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World faces biggest cholera surge in 20 years
The world is facing the biggest surge in cholera for at least 20 years, as economic crises, climate…
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Cholera cases are on the rise in India too but it’s seasonal, say experts
According to WHO, around 27 countries have reported cholera outbreaks in the first nine months of t…
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There are 200 more active viruses, bacteria in the air, thanks to climate change
As the world grapples with Covid-19 and monkeypox, a significant study has revealed that more than …
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A cholera outbreak could kill thousands of Ukrainians in Russian-occupied Mariupol, mayor warns
An outbreak of dysentery and cholera "will claim thousands more" residents of Mariupol, the city's …
Charles R. Davis
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A new cholera outbreak is killing hundreds in Haiti. Scientists think it's the same strain that was brought to the country by UN troops more than a decade ago.
The current strain of cholera fueling an outbreak in Haiti is likely related to the strain that cau…
Sarah Braner
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Artificial Intelligence can help better prediction of cholera outbreaks in coastal regions of India, reveals new study
Cholera is a waterborne disease caused by the intake of water or food contaminated with the…
PTI
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Aid agencies in Yemen are worried that cholera is being overlooked as COVID-19 overwhelms the countries already fragile healthcare system after 5 years of crisis
"Yemenis desperately need an end to the fighting which has destroyed health facilities and left com…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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In Philippine slums, meat scavenged from dumpsters feeds those short of meals and hope
Payatas is a sprawling shanty town built on a landfill, and these junk shops are an integral pa…
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WikiLeaks founder: 2016 election is like choosing between 'cholera and gonorrhea'
"Look, I think-you know, we know how politics works in the United States," he said. "Whoever-whatev…
Caroline Simon
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John Fetterman and Joe Manchin decline to back resolution supporting a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Every single other Democratic senator backed the resolution. It comes as Democrats grow increasingl…
Bryan Metzger
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Bloodsuckers or bloated corpses? How science has tried to explain vampire myths.
People believed to be vampires in real life may have had a disease. Here's how people throughout hi…
Jenny McGrath
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Fighters in Sudan have seized a biolab containing contagious disease pathogens, raising fears of a deadly outbreak
The WHO described the development as extremely dangerous, saying there is a "huge biological risk" …
Tom Porter
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Moscow makes bizarre claim that the US is planning bio-warfare against Russian troops in Ukraine as fears of disease grow after dam destruction
Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov's baseless claim comes after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has…
Isobel van Hagen
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Horrific World War II bunker where Japanese scientists experimented on prisoners with biological weapons, found by archaeologists, report says
Japanese scientists exposed prisoners in occupied China to pathogens and dissected them to learn ab…
Alia Shoaib
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The pioneer of ORS Dilip Mahalanabis passes away at 88 in Kolkata
His family sources said that he was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata a couple of weeks …
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Despite major crises, these Syrians innovated a sustainable business turning plastic junk into cheap mats!
30-year-old mat seller Mohammed al-Qassem notes that since these mats are relatively cheap, they're…
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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world
In 1889, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland went around the world. Making the trip in under 80 days r…
Jenny McGrath
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I've gotten seriously ill during my trips to more than 80 countries. Here's what I do now to protect myself from getting sick on vacation.
Lauren Juliff has battled with food poisoning, vertigo, and cholera while traveling. To stay health…
Jen Glantz
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India’s tap water quality is improving but very few are confident of drinking it without purifying
While access to tap water has been improving in urban and rural households, the quality of tap wate…
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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 40-day parole
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a prison sentence in Haryana's Sunar…