Seoul, April 1 : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday said that 2,000 is the minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions, ruling out any adjustment despite a...

New Delhi, April 1 : Diabetes patients with high blood pressure may be at risk of developing a stroke, finds a study by Chinese researchers. The study published in the...

Chennai, April 1 : There has been a sharp uptick in the number of caesarean section (C-sec) deliveries that took place across India between 2016 and 2021, according to a...

Jerusalem, April 1 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had undergone a hernia surgery on Sunday night, his office said in a statement. Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister,...

Seoul, March 31 : Medical professors in South Korea are set to reduce their working hours this week to cope with growing fatigue caused by a protracted walkout by junior...

New Delhi, March 31 : Online food delivery platform Zomato on Sunday said it has delisted the restaurant from its platform as well as debarred its owner after a 10-year-old...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, March 31 : After a 10-year-old girl reportedly died post eating her birthday cake ordered online in Patiala, netizens slammed online food delivery platforms for poor regulation over...

New Delhi, March 31 : Even as ovarian cancers are diagnosed at a later stage, routine screening programmes can help in the early detection of the deadly cancer, which is...

Chennai, Mar 30 : The Kovilpalayam police in Coimbatore district, on Saturday, arrested the warden and psychologist of a private de-addiction centre at Kovilpalayam. The warden, M.Aravind Hari (28), and...

New Delhi, March 30 : One Swiggy user from Hyderabad ordered idlis worth Rs 7.3 lakh in the past 12 months, the online food delivery platform said on Saturday on...

Seoul, March 30 : An association of medical professors on Saturday urged the government to exclude Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo from making media responses to facilitate talks in...

New Delhi, March 30 : Researchers on Saturday said they have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels natural, using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and...

New Delhi, March 30 : For those suffering from type 2 diabetes, keeping an ideal body weight is always recommended.However, according to new research, those aged over 65 can still...

New Delhi, March 29 (IANSlife) The radiant warmth of the sun, while comforting, conceals a potential threat to our eye health.Many are aware of the necessity of shielding their skin...

Toronto, March 29 : A team of researchers here on Friday said that they have identified genes which might be partially behind cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the ability...

Lucknow, March 29 : King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has decided to give a push to its kidney transplant programme that has remained suspended for nearly a year....

Sofia, March 29 : The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu at an industrial farm. The virus was detected on a...

Kolkata, March 28 : The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ruled that any doctor employed with the state government should be allowed to be a candidate in any elections if...

New Delhi, March 28 : The importance of preventive healthcare cannot be overstated in today’s world, which is increasingly grappling with a steep rise in lifestyle-induced diseases and lack of...

Guwahati, March 28 : Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on Thursday announced the development of three ingenious treatment solutions for hard-to-treat knee meniscus tear — an...

Mumbai, March 28 : In a rare case, doctors here have given a new lease of life to a micro-preemie baby girl born at 23 weeks, weighing just 620 grams....

Jodhpur, March 28 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a new low-cost, paper-based analytical device that can be connected to smartphones to provide on-spot...

London, March 28 : British researchers have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict a person’s risk of a lethal heart rhythm with 80 per cent accuracy....

Seoul, March 28 : Intern doctors in South Korea, who have left their worksites in protest of a plan to hike the number of medical students, will be barred from...

Lucknow, March 28 : Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have successfully conducted a hip revision surgery on an 85-year-old woman. The patient had undergone surgery in her...

Mumbai, March 27 : Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan, and actress Triptii Dimri have wrapped up the 1st schedule of the upcoming 3rd instalment of their horror-comedy franchise film ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa...

New Delhi, March 27 : The decline in fertility rates in India is a matter of concern and must be addressed properly by taking into account factors like urbanisation, education,...

Ahmedabad, March 27 : Even as mercury has approached 40 degrees Celsius mark, Ahmedabad has witnessed a rise in swine flu, diarrhea, vomiting, and typhoid cases in March. The health...

New Delhi, March 27 : Ignoring subtle aches, joint pain, stiffness, and swelling — the common symptoms of osteoarthritis — can significantly affect your mobility, said health experts on Wednesday....

New Delhi, March 27 : India on Wednesday completed a decade of being polio-free, marking a significant milestone in healthcare in the country, while also helping the fight against other...

