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Kern County music festival

California suspects spread of Valley fever in Kern County music festival

People who attended the Kern County music festival, Lightning in a Bottle, have been advised to keep an eye out for symptoms such as fever and respiratory discomfort after health officials discovered five cases of the fungal infection Valley Fever among those who attended the event. Valley fever is a fungal disease that is prevalent in the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast of California.

Rushikesh Patel, Gujarat Health Minister

Chandipura virus breaks out in Gujarat, death toll rises to 32

Since June 2024, 78 cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which is inflammation of the brain caused by an infection, have been reported in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, with 28 deaths.

Junk Food

India faces junk food crisis as study reveals 23% of Indians to be overweight

The Lancet study suggested that over 100 million Indians have diabetes, and 136 million are pre-diabetic. That’s a crisis in the making as it is set to grow worse as India becomes richer and more urban.

Team inspecting Nipah virus outbreak

Kerala on alert after 14-year-old boy dies of Nipah virus

The Health Department has established a control room in Malappuram and issued a district-wide warning. People are instructed to wear masks, and a lockdown has been implemented in parts of Pandikkad panchayat, where the boy lived, as well as in the nearby Anakkayam panchayat.

Kerala boy contracts Nipah virus

14-year-old boy in Kerala dies from cardiac arrest after Nipah virus infection

The State Health Minister Veena George said the boy from Pandikkad suffered a massive cardiac arrest at 10.50 am on July 21 and efforts to revive him failed.

Covid

Govt dismisses new study on Covid deaths in India as 'flawed', 'misleading'

The new research claims that India had more than 10 lakh excess deaths during the pandemic's first wave. That's eight times that of India's official COVID-19 death toll of 148,738 for 2020.

Pregnancy gap

Adequate gap between pregnancies crucial for women's health: Minister Anupriya Patel

Patel, the Minister of State for Health, held a meeting with public health experts as part of a series of programs to observe the World Population Day. The theme of the meeting was "Reaching the Last Mile for Ensuring Healthy Timing and Spacing between Pregnancies: Issues and Challenges."