Author: Ananya Iyer

Across the globe , postpartum depression impacts around 10-15% of new mothers. Despite extensive research on the condition and its treatments, only a few have instilled hope that is comparable to the clinical trials of Zuranolone. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have put Zuranolone on their priority review, report the makers of the drug, Sage Therapeutics and Biogen. The clinical trials have sparked optimism for a potentially promising treatment option to aid those suffering from postpartum depression. Zuranolone on FDA’s Priority Review As per the FDA, priority review is a category saved for those substances which, in case…

As incessant rains relentlessly flood the nation, India finds itself grappling with a significant surge in the cases of dengue across multiple regions. While the fatalities, thankfully, remain meagre, the sheer number of reported cases has become a cause for concern. In the year 2022 alone, the nation witnessed a staggering 2,33,251 reported cases of dengue, with over 300 tragic deaths which have resulted from the viral infection. Monsoon: A breeding ground for Dengue Dengue, primarily transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, especially Aedes aegypti, becomes a formidable health challenge in warm and humid regions like India during the monsoons, affecting…

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A two-year-old boy recently lost his life in Nevada, United States. The boy, identified as Woodrow Turner Bundy, was infected by the organism commonly referred to as the ‘brain-eating amoeba’. The organism is scientifically called Naegleria Fowleri, known to be present in warm freshwater bodies. Brain-eating amoeba proves fatal: Woodrow Turner Bundy lost his life from multiple infections caused by the Naegleria Fowleri on July 19. The boy’s family believes that as he was playing in the water at Ash Springs in the Pahranagat Valley of Lincoln County, Nevada, the organism infected his young body.  Last week, the child began…