New Delhi, June 6 : Early detection of brain tumour is vital, as it can accelerate treatment and help lead to morbidity free survival, said doctors on Tuesday. World Brain...

New Delhi, June 6 : The Delhi High Court observed that the power to grant bail on medical grounds under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is discretionary and...

Stockholm, June 6 : In a world first, a baby boy has been born following a uterus transplantation achieved solely by robot-assisted surgery on both donor and recipient. The baby,...

Sydney, June 6 : Indulging in moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity like gardening, dancing, cycling could lower the risk of Type-2 diabetes, even in people with a high genetic risk of...

New York, June 6 : Patients infected with Beta and Delta Covid-19 variants, and those who required hospital stays for the infection, are more likely to experience heart issues associated...

Canberra, June 6 : Australia’s influenza cases have soared by more than 40 per cent over two weeks as the nation heads into winter. According to the latest Australian Influenza...

New York, June 6 : Covid-19 mRNA vaccines given to young children (most of them age 4 and younger) are safe and showed no indications of serious side effects, according...

Cupertino (California), June 6 : Indian-origin Sumbul Desai, Apple’s Vice President of Health, has emphasised that the next goal for the company is to help users improve their mental and...

Mumbai, June 5 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker and Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar G.Joshi has been shifted out of the intensive care unit, the PD Hinduja Hospital said here on...

New York, June 5 : A new pill has shown promise of reducing the risk of death from lung cancer by half, according to results of a decade-long global clinical...

New Delhi, June 5 : Increased consumption of junk foods and less physical activity is the main reason why school children are seeing a spike in heart attacks, said doctors...

New Delhi, June 5 : The Delhi High Court ordered that the 14-year-old pregnant minor be transferred to a children’s home for girls in order to ensure the safe delivery...

London, June 5 : Up to 850 highly-qualified nurses from India and other countries hoping to work in Ireland are stuck in a visa application ‘logjam’ due to delays in...

Jerusalem, June 5 : Switching to a green Mediterranean diet, with daily intake of walnuts, green tea and lower red/processed meat, can have a positive effect on brain health, and...

New York, June 5 : In a first-of-its-kind, US researchers have developed a miniature video capsule, which physicians can remotely drive to all regions of the stomach to visualise and...

New York, June 5 : The first clinical trial analysing a targeted therapy drug specifically developed to treat deadly brain cancer has shown that it can extend the amount of...

London, June 5 : Fatal heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to new research. The study,...

New York, June 5 : While kids were the least affected by the Covid-19 disease, a study suggests that 70.4 per cent of nearly 850,000 US household transmissions of SARS-CoV-2...

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), June 5 : The post- mortem report of the newly-married couple who were found dead in a room on their wedding night, has found that both died...

Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 : A tribal woman in Kerala’s Idukki gave birth to a baby boy in an ambulance on Sunday, while on way to a hospital in Adimali, officials...

London, June 4 : Men who stated their dietary preferences as vegan in their job application were considered less “masculine” and thus are not likely to be hired, according to...

New York, June 4 : US engineers have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip,...

Washington, June 4 : In a bid to ease the ongoing shortage of chemotherapy in the US, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed for a temporary import...

New York, June 4 : Adding a novel drug to hormone therapy can help block the return of the most common form of breast cancer by 25 per cent, according...

Toronto, June 4 : A simple hysterectomy, a surgical procedure where the uterus and cervix is removed, is a safe treatment option that can improve quality of life for women...

Hyderabad, June 4 : Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar has said that the threat of pandemics is far from over and called for...

Sydney, June 4 : Australia’s New South Wales Ministry of Health (NSW Health) on Sunday issued a warning over meningococcal disease, urging locals to stay alert for related symptoms, after...

Hyderabad, June 4 : More than 1.58 crore people underwent eye tests so far under the second phase of Telangana government’s ambitious Kanti Velugu, billed as the world’s largest eye...

Bhubaneswar, June 4 : A team of expert doctors along with medical equipment and medicines from New Delhi will reach Odisha to provide quality care to the critically injured in...

Moscow, June 4 : Men who are married are less likely to feel burnout at the workplace, suggests a study. Workplace burnout is widespread and can have a detrimental effect...

Lucknow, June 4 : The government doctors in Uttar Pradesh have been told to prescribe only generic drugs to patients as per the new guidelines issued by the medical health...

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), June 4 (AINS) The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the withdrawal of injections of a particular batch number from all hospitals where they had been supplied. This...

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, June 4 : In a new development in cancer treatment, a Mumbai company has brought the Cryoablation technology from Israel to give a precise, cold-blooded death to...

