The Mpox virus is slowly increasing its count across the world, and has already reached where it should not be, crucial parts of South Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, which is one of the most densely populated regions in the entire world, with cases already having been reported in Pakistan and India, with the origins …
Dr Amir talks about blood types that attract mosquitoes Health bodies are urging caution as a little-known disease has been linked to the first ever confirmed deaths from its infection in the world. Two young women have died after contracting Oropouche virus, a disease spread by midges and mosquitoes. A number of miscarriages and birth …
Most of the Zika virus cases has been detected in Pune and the tally now stands at 18 Representational Pic/File/iStock Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio The number of Zika virus cases has shown an upward trend in parts of Maharashtra. There are a total of 21 cases detected in Kolhapur and …
Bengaluru: Hospitals are seeing a rise in patients who come in with dengue-like symptoms but are negative when tested, according to doctors, who suspect early tests as one of the reasons for the confounding development. Dengue is characterised by symptoms such as sudden high fever, pain behind the eyes, nausea, severe headache, joint and muscle …
A 14-year-old succumbed to amoebic meningoencephalitis infection on Wednesday night in Kerala. This is the third fatality from the brain-eating amoeba in the last two months in Kerala, health officials say. The teenager, from Kerala’s Kozhikode, had been hospitalised on June 24 after exhibiting symptoms like severe headache, nausea and vomiting. He is suspected to …
Even as no new cases of Zika virus infection were reported by the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department today, officials said they were awaiting results of a total of 41 samples of pregnant women that have been collected from areas where the Zika virus infection cases were detected. These have now been sent to the …
Zika Virus: A mosquito-borne disease—Zika virus—has gained global attention in recent years due to its potential to cause serious health complications, particularly in pregnant women and their unborn children. Mainly occurring in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, the Americas, Southern Asia, and the Western Pacific, in India, the first cases of Zika virus infection …
Indian actor Hina Khan’s stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis has once again raised concern on breast cancer, which is the leading cancer among women in India but breast cancer can often be asymptomatic in its early stages where while a lump is a commonly known symptom, it is important to be aware of others that …
During menstruation, our body undergoes various hormonal changes. Blood clots are a common problem women suffer from during their period cycle. These can have significant effects and reasons that may require medical attention. Menstruation or a period cycle is considered as a taboo in the society. Women have been suffering due to the period from …
Similar to men, the most typical sign of a heart attack in women is chest pain, pressure or discomfort that either persists for a prolonged period of time or comes and goes. However, especially in women, chest discomfort is not often the most prominent symptom or even the most severe one. Preventative measures for women …