Respiratory Health News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Pope Francis appears at hospital window to render blessing, discharged
Rome, March 23: After over five weeks in a Rome hospital undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments and pneumonia, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday but will need at least two months of rest and time before his voice becomes normal.
Air quality worse in densely populated areas: NZ study
Wellington, Jan 10: Higher population density is associated with worse air quality and related health outcomes in New Zealand's largest city Auckland, according to a study published on Friday.
Gujarat health minister issues advisory to public, WHO dubs it common respiratory virus
Gandhinagar, January 10: Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel has confirmed the presence of the HMPV virus, which was first identified in 2001. He emphasized that it remains one of several viruses affecting the respiratory system and announced that the Gujarat government has issued an advisory in response on Friday.
Nothing to panic about HMPV, don't jump at detection of every pathogen: Soumya Swaminathan
New Delhi, Jan 6: There is nothing to worry about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), said the World Health Organisation's former Chief Scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday, even as two more cases have been detected in the country, taking the tally to 5.