Bangalore, June 4 : Kannada actress Prema took a ramp walk with cancer survivors to spread the message of courage and positivity about beating the dreaded and stigmatised disease in...

Chennai, June 3 : The Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) scheme of the Tamil Nadu government has found a mention in an article published on the website of the World Health...

New York, June 3 : Covid-19 not only affected health to a greater extent globally but also hampered relationships among married couples amid lockdowns and limited social interactions, a study...

San Francisco, June 3 : A school district in the US state of Maryland has sued Meta, Google, Snapchat and TikTok for allegedly contributing to a “mental health crisis” among...

United Nations, June 3 : Despite a tenuous Sudan ceasefire, 129 relief trucks, sometimes dodging fighting, managed recently to complete deliveries in several regions, UN humanitarians said. “The humanitarian community...

Tokyo, June 3 : Japan’s fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed. According to data released by the...

Kolkata, June 3 : A 12-member medical team with specialisation in trauma care and multiple ambulances is rushing to Odisha’s Balasore where several people are killed after several coaches of...

Hyderabad, June 2 : A man died of cardiac arrest while playing badminton in Telangana’s Jagtiyal town on Friday. Busa Venkataraja Gangaram, 53, suffered cardiac arrest while he was playing...

London, June 2 : A novel blood test that can detect for more than 50 types of cancer has shown promise to accelerate diagnosis and fast-track patients for treatment, according...

Sydney, June 2 : The shape of brain, not interactions between different regions, is crucial in how we think, feel and behave, finds a new study that may pave the...

Hyderabad, June 2 : A series of global studies of genomes of primates have revealed key features of their evolution, human disease, and biodiversity conservation. After generating the most complete...

Toronto, June 2 : Patients with persistent symptoms of depression and cognitive impairment, after a mild to moderate Covid-19 infection, had elevated levels of a protein indicating inflammation of the...

Varanasi (UP), June 2 : Scientists from the Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been granted a German patent for coming up with a...

New Delhi, June 1 : The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved AstraZeneca Pharma India’s liver cancer drug Tremelimumab Concentrate to be administered intravenously, the company said on...

New York, June 1 : People who had a heart attack are likely to have a significantly faster decline in cognition levels, according to a study. The findings, published in...

London, June 1 : Humans have crossed seven of the nine “safe limits” that allow for human life on earth, according to a new study. In 2009, a team of...

London, June 1 : The Covid induced lockdowns and more than two years of pandemic have affected people’s memory in recalling the timing of events that took place many years...

Patna, June 1 : Around 150 students fell sick after consuming mid-day meals in Bagaha subdivision in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Thursday, officials said. A health official of Bagaha...

New Delhi, June 1 : Savitri Devi, 51, suffering from Parkinson’s disease for the last nine years, has been given a new lease of life after doctors at a private...

London, June 1 : A novel dialysis device developed for treating severe liver failure has shown to be safe and effective, according to results of the first in-patient trial, led...

London, June 1 : Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of Covid-19 up to two years after infection, finds a study. Most people...

Washington, June 1 : While cases of Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were decreasing across the US, infections of another respiratory virus, called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), were on the...

Chandigarh, June 1 : Amid the unseasonal onset of the rainy season, the health department of the Chandigarh administration has sounded an alert and called for action to minimise illness...

Lucknow, June 1 : In an unexpected development, the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) administration has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on the agency that deployed a ward boy...

New York, June 1 : A 17-year-old Indian-origin student in Missouri has won the prestigious Regeneron Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for his research relating to the mpox virus. Saathvik...

Islamabad, June 1 : A Pakistani soldier was killed in firing by unknown terrorists in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an Army statement said. The incident happened in North Waziristan...

New Delhi, May 31 : In view of the violence in Manipur, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday deployed six teams of doctors in the northeastern...

New York, May 31 : Weight-loss surgeries among adolescents have increasingly become a part of obesity treatments in the US, finds a study. The findings, published in the JAMA Pediatrics,...

New York, May 31 : Cats can play a role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused Covid-19, and their contaminated environment can be infectious, according to new...

Hong Kong, May 31 : A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new gene-editing tool that differs in approach to the most popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy, saying the new...

New Delhi, May 31 : Doctors at a private hospital here have restored hearing ability of an 18-year-old boy who lost it after excessive earphones use. Prince, from Gorakhpur, has...

New York, May 31 : Researchers have developed a new model using deep learning that can predict preterm births as early as 31 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm birth, which occurs...

Patna, May 31 : The state health department conducted raids on 99 ultrasound centres in Siwan district and sealed 27 of them for failing to fulfil the necessary parameters. The...

Patna, May 31 : The state health department conducted raids on 99 ultrasound centres in Siwan district and sealed 27 of them for failing to fulfil the necessary parameters. The...