New Delhi, March 27 : While intermittent fasting is known to help people lose weight, and have better health with good control of blood pressure and fats, the popular diet...

New Delhi, March 27 : While headache seems to be a common problem, it can also result in disability and even death, if not promptly recognised and treated on time,...

Seoul, March 27 : The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low for any January this year, data showed on Wednesday, deepening woes about the...

Seoul, March 27 : South Korea’s health ministry on Wednesday appealed to defiant junior doctors to come forward for talks with the government, as a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors...

Guwahati, March 26 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on Tuesday announced the transfer of key technology for the commercial rollout of India’s first recombinant vaccine...

New Delhi, March 26 : Precision cardiology, which integrates genetics and data science, can offer personalised treatment and help India fight the significant burden of cardiovascular disease, said health experts...

New Delhi, March 26 : Precision cardiology, which integrates genetics and data science, can offer personalised treatment and help India fight the significant burden of cardiovascular disease, said health experts...

New Delhi, March 26 : A 21-year-old student in Vietnam has become the first person to die of avian flu in the country, according to media reports on Tuesday. Vietnam’s...

Seoul, March 26 : The South Korean government will complete follow-up measures for increased enrollment quotas at medical schools by May, a senior official said on Tuesday, in a fresh...

London, March 25 : Humans frequently spread viruses to wild and domestic animals, increasing their risk of disease, finds a study, challenging the long-held theory that humans are a sink...

New Delhi, March 25 : Love your morning dose of coffee? Well, it may help you avoid the risk of Parkinson’s disease, claims a study. The study, published online in...

Seoul, March 25 : Medical professors in South Korea have started submitting their resignations and reducing their work hours on Monday in support of a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors,...

New Delhi, March 25 : India is seeing a significant rise in the number of colon or colorectal cancer in young adults, said doctors on Monday. They blamed late diagnoses,...

New York, March 25 : Medication and psychosocial treatment together can help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — a neurodevelopmental disorder — to get better, according to a...

Seoul, March 25 : A group of medical professors in South Korea on Monday demanded the government scrap a reform plan that increased medical school admission seats, saying it would...

Seoul, March 24 : President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday urged Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to consult with political parties to seek a flexible process in suspending...

New Delhi, March 24 : An Indian-origin scientist in his research has found that reducing the risk of dementia in Alzheimer’s is possible by keeping diabetes well controlled or avoiding...

New Delhi, March 24 : While coughing is a major symptom of tuberculosis (TB), experts on Sunday said that it is important for people to recognise that many cases manifest...

Lucknow, March 24 : Uttar Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Department has collaborated with the non-profit organisation Red Cross for TB patients. Under the arrangement, anyone extending nutritional support for...

Hyderabad, March 24 : The clinical trials of MTBVAC, the Spanish tuberculosis vaccine, began among adults in India. The trials of the first live attenuated vaccine of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated...

Seoul, March 24 : The month-long confrontation between the South Korean government and doctors was feared to worsen further as medical school professors were to tender mass resignations and cut...

Mumbai, March 24 : It was on a warm March evening four years ago when India experienced an unprecedented, total and long-drawn, nationwide health-related restriction on public movements, called ‘lockdown’,...

New Delhi, March 23 : Worried about not being able to work out daily? Exercising even once a week is better than no physical activity, said Dr Sudhir Kumar, a...

New Delhi, March 23 : Working together can help India to be free of tuberculosis (TB), said President Droupadi Murmu, on Friday, on the eve of World TB Day on...

New Delhi, March 23 : The government’s TB Mukt Panchayat Initiative has the potential to help India curb the spread of tuberculosis (TB), as it engages the local community to...

New Delhi, March 23 : Missing cases of Tuberculosis (TB) coupled with diagnostic and treatment delays are the major roadblocks in India’s mission to end the deadly infection in the...

New Delhi, March 23 : Urging people to learn how to give CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in case of a medical emergency, top cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty on Saturday said rapid...

New Delhi, March 23 : Treating all HIV-positive patients properly to suppress the virus can reduce the transmission of the deadly virus and help India to end AIDS, said Mumbai-based...

New Delhi, March 22 : The ‘Illness to Wellness’ initiative, a national campaign aimed at generating awareness on various mind and body conditions and providing holistic and broad stakeholder engagements...

