Health ministry concludes national review meeting on disease surveillance and public health programmes
Mumbai: As part of the Government of India’s continued efforts to strengthen disease surveillance systems and enhance preparedness against emerging public health threats, the Union ministry of health and family…
Steroid cream misuse fuels spurt in fungal infections
Hyderabad: The indiscriminate use of steroid-based creams for fungal infections, itching and skin rashes is contributing to a growing burden of antifungal resistance (AFR), skin specialists in Hyderabad have warned.Experts said…
Over 45% eye infection bacteria drug-resistant, study flags AMR threat
Hyderabad: A joint study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has flagged a worrying rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in eye infections,…
Superbugs now resistant to key everyday antibiotics: ICMR
NEW DELHI: Some of the most common infections – urinary tract, pneumonia, sepsis and diarrhoeal illnesses – are becoming increasingly harder to treat in India as widely used antibiotics continue…
WHO Advises Against Antibiotics for COVID-19 Without Bacterial Infection
Geneva, August 7, 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued strong updated clinical recommendations: do not prescribe antibiotics to COVID-19 patients — whether severe or mild — unless…
