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Home News Centre Asks States To Review Hospital Preparedness Amid Spike In Respiratory Infections In China Centre has advised States/UTs to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures. All States/UTs to implement ‘Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of #COVID19’. China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surge […]

The Centre said it is closely monitoring the situation and stressed that there is no need for any alarm. New Delhi: Amid a spike in respiratory illnesses among children in northern China, the government has initiated a review of the preparedness measures to combat such illnesses. The Centre said it is closely monitoring the situation […]

BEIJING, Nov 26 (Reuters) – China’s health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing COVID-19 restrictions. The spike become a global issue last week when the World Health Organization asked China for […]

Researchers at The University of Texas have discovered that bacteria, specifically E. coli, use iron levels to store and recall information about behaviors like swarming and forming biofilms. This ability, akin to a form of memory, could lead to new methods of combating bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance. Scientists have discovered that bacteria can form […]

A new Covid subvariant, known as JN.1, is spreading rapidly in the UK, raising questions about whether it could spur a new wave of infections. JN.1 was originally pinpointed in the US and its share of UK Covid infections soared from virtually nothing in mid-October to 5.6 per cent on 16 November – since when […]

ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, London [uk Nov 26, 2023 11:27 AM IST Share Via Copy Link E. coli can cause food poisoning and is also the most common cause of life-threatening urinary tract and bloodstream infections in the UK. Can it affect dogs? Researchers at the University of Bristol revealed that feeding […]

Lucknow: Taking over-the-counter drugs for fungal infections could worsen the problem, as these medications often contain steroids that can further hinder the body’s ability to fight off the infection, cautioned medical experts on the third day of the 46th annual conference of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (MICROCON-2023).Prof Malini R Capoor, from Safdarjung Hospital, […]

New Delhi: Amid the rise of Covid cases seen in several countries, including the US, the UK, France, Malaysia, Australia and the Philippines, India recorded 31 new infections in the past 24 hours, while the active cases stand at 249, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.On Saturday, the country saw a single-day rise of […]

A Southern California family said a “last-resort” antibiotic saved their show dog after he fell ill with a mysterious, treatment-resistant respiratory disease plaguing pups around the country. The Oliver family’s Golden Retriever, Ike, got sick in September while on the road competing in dog shows, ABC7 Los Angeles reported. Ike was taken to a veterinary […]