New York, March 22 : Adding multiple “tails” to the new Messenger RNA (mRNA) structure can help improve its efficiency in cells by five to 20 times, according to a...

New Delhi, March 22 : The 100-year-old Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine continues to play a crucial role in preventing Tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents. Tuberculosis is one of...

Seoul, March 22 : A government-affiliated agency in South Korea recognised on Friday the risks of unsafe work environment on a foetus after three employees who worked at Samsung Electronics...

New Delhi, March 24 : While new treatments in the form of drugs and injections have been developed to tackle global obesity, they may not be efficient alone, experts said...

Lucknow, March 22 : Excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep and frequent night time awakenings are symptoms of a sleep disorder. Ved Prakash, head of the department of pulmonary and...

New Delhi, March 22 : Despite the availability of an effective vaccine against the Hepatitis B virus for over 30 years, its uptake has been low in India due to...

New Delhi, March 22 : Eleven vaccines against Tuberculosis (TB) are currently in phase II and III stages of development, which may be key to curbing the rising disease burden...

Phnom Penh, March 22 : Cambodia has recorded two more cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox, raising the total number of infections in the country to 14 so far,...

Mumbai, March 21 : A prominent Mumbai hospital saved the arm and hand of a two-month-old girl from Nepal who was born with medical complications after birth leading to gangrene,...

New York, March 21 : A team of US researchers has identified 17 new genetic variants that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, an advance to boost future treatment...

New Delhi, March 21 : Five boxes from India carrying antibiotic tablets amoxycillin and potassium clavulanate were seized at the UK’s Heathrow Distribution Centre on Thursday. The medicines were “intended...

New Delhi, March 21 : Bearing a child after the age of 50 may not be healthy for both mother and the baby, said doctors here on Thursday, amid the...

Kochi, March 21 : Screening all pregnancies, irrespective of age, may help in early identification of Down syndrome cases, said doctors on World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday. Children born...

New Delhi, March 21 : Europe saw about 7,000 additional deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the three years of the Covid pandemic from 2020-2022, compared to pre-2020 estimates, according to...

New Delhi, March 21 (IANSlife) Many healthy individuals suffer from the problem of heavy eyelids which is usually due to fatigue lack of rest or spending too much time in...

New Delhi, March 21 : Quit smoking if you are looking to reduce the ‘hidden’ abdominal fat, known as visceral fat, suggests a study. While smokers tend to have lower...

New Delhi, March 21 : Neurodevelopmental treatment is a holistic approach to helping children suffering from Down syndrome, said an expert on World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday. World Down...

Seoul, March 21 : South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday said it would begin suspending the medical licences of trainee doctors who have defied a return-to-work order from next week,...

Chennai, March 20 : Now, people with disabilities can reach for a book, or simply enjoy a cup of coffee standing by a counter as easily as others at the...

New Delhi, March 20 : Motivational speaker Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation, recently underwent a brain surgery after a life-threatening bleeding, the organisation reported on Wednesday. “He is...

New Delhi, March 20 : Even as the UN issued a red alert on climate change, doctors on Wednesday raised alarm over the significant health risks associated with increasing global...

New Delhi, March 20 : Delhi Traffic Police provided a 16-kilometre green corridor and facilitated transport of a cadaveric liver from IGI airport to a hospital in Dwarka in 18...

New Delhi, March 20 : A quarter of all employees or one in every four find it difficult to speak about mental health issues like stress, burnout, anxiety, or depression...

New Delhi, March 20 : Once known to be a dreaded disease with a short lifespan, patients with multiple myeloma now have better treatment outcomes with medical advancements like bone...

New Delhi, March 20 : The Salem-based Sona Incubation Foundation (SIF) is set to focus on nurturing startups focused on wearable and assistive technologies, the institution said on Wednesday. SIF...

New Delhi, March 20 : If you are a chain smoker and love to binge on alcohol, you may be at significant risk of vision loss, said doctors on Wednesday....

New Delhi, March 19 : Besides giving you the aesthetic appeal, a bright and healthy set of teeth may also be key to your good health, said experts on Tuesday,...

New Delhi, March 19 : In a potential breakthrough in insulin delivery for people with diabetes, a team of Indian scientists has developed a novel silk-based hydrogel system that mimics...

