Impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Nepal With the recent rise in global temperatures, Nepal is among several nations severly impacted by climate change. Health 05 Jun, 2024
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots. World 02 Oct, 2023
UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency World 23 Jul, 2022
Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage': WHO panel The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. Health 26 Jun, 2022
Psychological impacts of COVID-19: Taming an intimidating beast The world is currently combatting the worst pandemic of our time, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It has been more than a year that the human race has been terribly shaken. Opinion 16 Apr, 2021
Common cold antibodies hold clues to COVID-19 behaviour; lung scans speed COVID-19 diagnosis in stroke patients The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Common cold antibodies yield clues to COVID-19 behavior Among... Environment 07 Nov, 2020
Pandemic planning becomes political weapon as deaths mount WASHINGTON: For the first three years of his presidency, Donald Trump did not publicly utter the words “pandemic” or “preparedness.” Not in speeches, rallies or his many news conferences, planned and impromptu. But on Friday, the White House... Women 16 May, 2020
WHO officials rethink epidemic messaging amid pandemic debate LONDON: The World Health Organization is considering changing the way it classifies and describes international epidemics, amid a protracted public debate over whether to call the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic. Officials at the... Environment 13 Mar, 2020
Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite BOSTON: Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors inwarning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the humans lacked in sheer speed, they more than made up in finesse. Early warnings... Mobile & Apps 20 Feb, 2020
With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine CHICAGO/LONDON: When a newly organised vaccine research group at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members had expected to be able to ease into their work. But their mandate is to conduct human... Environment 25 Jan, 2020
'Health system needs to be restructured' Over the years, the country has seen a surge in dengue and scrub typhus cases. Recently, a patient suspected of contracting novel coronavirus was admitted to a hospital. Whenever these cases surface, people start panicking because they do not fully... Travel 20 Jan, 2020
Zika or dengue epidemic? Only tests will tell Although Zika virus is not yet scientifically reported, the aedes mosquito species, responsible for its transmission, is widespread in Nepal, and therefore, it would not be surprising if Zika virus infections are reported in Nepal Since late May 2019,... 25 Nov, 2019
