hospitals have raised serious questions over Pakistan's handling of disease surveillance, while the provincial health department reported only 819 dengue cases this year, data coll
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India develops first indigenously discovered antibiotic "Nafithromycin" ef
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the antibiotic Naphithromycin has been developed by the Government of India's Department of Biotechnology in collaboration with well-known private pharma house Wockhardt.
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Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja suggests commencing amoeba testi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Amoebic meningoencephalitis is not a contagious disease. However, it is something that can occur naturally in thickly populated areas, especially due to pollution and the abundance of ponds and water bodies. Therefore, we have made our health workers vigilant at the grassroots level. Whe
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Dengue outbreak sparks alarm in Panjgur; locals slam poor healthcare respo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent outbreak of dengue fever has generated concerns in the Panjgur district, with reports indicating a significant number of infections among men, women, and children, as stated in a report by Dawn.
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Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: 23 deaths reported in Kerala so far, says sta
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts have been most affected according to estimates while cases are also increasing in Kozhikode and Malappuram.
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