Chennai, March 19 : Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday announced the launch of its cancer drug Versavo (bevacizumab) in the UK. Versavo, its first biosimilar product to...

Jaipur, March 19 : A government school lecturer, deputed as presiding officer for LS elections, passed away due to a heart attack in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Tuesday while undergoing...

New Delhi, March 19 : The latest set of Covid-19 vaccines offered no increased protection against the JN.1 variant, which continues to circulate, according to a study. JN.1, from the...

New Delhi, March 19 : On the second day of the ‘Illness to Wellness’ Summit organised by the ASSOCHAM Foundation for CSR, under the aegis of Associated Chambers of Commerce...

New Delhi, March 19 : Workplace stress is a harsh reality that needs to be addressed both at the individual level as well as by the management, said mental health...

Seoul, March 19 : Lamenting the ongoing walkout by junior doctors in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday asked them not to use their medical licences as a...

New York, March 18 : US researchers have developed a medicine compound that will mimic the benefit of exercise, an advance that may help people with hectic schedules and unable...

New Delhi, March 18 : The second edition of the Awareness Summit on ‘Illness to Wellness’ commenced in New Delhi on Monday under the banner of the ASSOCHAM National CSR...

New Delhi, March 18 : Online Chikitsa Mitra, a rural health-tech start-up, organised a free online health check-up camp for over 100 women in underprivileged areas across India, the company...

New Delhi, March 18 : A skin condition characterised by thickening, dark pigmentation, and velvety appearance of the skin at the nape of the neck among people with Type 2...

New Delhi, March 18 : While 9 to 14 is the right age to take the HPV vaccine, women who missed the jabs at the recommended age can still have...

Mumbai, March 18 : Dr.Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, US Agency for International Development (USAID) will start a 4-day visit to India from March 19 to move forward...

Seoul, March 18 : South Korea’s Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday expressed grave concerns regarding a decision by medical professors to collectively resign in support of junior doctors’ walkout...

New Delhi, March 18 : Increasing cases of chronic respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma in India are expected to push the growth of critical...

New Delhi, March 17 : Tobacco and alcohol are the two major reasons behind the rising cases of head and neck cancers (HNC) in India, accounting for a 35-times higher...

New Delhi, March 17 : Zoho founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu on Sunday called the competitive exam pressure India “a rat race to extinction”. Sridhar shared his comments, in a...

New Delhi, March 17 : Uncontrolled diabetes and increased use of digital screens may affect your retina, requiring vitrectomy — a surgical procedure that Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha...

Seoul, March 17 : Medical professors are blackmailing people with mass resignations, said South Korea’s Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo on Sunday. Amid the ongoing rift between trainee doctors and...

New Delhi, March 17 : While it may seem fancy to take vitamin supplements daily, regular consumption without consulting a doctor may be detrimental to your health, warned health experts...

New Delhi, March 17 : Early detection is crucial for boosting treatment for endometriosis, often dismissed as painful periods, according to experts on Sunday. Endometriosis is a painful gynaecological condition...

New Delhi, March 17 : Using hormonal birth control may raise the risk of depression and suicide, said billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday, calling out on the need to understand...

Lucknow, March 17 : Experts at a urology conference at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have said that consumption of polluted ground water and pan masala may cause large kidney...

Lucknow, March 17 : The National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated a survey of the availability of cancer services...

Seoul, March 16 : Medical professors across South Korea have decided to submit resignations starting March 25 in collective action pressuring the government to seek a breakthrough in the prolonged...

New Delhi, March 16 : Glaucoma, the third most common cause of blindness in India is rising significantly, especially among young adults, said doctors here on Saturday. World Glaucoma Week...

Jaipur, March 16 : The Rajasthan government has started specialised geriatric wards in 49 district hospitals of the state to provide better health services to elderly people. These specialised units,...

Jaipur, March 16 : The Rajasthan government on Friday implemented the Mukhya Mantri Balika Sambal Yojana with the aim of improving the sex ratio in the state, promoting education of...

Chandigarh, March 15 : The Department of General Surgery at the PGI in Chandigarh on Friday announced the launch of state-of-the-art endocrine and breast surgery clinic. The clinic was inaugurated...