New Delhi, May 31 : A survey by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute here has revealed that Class 10 pass students were the highest in numbers among the consumers of tobacco...

London, May 31 : The theory that Covid-19 is the result of a lab-leak should not be discounted, a top Chinese scientist has said. “You can always suspect anything.That’s science.Don’t...

Lucknow, May 31 : Tobacco consumption remains a major issue as even minors were getting addicted to it.According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), nearly one-fifth of children aged...

Hyderabad, May 31 : Leading actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar promote brands which also manufacture gutka, a generic name given in India to smokeless...

Mumbai, May 30 : Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the ‘Smile Ambassador’ for the Maharashtra government’s oral hygiene campaign titled ‘Swachh Mukh Abhiyaan’, here on Tuesday. Chief...

New Delhi, May 30 : If you are planning to embrace parenthood, first stop smoking, said experts ahead of the World No Tobacco Day. World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated every...

New Delhi, May 30 : About 55 per cent of the cardiac/stroke deaths reported in India are due to delay in seeking care, according to the first community-based study published...

New Delhi, May 30 : Smoking tobacco, associated with a number of diseases like cancer, heart and lung disease, can have a serious effect on the quality of life of...

New Delhi, May 30 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea against the Union Health Ministry rules prohibiting donor gametes to couples wanting children through surrogacy....

New York, May 30 : A team of researchers have identified a blood biomarker that can predict if a cognitively healthy person will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease or...

New Delhi, May 30 : About 60 per cent of people in India think that the toilet is the worst offender when it comes to harbouring viruses, while 42 per...

Tokyo, May 30 : The Japanese government adopted a five-year action plan on Tuesday aimed at halving the number of deaths from heatstroke by 2030 from an annual average of...

Islamabad, May 30 : Two environmental samples collected from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have tested positive for wild poliovirus, the Health Ministry said. Wild poliovirus type 1 was found in...

London, May 30 : The British government will launch a crackdown on vape marketing targeting children and teenagers, according to media reports. Announcing the new set of measures aimed at...

London, May 30 : An international team of researchers has identified new genes that are associated with an increased risk of a type of heart attack primarily affecting young to...

New York, May 30 : Consuming foods rich in flavanols such as tea, chia seeds, apples and dark chocolate may stave off the risk of age-related memory loss, according to...

Lucknow, May 30 : The Lok Bandhu Hospital has become the first government hospital in Lucknow to introduce antimicrobial bedsheets as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of infections...

London, May 29 : Ditch those health supplements as they have no health benefits, and are simply a money-making scheme by drug companies, according to a top UK scientist. Professor...

New Delhi, May 29 : A new social media trend of sniffing deodorant has claimed the life of an Australian teenager after the act left her brain damaged “beyond repair”,...

Chennai, May 29 : Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi on Monday appointed K.Narayanasamy as the Vice-Chancellor of Dr.M.G.R.Medical University in Chennai. The Governor is the Chancellor of the university. The posting...

London, May 29 : In a bid to encourage more families to have open conversations around menstruation, Amazon UK has trained its virtual assistant technology Alexa on how to give...

Chennai, May 29 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday announced that the state would soon have hospitals in 25 district headquarters. The minister said that the files...

Sydney, May 29 : Scientists have decoded how injections from Botox drug, majorly used to smoothen wrinkles and reverse ageing, are able to breach brain cells, leading to paralysis or...

Lucknow, May 29 : A dozen districts in Uttar Pradesh have covered less than 90 per cent of the targeted kids — below one year of age — under the...

New Delhi, May 29 : Online food delivery platform Zomato on Monday announced it has collaborated with Dial4242 to provide ambulance services and medical support through mobile medical units (MMUs)...

New York, May 29 : US engineers have developed the first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system that can monitor blood pressure, heart functions while in motion and also transmit data...

London, May 29 : Women engaging in regular exercise such as cycling, walking, gardening, cleaning and participating in sports may have about 25 per cent lower risk of developing Parkinson’s...

Kolkata, May 28 : A recent study by a group of environmental scholars and researchers from two leading institutions from West Bengal and one from Australia has suggested lesser use...

New Delhi, May 28 : Stem cells from the human stomach can be converted into cells that secrete insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels, offering a promising approach...

By Amita VermaLucknow, May 28 : The spread of parvovirus among dogs in Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a major cause of concern among pet owners.Two pet dogs have died...

Lucknow, May 28 : The King George’s Medical University (KGMU) will soon set up a big data centre to profile prevalent diseases in Lucknow and neighbouring cities by analysing their...

