1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (700+ words) The Federal Government says it is expanding funding, local drug production and research to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment while easing patients’ financial burden. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Aliyu,…...

39+ min ago  (430+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition to set limits on "forever chemicals" in food. Most efforts to protect people from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as PFAS — have focused on reducing levels in water. But…...

13+ min ago  (608+ words) A sprawling, multi-institution effort for “predicting” future pathogen characteristics, developing vaccines “in advance of need,” and building the very systems intended to validate those predictions. DARPA itself described the vaccine-centric purpose of the program unambiguously. According to the agency: “The…...

22+ min ago  (358+ words) The Times of India Jaipur: The state health department has expanded its investigation into maternal deaths in Bhilwara and Banswara, with drug controller teams seizing and collecting samples of medicines used in the treatment of the women to check for…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (513+ words) New World screwworm cases continue to be reported following a June 3 announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirming a first detection. The USDA describes New World screwworms as "devastating pests." When screwworm fly larvae - maggots - burrow into the flesh of…...

33+ min ago  (406+ words) Bangladesh reported five more child deaths from measles-like symptoms, taking the combined confirmed and suspected death toll to 758. Health experts warned that rising dengue infections during the monsoon could further overwhelm hospitals already struggling with the measles outbreak Dhaka: As…...

41+ min ago  (271+ words) Published Jul 12, 2026 | 8:48 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 12, 2026 | 8:48 PM District Government Hospital in Aluva. Synopsis: A government doctor at the District Government Hospital in Aluva, Kerala, has been booked for alleged medical negligence after a six-month-old boy was reportedly prescribed an excessive dose…...

55+ min ago  (170+ words) Two Miami-Dade County beaches are under a swim advisory due to elevated levels of bacteria, the Florida Department of Health said. According to FDOH, Bark Beach and Golden Beach are under the advisory after failing to meet the recreational water…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (599+ words) Health officials say washing your fruit and veg might not actually protect you at all Health officials in the US have issued a warning after a fast-spreading outbreak of "explosive diarrhoea" left dozens of people seriously ill, with cases now…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (187+ words) Published - July 12, 2026 08:30 pm IST - HYDERABAD Autism care must extend beyond early diagnosis and childhood interventions to provide sustained support through adolescence, adulthood and old age, experts said at Autism Odyssey 3.0, a two-day international conference on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) organised…...