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WHO has declared the Mpox outbreak a global health emergency, citing over 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year alone. From symptoms to transmission, here’s all you need to know.

Kerala reported India’s first case of Monkeypox, and the government has now announced measures it will take to curtail the spread of this disease.

Designated as a Covid-19 ‘variant of concern’ by WHO, Omicron raised concern about what may be next in the pandemic. Transmissibility to symptoms, here’s what we know so far.

IIT-Delhi’s Prof Archana Chugh along with her PhD students have been working in collaboration with Dr Sushmita G Shah, Ophthalmologist and Cornea Specialist, to find a cure for fungal keratitis or infection of the cornea.

Goa, Karnataka and Uttarakhand have recently sanctioned the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment, and the Union Health Ministry has included it in the COVID Protocol as well

While the World Health Organisation (WHO), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and the Indian Health Ministry may have differing views about the wait period between COVID-19 vaccine doses, here's what the experts have to say.

Dr. Indraneel Mittra, a surgeon with the Tata Memorial Hospital, led a groundbreaking 20-year research into the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in the 1990s.

The director of PGIMER Chandigarh, Dr Jagat Ram grew up in a small village in Himachal Pradesh and went on to win the Padma Shri for his trailblazing work in the world of cataract surgery.

Once the COVID vaccine is developed, countries like India need to plan on who will get access to it first. The frontline health workers, those with co-morbidities, the economically backward section, or a completely different set?

An N-95 respirator mask is a respiratory protective device with high filtration efficiency for airborne particles. To provide the requisite air seal to the wearer, such masks are designed to achieve a very close facial fit.