On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, a global health emergency due to a surge in cases across Africa. The announcement came after a meeting of the UN health agency's emergency committee. Originally identified over 50 years ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mpox virus has been endemic in the region for decades. Recently, a new variant of the clade 1 strain, known as clade 1b, has emerged and is spreading in eastern Congo and neighboring countries that previously had no cases. Swedish authorities reported a case of the clade 1 variant on Thursday, 15th August, marking the first detection of this strain outside Africa. Despite this, they have assessed the public risk as low. Now let us understand what Mpox virus is, the symptoms and how they spread. Watch video
16 August,2024 08:11 PM IST
Former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, to the relief of many, informed that people need not panic about the new variant of COVID, JN.1. “We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more pneumonia, more death, so I think what we need to do is try to take the normal preventive measures that we are all now familiar with. We're all now very familiar with Omicron. So it's the same family. So not much has changed, but 1 or 2 new mutations have come up. And that's why I think WHO has said let's keep a watch on it. It's a variant of interest. It's not a variant of concern," said Dr Soumya Swaminathan while speaking to ANI on December 21.
22 December,2023 11:19 AM IST | Mumbai
“Even if you are smoking even one cigarette a day, one day you are going to get caught into this”, warns doctor Deepak Khanna, Consultant - Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Medicover Hospitals, Navi Mumbai. Smoking is known to cause more deaths in the world than most of the dreadful diseases we know of and quitting the habit of smoking might not seem easy. In this video, the doctor gives reasons why smoking is so addictive and the different ways one can take to quit smoking this No Tobacco Day.
29 May,2023 09:41 PM IST
On the occasion of World Health Day on April 07, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and MoS Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar took part in a walkathon in Delhi. The marathon was flagged off by the Union Health Minister. The walkathon started from Vijay Chowk and will reach Nirman Bhawan.
07 April,2023 10:27 PM IST | Mumbai
While most of us are aware of common signs of a heart attack like chest pain and shortness of breath, atypical symptoms like constipation too can indicate towards a heart attack. Midday spoke to Dr. Ruchit Shah, one of the top most cardiologist in Mumbai and in this video he explains the signs and symptoms of a major heart attack.
20 March,2023 09:24 PM IST | Mumbai
India has reported two deaths due to the influenza subtype A H3N2 virus in Karantaka and Haryana. While the Ministry of Health and ICMR have issued advisory, know more details of the virus, its symptoms and precautions to prevent it.
13 March,2023 07:45 PM IST | Mumbai
According to the Health Ministry, 1,525 people in India have contracted the Omicron variant since the first case was reported in November. Maharashtra and Delhi continue to be the worst-hit state while the country reported a 21 per cent jump in new Covid-19 cases with 27,553 infections on January 2.
02 January,2022 11:13 PM IST | Mumbai
As of December 31 morning, India reported 16,764 new Covid cases, whereas the total new Omicron variant cases stand at 1,270. With significant spikes, we look at what experts, state and Central departments have to say on the spread and what steps are being taken to handle the supposed third wave.
31 December,2021 11:48 PM IST | Mumbai
Amid the New Year celebrations and increasing cases of Covid-19, the Maharashtra government released a new set of guidelines on Wednesday. Here's a detailed guide of what's allowed and what's not in Mumbai.
30 December,2021 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai
The Union Health Minister, while speaking about the new Covid-19 variant during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, said that no cases of 'Omicron' have been reported in the country, so far. No Omicron in India yet? How many countries are affected by it? What are the symptoms of this variant? Here’s what we know so far.
30 November,2021 10:48 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
