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Respiratory Infections, swine flu, dengue, malaria on the rise as monsoon begins

Respiratory Infections, swine flu, dengue, malaria on the rise as monsoon begins

Mumbai-based doctor informs that babies as young as 6 months old to around 4-5 years of age are experiencing respiratory infections, dengue fever and malaria as monsoon gets denser

28 June,2024 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai monsoon: Essential tips to protect yourself from key illnesses

Mid-Day Premium Mumbai monsoon: Essential tips to protect yourself from key illnesses

IMD has informed that Mumbai will soon receive its first showers of the season. This also indicates the rise in monsoon diseases like dengue, malaria, typhoid, and common cold and flu. Mid-day.com spoke to doctors who share preventive and healthcare tips

05 June,2024 08:44 PM IST | Mumbai | Aakanksha Ahire
mRNA vaccine tech can be helpful in preventing deadly diseases: Report

mRNA vaccine tech can be helpful in preventing deadly diseases: Report

Unlike other vaccine technologies, mRNA enables rapid production and adaptability for evolving targets. While these vaccines require ultra-cold storage, modifying this would make it even more desirable

24 April,2024 05:29 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Mumbai: 27 ASHAs hospitalised during protest march

Mumbai: 27 ASHAs hospitalised during protest march

They go door-to-door to educate the masses on basic nutrition, government health services, and to look after the health of pregnant women

09 February,2024 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
AI can make the world a more equitable place: Bill Gates

AI can make the world a more equitable place: Bill Gates

In a blog post titled ‘The road ahead reaches a turning point in 2024,’ Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates said that we can learn a lot from global health about how to make AI more equitable

25 December,2023 12:40 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
TB, malaria causing pathogens use force to breach immune defences: Study

TB, malaria causing pathogens use force to breach immune defences: Study

These diseases are notoriously difficult to treat because the pathogens are protected inside host cells

04 December,2023 08:06 AM IST | New York | IANS
India recorded highest malaria cases, deaths in SE Asia Region in 2022: WHO

India recorded highest malaria cases, deaths in SE Asia Region in 2022: WHO

Most malaria cases in the region were concentrated in India (66 per cent) and about 94 per cent of deaths were in India and Indonesia

02 December,2023 08:25 AM IST | Geneva | IANS
Risk of climate change on pregnant women and kids neglected, underreported: UN

Risk of climate change on pregnant women and kids neglected, underreported: UN

Climate change poses an existential threat to all of us, but pregnant women, babies and children face some of the gravest consequences of all

22 November,2023 07:38 AM IST | Geneva | IANS
Mumbai: Why dengue hit different this monsoon

Mumbai: Why dengue hit different this monsoon

Experts pin blame for unusually high infections this year to rampant construction activity; warn that cases could continue to go up till the end of winter

31 October,2023 06:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Mumbai: Vigilant efforts lead to decline in malaria and dengue cases, says BMC

Mumbai: Vigilant efforts lead to decline in malaria and dengue cases, says BMC

Mumbai, like many regions, witnesses a surge in these vector-borne diseases including malaria and dengue during the monsoon months, particularly from July to October

30 October,2023 06:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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