Concerns rise over potential pandemic from Kenya's deadly Kitum cave

​​The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the situation closely, having previously issued alerts during a 2023 Marburg outbreak in several African countries. The fatality rate of over 88% associated with the virus underscores the critical nature of the threat it poses. Health advisories stress the importance of vigilance and preventive measures to curb the spread of this and other similar viruses.

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SC objects to Allopathic doctors prescribing expensive, unnecessary medicines; says "IMA needs to put it's house in order"

​The apex court said it would explore the larger issue of misleading health claims made by Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies and impleaded the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as parties to the case.

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'Staggering' number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN

The report noted that numerous dangerous health conditions in workers had been linked to climate change, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney disfunction and mental health conditions.

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WHO panel re-defines term airborne, 4 years after Covid controversy

​That’s because, the World Health Organisation (WHO) then said, for an infection to be declared as airborne it was important that the microbes (in this case the SARS-CoV-2 virus) within the droplet nuclei stayed viable in the air for long periods of time and be transmitted to others over distances greater than 1 metre.

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Insurance regulator Irdai pushing companies to provide health coverage to all

While the regulations have been tweaked, many are interpreting it to mean a mandate from the regulator to ensure that those over 65 are not denied health insurance. Sources told TOI without mandating detailed norms, Irdai is going to monitor how companies are going to respond to the new regulations issued recently.

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Health ministry asks states, UTs to act strictly against hospitals involved in illegal transplant

In a letter to all states and UTs, Dr Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India, urged all states and Union Territories to ensure regular collection and sharing of data of all transplant cases, including those of foreigners, with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) on a monthly basis.

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China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet

​CSPC's first shot faced limited distribution by health authorities, partly because it did not target a more recent variant or had stricter storage and transport requirements than standard technology shots, staff at some medical institutions in China's two most populous cities, Beijing and Shanghai, told Reuters.

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