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A person who returned from abroad has been admitted to a hospital in Kerala after he showed symptoms of monkeypox, state Health Minister Veena George said here on Thursday. The minister said his samples have been collected and sent to…

The thought of transplanting another person’s poop into your colon may sound unpleasant, and understandably so. Feces are a smelly mixture of water, undigested food, dead and living bacteria, and other cells and substances. However, the…

As climate change leads to increased flooding and more severe freezes, added moisture and humidity means that more homes and businesses are susceptible to mold growth. Mold can lead to a host of illnesses, ranging from asthma and upper…

There is nothing to worry about the deaths of some wild boars due to an anthrax outbreak in Kerala's Athirappilly forest region in the last few days, a senior Thrissur district health official said on Thursday. The official told PTI that…

The Department of Animal Husbadry & Dairying (DAHD) will be launching the One Health pilot in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Tuesday. The programme is aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common…

In sync with the global markets, domestic benchmark index Nifty also rallied for the second consecutive day on Friday and ended with a gain of 143 points at 15,699. Barring IT, all sectoral indices ended in the green with media, auto and…

In a perfect world, abortion access would be easy. The minute you realized you needed an abortion, you’d be able to grab some abortion pills from the drugstore, or make an appointment with your regular gynecologist for a quick and easy…

The Supreme Court today overturned the legal right to abortion in the United States, returning the ability to regulate the procedure to the states, more than half of which have promised to ban it. The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…

Katharina Ribbeck’s lab collects mucus—the often gooey substance present in places like the mouth, gut, reproductive tract, and intestines. While the slimy goop may not be pretty from the get-go, a purification process can brighten it…

As many as seven healthy habits can help in lowering cases related to dementia among people with the highest hereditary risk, research by American Institute of Neurology has said. The findings have been published in the journal…