by admin | Nov 14, 2023 | Public Education
Air pollution, a global environmental challenge, poses a significant risk to human health. It affects millions of people worldwide, contributing to various health problems, including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic respiratory conditions, such as...
by admin | Oct 10, 2023 | Public Education
In 2019, 1 in every 8 people, or 970 million people around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depressive disorders being the most common. However, less than half of those affected receive treatment, often because of the stigma attached to...
by admin | Aug 9, 2023 | Public Education
India is currently witnessing an outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as ‘pink eye’, a contagious eye infection. Conjunctivitis, commonly referred to as pink eye, is a prevalent and highly contagious eye infection. It can arise from viral, bacterial, or allergen...
by admin | Jun 7, 2023 | Public Education
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a globally recognized public health problem. Hospital-acquired infections are adversely impacting outcomes in patients admitted to intensive care units. The irrational use of antibiotics underlies all of the above. Under its G20...
by admin | Jun 3, 2022 | Public Education
As people are slowly coming out of the COVID-19 scare, the news about the spread of monkeypox, a milder cousin of smallpox, is causing growing unease amongst people. First described in 1958, fewer than 19000 cases are reported in humans since 1970. A majority of these...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Public Education
Within a month of it being labelled as variant of concern by the World Health Organization, the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across the world. It has become the dominant variant in the US and Europe. As per latest data, it appears that it has already peaked in...