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Platypus milk can fight superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics

In the fight against drug-resistant superbugs, scientists are finding an unlikely hero in the platypus, which has mostly been studied by evolutionary scientists till now for the physical traits it displays.

Mar 15, 2018

What is Disease X? WHO experts warn of the next pandemic

Disease X is the ninth inclusion in the WHO's newest Blueprint list of diseases with pandemic potential, after Ebola, Lassa fever and Zika.

Mar 12, 2018

Amputated leg used as pillow: Life, dignity go cheap in Indian hospitals

The doctors used the man's own leg as a pillow as the hospital lacked one in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district.

Mar 11, 2018

Zimbabwe men say Chinese condoms are 'too small', health minister calls for bigger ones

Zimbabwe has 1.3 million people suffering from HIV, but the condoms available there are 'too small'. Health minister seeks help from the private sector to solve the problem.

Mar 2, 2018

A man pushes a stroler past a FIFA World Cup 2018 emblem placed in front of the Nizhny Novgorod's Kremlin

Russia 2018: Marijuana, cocaine in the list of items you can carry to FIFA World Cup matches

Football fans can enter the stadiums with the drugs only after going through a thorough checking by the law enforcement officials.

Mar 2, 2018

Intestine Chip set to make future medical treatments painless and affordable

Besides relieving pain and bringing down treatments costs, Intestine Chip and related technology will also put an end to cruel animal testing for medicine development.

Feb 22, 2018

Doctors puzzled as Indian man bites off snake's head and chews it in 'revenge'

Sonelal from India's Uttar Pradesh state claimed that the snake had bitten him and he wanted to take revenge.

Feb 20, 2018

Government announces health insurance cover for 10 crore families; fund seems insufficient

A close evaluation of the insurance premiums shows a huge disparity between the funds that may be required to support the government program.

Feb 13, 2018

Revenge time? Suspected poacher killed and eaten by pride of lions

The lions consumed almost the entire body of the man, leaving only his head and some other parts.

Feb 13, 2018

From Bill Gates to William Shakespeare, did you know these famous personalities used to smoke weed?

Be it millionaires or dramatists, marijuana, a much-debated topic has been used by several eminent personalities.

Feb 12, 2018

Trump calls Modi at midnight over Maldives, Rohingyas

India and US have been working toward strengthening economic as well as military ties, the situation in the island nation of Maldives has also become a concern for the two nations.

Feb 9, 2018

Thousands live in the shadow of fear after quack infects several dozens with HIV in Uttar Pradesh

The residents of Prem Ganj in UP are worried that there might be more cases of HIV positive in the villages where the quack offered treatment.

Feb 8, 2018

Embrace the needles: Acupuncture treatment paves way for successful, relaxing pregnancy through IVF

A recent study has found that the Chinese therapy of acupuncture helps to make the body ready for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Feb 7, 2018

Two views on capital punishment that reflect how rotten a society we have become

The government and the ruling party seem to have mixed up their priorities despite the endless stream of reports on sexual assaults on children.

Feb 2, 2018

Pakistani baby with a sack of brain-fluid bigger than her head awaits life-changing surgery

Zareena Mangro was born with occipital encephalocele, which causes brain fluid to bulge out of the skull bone. It was the size of a golfball at birth, but now forbids her from even turning her head.

Jan 31, 2018

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