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Rhythma Kaul

Rhythma Kaul

Rhythma Kaul works as an assistant editor at Hindustan Times. She covers health and related topics, including ministry of health and family welfare, government of India.

Articles by Rhythma Kaul

Government issues travel advisory, urges people to avoid Ebola-hit countries

Countries bordering the DRC and Uganda, including South Sudan, are assessed to be at high risk of disease transmission.

Updated on May 25, 2026 01:39 IST

India issues advisory on Ebola outbreak, lists countries to avoid for travel

Congolese medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load a coffin of a patient that died of Ebola on a mobile trailer at the Rwampara General Hospital.

Updated on May 24, 2026 05:37 IST

Centre issues Ebola advisory for travellers from high-risk nations

A US citizen, who was in contact with a person who contracted the Ebola virus, in Prague on Thursday. (Bloomberg)

Updated on May 21, 2026 09:30 IST

Health secy reviews Ebola preparedness with states, says no case in India so far

During the meeting, states and UTs were advised to ensure readiness at all levels.

Updated on May 20, 2026 17:42 IST

WHO’s pandemic pact paralysed over pathogen sharing

Negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, the unfinished annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement adopted in May 2025, again ended inconclusively at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Updated on May 20, 2026 01:32 IST

Frequent infectious disease outbreaks becoming more damaging: Report

The report was launched on the margins of the 79th World Health Assembly. (X)

Updated on May 18, 2026 11:02 IST

World Health Assembly opens on Monday amid global financial constraints

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly will take place from May 18 to 23 in Geneva. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 17, 2026 13:00 IST

Booming nicotine pouch sales are fuelling youth addiction worldwide, warns WHO

Global nicotine pouch sales crossed 23 billion units in 2024 as WHO urged stricter regulation to protect young users. (iStock/ Representative photo)

Updated on May 15, 2026 09:27 IST

Roche launches subcutaneous lung cancer immunotherapy, cuts delivery time to 7 min

Roche introduced subcutaneous Tecentriq in India, a breakthrough immunotherapy that cuts cancer treatment time by 80%. (iStock/ Representative photo)

Updated on May 14, 2026 10:23 IST

Covid pandemic saw 22.1mn excess deaths; three times 7mn formally documented

Doctors and nurses wearing protective gears attend a Covid-19 patient on ventilator at the intensive care unit of Szent Laszlo Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, on December 13, 2021. (AP)

Updated on May 13, 2026 21:52 IST

Bridging Boundaries: Senior WHO official’s memoir launched

First woman regional director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region. (WHO)

Updated on May 13, 2026 14:34 IST

Hantavirus infection rare, India has nothing to worry: Govt official

This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus

Updated on May 8, 2026 13:01 IST

Rhythma Kaul picks her favourite read of 2025

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancyby Myra J Wick (Mayo Clinic Press)

Updated on Dec 26, 2025 12:07 IST

Health Talk: Neurological disorders– the neglected burden

WHO’s new global status report on neurology shows that neurological conditions now affect more than 40% of the global population – over 3 billion people. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Oct 18, 2025 04:13 IST

WHO warns against use of Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife cough syrups

A father of two in Madhya Pradesh shows bottles of Coldrif, linked to the deaths of several children, and ReLife cough syrups. (Reuters)

Updated on Oct 14, 2025 10:14 IST

NCDs account for two-thirds of world’s mortality, morbidity: Study

A doctor Halehezo Albert attends to a diabetes patient at the Kivu Diabetes Center, in the Ibanda commune of Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 12, 2025 22:14 IST

Health Talk: Dealing with the tobacco epidemic

While there has been a steady decline in tobacco use for both men and women across all age groups during 2000–2024, women have been leading the charge to quit tobacco. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Oct 12, 2025 09:39 IST

TN body ‘lapses’ enabled cough syrup firm: Centre

People gather outside a court during a hearing on the Madhya Pradesh cough syrup deaths case, in Chhindwara, on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 24:18 IST

Cough syrup deaths: Govt tells states, UTs to enforce quality norms strictly

Cough syrup deaths: Govt tells states, UTs to enforce quality norms strictly

Updated on Oct 5, 2025 22:14 IST

Health Talk | What experts say on Trump’s acetaminophen-autism claim

Globally, nearly 62 million people (1 in 127) have autism spectrum disorder, a diverse group of conditions related to development of the brain. (Representational image)

Updated on Oct 5, 2025 15:38 IST

12 children dead in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh; no toxins found in cough syrup

To be sure, analysis of wider batches of the cough syrup is still pending. (Representative photo)

Updated on Oct 4, 2025 02:14 IST

Omicron reinfection doubled long Covid risk for children: Lancet study

(Bloomberg)

Updated on Oct 2, 2025 21:56 IST

Centre rushes experts to look into Madhya Pradesh deaths linked to cough syrup

The test reports were awaited. (X)

Updated on Oct 1, 2025 10:46 IST

Carb-heavy diet linked to rising diabetes, obesity: Study

White rice dominates diets in the southern, eastern and northeastern parts of the country while wheat is more common in the northern and central parts (Shutterstock)

Updated on Sep 30, 2025 22:34 IST

Generic HIV drug may cut cost down to $40/yr

Generic HIV drug may cut cost down to $40/yr

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 24:28 IST

India witnessed sharp 26.4% surge in cancer incidence over the past 3 decades

Representative photograph. (Freepik)

Updated on Sep 24, 2025 23:35 IST

Cabinet approves scheme to add 5,000 more UG, PG medical seats

The total financial implications of these two schemes is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,034.50 crore for a period from 2025-26 to 2028-29. (Representational image)

Updated on Sep 24, 2025 11:12 IST

Experts seek formal classification of ‘type 5’ diabetes, advanced research

A drop of blood is drawn to measure glucose levels and screen for diabetes during a health clinic

Updated on Sep 17, 2025 22:31 IST

Health Talk| Chronic disease deaths rose in India as global rates fell: Report

The paper --- Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019 --- said the increase was larger for Indian females than for males. (Representative photo)

Updated on Sep 14, 2025 05:59 IST

Chronic disease deaths decline globally; India sees an increase: Lancet study

The authors attributed the increase in mortality to particularly large contributions to an increase in overall NCD mortality from ischaemic heart disease and diabetes (including chronic kidney disease due to diabetes) for both sexes.

Updated on Sep 10, 2025 22:40 IST

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