Fever is almost at every home in Calcutta as the seasonal flu has struck in the middle of the Covid season. Hospital outpatient departments and clinics are swamped with people running high temperature...

We are in a pandemic caused by the coronavirus. Around 2-3 per cent of the people who get the infection die. These are usually the infirm, elderly and people with co-morbidities. The rest recover with...

Asthma may be a disease with one name. But experts say unbeknown to most people who have it, it is not just one disease, nor is there a “one-size-fits-all” treatment. As detailed in a new ...

I am worried I might get the flu. Since it has the same symptoms as Covid-19, I am really scared. Flu is very contagious, especially during the rainy, cold season when people tend to huddle together....

The weather has changed all over India with the rains and resultant flooding. It has also ushered in the “sore throat” season, with frequent complaints of discomfort in the throat — a scratchy f...

The weather has changed. A chill wind has started blowing and with it has arrived the “cold and flu” season. This is the time when many people begin to sniffle, have leaky noses and develop a coug...