Pune, March 15 : A 20-year-old kabaddi player has undergone a successful cadaveric allograft to repair two out of three of his damaged ankle tendons, officials said here on Friday....

New York, March 15 : Abnormality in a brain structure linked with movement may be causing the developmental language disorder seen among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia, according...

London, March 15 : A study on genes of two different mouse models with liver disease has helped a team of Austrian researchers to better understand liver scarring and to...

Kanpur, March 15 : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has unveiled significant steps to enhance student welfare initiatives, with a focus on prioritising mental health and well-being within...

New Delhi, March 15 : Survivors Against TB (SATB) — a community-based collective led by tuberculosis (TB) survivors, experts, and advocates — on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Seoul, March 15 : South Korean Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Friday appealed to the medical professors not to resign, amid the ongoing rift between the trainee doctors and the...

New Delhi, March 15 : India is facing a sleep health crisis, that is further soaring diseases affecting the heart and brain, said health experts here on World Sleep Day...

New Delhi, March 14 : The Central government is launching a pilot programme to provide cashless treatment to the victims of road accidents in order to reduce the number of...

Bengaluru, March 14 : A 68-year-old man battling Parkinson’s along with life-threatening co-morbidities has been successfully treated by doctors here. Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, in a statement on Thursday said...

New Delhi, March 14 : Global drugmaker AstraZeneca’s India arm on Thursday announced its plan to expand the scope of its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in India, including...

New Delhi, March 14 : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has certified 100 jails across India as ‘Eat Right Campus’, the Union Health Ministry said on...

Agartala, March 14 : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday expressed concern over the alarming rise in HIV/AIDS cases in the state with 150 to 200 persons being infected...

Srinagar, March 14 : Seventeen people including three women and two children were bitten by a mad dog on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A mad dog reportedly...

New Delhi, March 14 : Childhood kidney disease is increasing due to unhealthy lifestyle, with a diet rich in salt and sugar, said doctors on World Kidney Day on Thursday....

New Delhi, March 14 : Are you running to an orthodontist regularly to adjust or retighten your dental braces? A team of researchers has developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)...

Lucknow, March 14 : An inmate at a de-addiction and rehabilitation centre in Mohanlalganj, on the outskirts of Lucknow, was found dead on Thursday morning. The inmate was found hanging...

New Delhi, March 13 : Even as easily accessible over-the-counter (OTC) medications help manage pain and reduce inflammation, their indiscriminate use can pose significant risks, especially to the kidneys, said...

Noida, March 13 : Jaypee Hospital in Noida on Wednesday announced that it has successfully performed more than 1,000 kidney transplants. The hospital noted that more than 12,000 kidney transplants...

Gurugram, March 13 : Doctors here treated a brave 17-year-old boy who survived a scary tiger attack by pulling the tongue of the big cat. The boy, Ankit, hailing from...

New Delhi, March 13 : The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, gave its approval for the signing of three MoUs between India and Bhutan, covering...

New Delhi, March 13 : Rising levels of hypertension or high blood pressure in the country are alarmingly threatening kidney health, according to health experts on Wednesday, ahead of World...

New Delhi, March 13 : Yoga is a comprehensive tool to empower women, said Ministry of Ayush Secretary Rajesh Kotecha here on Wednesday. He was speaking at the Yoga Mahotsav-2024,...

Hyderabad, March 13 : A team of expert urologists at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) here has successfully removed 418 kidney stones from a patient with only...

Lucknow, March 13 : A joint survey conducted by King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and the Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) has found that several hotels and restaurants in...

Kanpur, March 13 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in a new study detailed how cholesterol-lowering drugs like Niacin work at a molecular level. Niacin is...

London, March 13 : While persistent cough has been a hallmark symptom of tuberculosis, there should be new ways identified to diagnose the world’s most deadly infection as a new...

Panaji, March 13 : Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that the government is working on providing accessible healthcare and would be adding more facilities to help people....

Mumbai, March 12 : Former WHO Chief Scientist and Deputy Director General for Programmes, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who on Tuesday received the prestigious Yashwantrao Chavan National Award 2023, feels that...

New York, March 12 : Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel gene-editing screen that can rapidly find cancer mutations and help develop new therapies...

