Global Health

The image depicts a man wearing a mask standing in front of a bird cage. The WHO Chief highlighted that the image's context is related to the transmission of H5N1 avian influenza to humans.(Source: Flickr)

April 24, 2024

WHO Chief Raises Alarm as H5N1 Avian Influenza Spreads to Humans

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its huge concern on Thursday regarding the increasing spread of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza to new species, including humans. “This is a huge concern,”

An Ae. aegypti mosquito, one of the primary vectors for the transmission of dengue fever around the world, gets a blood meal from a host. (Photo by James Gathany, courtesy of Centers for Disease Control)[CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED]

Europe·Health·USA

Climate Change Ignites Record Dengue Spread, Affecting Millions: How Safe is Europe and the US?”

Latin America is experiencing the worst dengue epidemic ever recorded in the history of the disease, with more than 8.2 million cases of people affected this year, according to data from the Pan American Health Organization. Dengue cases reported to

May 30, 2024

22% Spike in Diabetes Risk with 10% Air Pollution Rise, 1 in 5 Global Cases Linked

Pollution·Science

Air pollution is a major factor for type 2 diabetes. This is confirmed by a study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

EU Cracks Down: New Waste Shipment Rules to Protect Global Health and Environment Kick in This Month

Europe·News

The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) gave their final green light this Monday to the update of the European regulation on

Representative image of emergency medical procedures involving oxygen. Photo Source: Itoldya

Health

5 Billion People Lack Medical Oxygen Access, Lancet Report Reveals

We are lucky as we get oxygen free from nature. But in an epidemic like corona, artificial or medicinal oxygen is needed. There was a loss of life due to non-availability of

Tejal Somvanshi

February 19, 2025

Health·World

How COVID-19 Wiped Out a Decade of Life Expectancy Advances Globally

There is a struggle for existence. Owing to better health care, life expectancy had improved. However, due to the pandemic, this trend fell by 1.8 years. According to the World Health Organization

Govind Tekale

May 25, 2024

Health·World

How 149.2 Million Stunted Kids Spotlight Global Nutrition Crisis During a Overnutrition Epidemic

Children are the wealth of the world. But many of them suffer due to undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is highest among children under 5. In 2021, 149.2 million children under five

Govind Tekale

March 8, 2024