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Gambia deaths: Experts question safety norms after WHO alarm

Thedeaths of 66 children in West Africa’s Gambia, possibly due to contaminated cough syrups manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company (Shutterstock)

Updated on Oct 8, 2022, 5:03 AM IST

Lifestyle disorders or non-communicable diseases: Causes, tips to control them

Lifestyle disorders or non-communicable diseases: Causes, tips to control them

Updated on Oct 7, 2022, 4:59 PM IST

Maiden Pharma had licence to export medicines, says Centre

Since the manufacturing unit is in Sonepat, Haryana, the licence was issued by the local regulator there. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2022, 2:09 AM IST

Years ago, chemical killed several kids in Gurugram, Jammu

A health department team arrives at the Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd unit in Sonepat, Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2022, 5:00 AM IST

The Gambia deaths: Two toxic chemicals at the centre of storm

According to reports quoting the WHO, the laboratory analysis of the samples of the four cough syrups confirmed that they contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. (Representative image)

Updated on Oct 7, 2022, 1:52 AM IST

Lens on 4 cough syrups after WHO flags deaths

Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited factory in Sonepat district (PTI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2022, 7:31 AM IST

'No supply in India': Chemist association on drugs by Indian firm flagged by WHO

According to the WHO, the laboratory analysis of the samples of the four cough syrups confirmed that they contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. (Representative image)

Published on Oct 6, 2022, 4:05 PM IST

WHO yet to provide ‘one to one causal relation’ in cough syrup case: Report

Published on Oct 6, 2022, 7:01 AM IST

Being able to see the end doesn’t mean…: WHO says Covid pandemic not over yet

Ghebreyesus, pointed out that two-thirds of the world’s population was vaccinated against Covid, including three-quarters of health workers and elderly people.

Updated on Sep 23, 2022, 5:30 AM IST

Things you should know about household air pollution

Things you should know about household air pollution

Updated on Sep 22, 2022, 11:06 AM IST

Covid remains a global emergency but end could be in sight: WHO

Coronavirus: An illustration of the novel coronavirus seen next to a health care worker at a Covid-19 testing centre in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 20, 2022, 5:49 PM IST

‘End of Covid in sight’: WHO as new cases globally fall to lowest since 2020

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP)

Updated on Sep 14, 2022, 10:15 PM IST

17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID-19: WHO report

17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID-19: WHO report

Published on Sep 14, 2022, 2:48 PM IST

WHO issues guidelines on helmet use: Full-face covering, tightly strapped

The WHO guidelines state that riders should wear full-face covering helmets and they should be tightly strapped to ensure maximum protection.

Published on Sep 12, 2022, 3:53 PM IST

‘Climate catastrophe’: Pak floods affect millions, WHO reviews situation| Top 10

Families sit near their belongings surrounded by floodwaters, in Sohbat Pur city of Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Sunday.

Published on Aug 29, 2022, 8:37 AM IST

Does rise in monkeypox cases lead to HIV? Here’s what top ICMR scientist says

A monkeypox ward at a hospital in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 22, 2022, 10:39 PM IST

WHO expert on hurdle in tracking new variants, reducing risk of long Covid

The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest bulletin highlights that Omicron BA.5 remains variant of concern.

Published on Aug 21, 2022, 4:26 PM IST

World Mosquito Day 2022: List of vector-borne diseases caused by mosquito bite

World Mosquito Day 2022: List of vector-borne diseases caused by mosquito bite

Updated on Aug 20, 2022, 1:38 PM IST

'Living with Covid doesn't mean....': WHO chief as deaths rise by 35% in 4 weeks

FILE - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, talks to the media regarding the coronavirus at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland,

Published on Aug 18, 2022, 7:49 AM IST

Mutation behind monkeypox spread? WHO’s reply; Roman numerals in clades' names

FILE - A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site.

Published on Aug 18, 2022, 6:40 AM IST

People want Monkeypox to be renamed as 'Trump 22'; WHO says, 'nothing ridiculous

FILE - A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site.

Published on Aug 17, 2022, 12:17 PM IST

Monkeypox: WHO creates forum, asks public to propose new name for virus

Healthcare and LGBTQ rights activists hold a rally outside the San Francisco Federal Building in San Francisco, US, to demand an increase in monkeypox vaccines and treatments as the outbreak continues to spread. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)

Updated on Aug 13, 2022, 8:56 PM IST

Why mutation of BA.5 lineages is a matter of concern? WHO highlights

An illustration of the novel coronavirus seen next to a health care worker at a Covid-19 testing centre in New Delhi on October 28. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 12, 2022, 6:13 PM IST

Global Covid deaths drop by 9%, Omicron subvariant BA.5 remains dominant: WHO

Tourists go through pre-departure formalities at the Sanya Phoenix airport as stranded holidaymakers prepare to leave the Covid-hit resort city of Sanya on Hainan Island in China. (Photo by Str/AFP)

Updated on Aug 11, 2022, 5:03 AM IST

Monkeypox vs Chickenpox: Here's how to differentiate between them, other rashes

According to the state health department officials, 15 samples have tested negative for monkeypox from Maharashtra. Doctors reveal how to differentiate between Monkeypox, Chickenpox and other skin rashes or infections

Updated on Aug 8, 2022, 8:39 PM IST

Omicron BA.5 dominant subvariant, Covid hospitalisations rising, says WHO expert

FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled "COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Published on Jul 31, 2022, 11:51 AM IST

Your mental health can spin during IVF treatment, understand solutions to cope

Fertility tips: Your mental health can take a spin during IVF treatment. Check out these solutions to cope

Updated on Jul 29, 2022, 12:09 PM IST

As monkeypox cases cross 18K globally, WHO advises reducing sex partners

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO.

Updated on Jul 27, 2022, 9:59 PM IST

New York asks WHO to re-name monkeypox: ‘We have a growing concern for…’

Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine.

Published on Jul 27, 2022, 7:57 AM IST

Long Covid symptoms: New research identifies hair loss and lower libido as risk

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for a Covid-19 test at a district hospital

Updated on Jul 26, 2022, 10:13 AM IST

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