Jaipur, March 12 : Rajasthan state minister Otaram Dewasi was admitted to the Sawai Mansingh Hospital here on Tuesday after he complained of difficulty in breathing. He is currently in...

New Delhi, March 12 : About 10 to 12 lakh people visit Jan Aushadhi Kendras every day in the country, said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr.Mansukh Mandaviya,...

New Delhi, March 12 : Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent among women, and can affect them from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, said doctors on Tuesday emphasising the importance of...

Lucknow, March 12 : If you have a family history of glaucoma, are over 40 years of age or experiencing symptoms such as pain in the eye, pressure, headaches, or...

New Delhi, March 12 : Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the working age group, said health experts on World Glaucoma Day on Tuesday. World Glaucoma Day is...

New Delhi, March 12 : In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian Navy Dornier from INS Garuda, Kochi, has evacuated a patient from Agatti Island (Lakshadweep). The Navy said that...

New Delhi, March 11 : India is well-prepared to face any future pandemic, said experts on the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, on Monday.Covid was declared a global pandemic...

Kanpur, March 11 : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Monday launched a novel air sampling device that will assess particulate matter in ambient air. The Air Sampling...

New Delhi, March 11 : Global health experts from a group of 58 charities, NGOs on Monday, the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, urged the US and European Union...

Bengaluru, March 11 : The Karnataka government has banned the use of artificial colours in the popular Gobi Manchurian dish and cotton candies liked by children, after a lab test...

New Delhi, March 11 : The intake of essential nutrients like sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein is either lower or higher than recommended levels in the northern states in India,...

New York, March 11 : The brains of polyglots — people who speak five or more languages — work differently when it comes to their native language, said researchers from...

New Delhi, March 10 : North India’s first government homoeopathic college, centrally funded and costing Rs 80 crore, will come up in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, Union Science and...

Hyderabad, March 10 : Large number of spirited runners, including kidney patients and healthcare professionals, participated in AINU Kidney Run in Hyderabad on Sunday. Led by Telangana Minister for Roads...

New Delhi, March 10 : A team of scientists has developed a blood test that can detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours, also called sleep deprivation. This...

Lucknow, March 10 : The doctors of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) here have successfully conducted revision knee replacement surgeries on two elderly women whose initial replacements had failed. “One...

Lucknow, March 10 : Cancer screening will now be available at all health and wellness centres across Uttar Pradesh. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said on Sunday that cancer screening...

Gurugram, March 9 : A 43-year-old taxi driver who suffered a rare brain haemorrhage has been given a new lease of life, said doctors at a hospital here on Saturday....

Bengaluru, March 9 : National Summit on Cervical Cancer was held in Bengaluru on Saturday which concluded with a call to action for a ‘Cervical Cancer Mukt Bharat’ (Free India...

New Delhi, March 9 : Smartphone addiction among children under the age of 10, is known to be detrimental for the eyes.However, doctors on Saturday warned that spending excessive time...

Seoul, March 9 : The South Korean government is expected to send notice to suspend the medical licences of about 13,000 trainee doctors next week, the media reported on Saturday....

Nairobi, March 9 : More than half a billion people are estimated to have been infected during the Covid-19 pandemic, which also claimed millions of lives and significantly affecting the...

New Delhi, March 9 : The flu season in the US, this year, has claimed more than a hundred children’s lives, according to latest estimates from the country’s Centers for...

Los Angeles, March 9 : More than 100 flu-associated pediatric deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to data released by the US Centers for...

Faridabad (Haryana), March 8 : In a medical marvel, doctors in Haryana’s Faridabad have successfully conducted liver transplants in two young girls with rare diseases, using a bloodless technique. The...

New Delhi, March 8 : India has bagged the prestigious ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ award for the country’s efforts in preventing the highly infectious and contagious diseases. India’s Deputy Ambassador...

New Delhi, March 8 : Daily exercise is important for one’s health, said wrestler turned fitness expert Ankit Baiyanpuria at the National Creators Award on Friday. The fitness influencer, famous...

New Delhi, March 8 : Breaking societal norms, age barriers and taboos, women in rural India are increasingly stepping forward to embrace motherhood via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to doctors...

New Delhi, March 8 : India is leading in healthcare studies, with most content coming from the country’s researchers and doctors, according to experts. Indian healthcare space with a $372...

