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Environmental Health
India has undergone an industrial revolution in the last few decades. This has made the country one of the world’s largest economies. It has...
Poor Sanitation
Though figures are disputed, anywhere between 300 million and 522 million individuals still practice open defecation in India. This figure is higher than anywhere else...
Inadequate Safe Drinking Water
A global index of 180 countries has placed India 145th in regards to water quality and sanitation. India’s most famous river, the Ganges, is...
Eli Lilly announces direct-to-patient portal for new weight loss drug; The...
Eli Lilly, maker of the anti-obesity drug Zepbound, announced last week the launch of LillyDirect, a direct-to-patient portal, allowing some patients to obtain its drug for...
New data reveals Ebola vaccine reduces mortality by half; The latest...
There’s welcome news in the battle against the Ebola virus, an infectious disease that for years had almost no treatments or remedies.
Outbreaks of the...
Cholera vaccine shortage coincides with major outbreak; The latest health stories...
The world has run out of cholera vaccines—just when the deadly disease is on a rampage not seen in many years. Fifteen countries are...
Developing nations seek reassurance on the WHO Pandemic Agreement; The latest...
“Me first”—that’s how Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), described the wealthy world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he...
Genetically modified kidney marks major milestone in organ transplantation; The latest...
A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from...
Experimental malaria prevention proves effective; The latest health stories from around...
A single dose of an experimental antibody drug protects children from malaria for up to 6 months, according to a clinical study published today...
WHO to vote on formalising a legally binding pandemic agreement; The...
At the end of May, 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet for the World Health Assembly. Negotiations underway now...