According to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, four out of 10 Indian children don’t receive full immunization during infancy thus making them vulnerable to immunodeficiency.

A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa.

A new vaccine allows pneumonia-causing bacteria to colonize inside the body, springing into action only if the bacteria pose a threat.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections began rising in Beijing last spring, and by December, this pathogen was found in more than half of hospitalized children suffering from pneumonia in that city, acco

Air pollution raises the risk of death for many decades after exposure, according to the longest-running study to date.

With Thailand confirming a second case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) disease, the World Health Organisation on Sunday cautioned India and other member states in its Sou

CHENNAI: Heart attacks and other cardiac-related ailments caused 54% of all deaths in the city in 2015.

Six patients admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in a week

Paediatricians say more than half of under-five child deaths are due to diseases that are preventable