New Delhi, March 8 : An increasing number of women surgeons are joining the field of robotics — dominated by men, said women robotic surgeons on International Women’s Day on...

Lucknow, March 8 : The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow has developed an oral pill that will help in healing fracture in lesser time. The phase-1 clinical trials...

Jaipur, March 7 : Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said that the state government has been working towards the expansion and strengthening of health services in the...

Hyderabad, March 7 : One in three Indian women experience urinary incontinence at some point in their lives, say doctors. Countless women grapple with the debilitating effects of this condition...

New Delhi, March 7 : Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) on Thursday announced the launch of first-of-its kind Dispojekt single use syringes that comes with a safety needle. The...

New Delhi, March 7 : Nearly 50 per cent Indian women are giving importance to their own preventive and diagnostic healthcare, which is a transformative shift in women’s health-seeking behaviour,...

New Delhi, March 7 : Mothers Against Vaping, a united front of proactive and concerned mothers, has lauded the government’s efforts to restrict the spread of new-age gateway devices like...

London, March 7 : Men with Covid-19 infection are more likely to experience an increase in heart rate and breathing rate, as well as a high skin temperature, than women,...

Ayodhya (UP), March 7 : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh subsidiary ‘Krida Bharti’ will organise ‘Run-for-Ram’ half marathon in Ayodhya on March 10. Krida Bharti state president and MLC Avanish Kumar...

Ahmedabad, March 7 : The Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday launched Gujarat’s largest government skin bank, besides other advanced medical facilities. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel presided over the...

New Delhi, March 6 : India’s bio-economy has grown 13-fold in the last decade — from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024, Union Minister of State...

London, March 6 : Swedish researchers have identified a specific gene that can prevent a serious muscle disease called muscular dystrophies. Muscular dystrophies are a group of congenital genetic diseases...

New Delhi, March 6 : Cyberknife radiosurgery is a non-invasive, pain-free procedure that eliminates the risks associated with conventional surgery and has transformed radiation treatment in oncology, said doctors here...

New Delhi, March 6 : A Delhi-based painter, who lost both his hands in a train accident in 2020, will now be able to take his brush again after receiving...

New Delhi, March 6 : A team of Indian-origin researchers has found an increasing link between Covid infection and people presenting eye problems like dryness, redness and itchy eyes. While...

Lucknow, March 6 : As many as 129 (or 76 per cent) out of 169 endemic blocks are now gearing up for the pre-transmission survey (pre-TAS), in eliminating lymphatic filariasis...

New Delhi, March 6 : Visceral fat, which accumulates around the organs in the abdominal cavity, can increase your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke,...

Jaipur, March 5 : Over 7,600 inspections have been conducted at different medical institutions in Rajasthan from January 24 to March 3, which have improved the condition of health services,...

New Delhi, March 5 : The Indian Army, under Operation Sadbhavna, brought a boy, suffering from a heart ailment and whose family was incapable of affording treatment, from Jammu and...

New Delhi, March 5 : Roche Pharma on Tuesday announced its foray into ophthalmology sector in India with a new bispecific monoclonal antibody (mAB) to treat vision loss. Vabysmo (faricimab)...

Mumbai, March 5 : An 8-year-old boy from Yemen has become the second youngest child in India to successfully undergo surgery for a rare papillary thyroid cancer, said Jaslok Hospital...

New Delhi, March 5 : Doctors on Tuesday said that the consumption of dry ice and liquid nitrogen is not safe for consumption after a scary incident was reported from...

Seoul, March 5 : People who suffered a Covid-19 infection may be up to an year at high risk of developing autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs), according to a global...

New Delhi, March 4 : Stomach cancer, which affected Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief, S.Somanath last year, is the fifth-most common cancer among males and presents very vague and...

Mumbai, March 4 : In a rare case, a man from Madhya Pradesh underwent a 12-hour long ‘bilateral hand transplant’ surgery at the Global Hospitals in Mumbai and is now...

New Delhi, March 4 : Obesity in children in India has increased manifold, pushing them to an unhealthy life ahead, said doctors on World Obesity Day on Monday. World Obesity...

New Delhi, March 4 : The incidence of the rare and fatal blood disorder aplastic anaemia is significantly high in India as compared to western countries, said health experts here...