New York, May 27 : In a significant breakthrough US researchers have effectively restored hearing in mice models using gene therapy. By 2050, one in 10 individuals are expected to...

New Delhi, May 27 : The measles-rubella (MR) vaccine delivered via stickers to adults and infants as young as 9 months old is safe and effective, according to results of...

New York, May 27 : About 20 per cent or one in five adults considered healthy by medical standards, have glucose metabolism similar to those with prediabetes, finds an alarming...

New Delhi, May 27 : At least 400 medicinal plants have anti-diabetic properties that can control Type 2 diabetes, say researchers. “There are at least 400 medicinal plants present in...

New York, May 27 : Regular walks can strengthen connections in and between brain networks, according to new research, adding to growing evidence linking exercise with slowing the onset of...

London, May 27 : Five subtypes of heart failure that could potentially be used to predict future risk for individual patients have been identified using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according...

Mumbai, May 27 : As robotic surgeries, slowly but steadily, become mainstream in India, US-based Vattikuti Foundation is organising a key seminar here next month where young robotic surgeons from...

Seoul, May 27 : Around one in six North Korean children under the age of 5 suffer from stunted growth due to malnutrition, an international report revealed on Saturday. The...

Chandigarh, May 26 : A senior cardiovascular surgeon from Chandigarh on Friday helped a co-passenger, who had a cardiac arrest onboard a flight from Japan, to survive. This incident took...

Tokyo, May 26 : A team of Japanese researchers are working on a method to develop babies in the laboratory as early as 2028, according to a study that can...

New Delhi, May 26 : Doctors at a hospital in Pune have, in a study, shown the efficacy of a novel rescue therapy which may help babies born with low...

New Delhi, May 26 : Even as Covid-19 is seeing a decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the threat of an “inevitable” next pandemic of “Disease X”,...

New Delhi, May 26 : China is soon likely to become the world’s first country with oral insulin availability, according to a report on Friday. After successfully completing Phase III...

New Delhi, May 26 : The Supreme Court on Friday granted six weeks interim bailto Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on medical grounds. A...

Kolkata, May 26 : Darjeeling, often termed as the “Queen of hill stations,” is facing the threat of joining six other non-attainment cities in West Bengal not fulfilling national air...

New York, May 26 : Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found evidence that an experimental drug may help prevent or slow vision loss in people with diabetes. The results...

Sydney, May 26 : Plants can efficiently remove toxic gasoline fumes, including cancer causing compounds such as benzene, from indoor air, according to a study. Previous studies on indoor plants...

New Delhi, May 26 : The medical device industry is caught between environmental responsibility and innovation, according to a report on Friday. Despite the medical device industry’s commitment to healthcare...

Lucknow, May 26 : Plastic surgeons at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) have successfully conducted laser surgery for pilonidal sinus in a day-care procedure. Pilonidal...

London, May 26 : UK researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that can predict if breast cancer has spread to another part of the body including the liver,...

Lucknow, May 26 : The CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) has successfully lowered nicotine content in the Petit Havana Tobacco plant variety by using a genome editing...

Wellington, May 26 : New Zealand’s mental health system, and the people working in it, are on the brink of collapse, according to industry insiders on Friday. Problems include lack...

New York, May 26 : A team of US researchers have identified 12 key symptoms of Long Covid condition — which persist more than 30 days after a Covid-19 infection....

Los Angeles, May 26 : More than 200 American patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city, according to...

London, May 25 : Canadian and US researchers have – with the help of artificial intelligence – discovered a new antibiotic that kills a deadly species of “superbug” which can...

New Delhi, May 25 : Jailed AAP leader and former Minister of Health in the Delhi government, Satyendar Jain, on Thursday was shifted to LNJP from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital...

London, May 25 : A team of researchers said that heavy drinkers could be putting themselves at risk of muscle loss and frailty in later life, suggesting another reason to...

London, May 25 : A team of researchers said that heavy drinkers could be putting themselves at risk of muscle loss and frailty in later life, suggesting another reason to...

New York, May 25 : Avocado oil has become a popular choice for many people in recent years because of its heart-healthy benefits and versatility in cooking.However, nearly 70 per...

New Delhi, May 25 : The risk of developing dementia increases in persons with Type 2 diabetes who develop glucose resistance earlier in their lives, a significant study has revealed....

Chennai, May 25 : After installing napkin vending machines in government schools of the state, the Tamil Nadu government is embarking on a project to install the machines in all...

Chennai, May 25 : After installing napkin vending machines in government schools of the state, the Tamil Nadu government is embarking on a project to install the machines in all...

New Delhi, May 25 : The jailed AAP leader and former Minister of Health in the Delhi government, Satyendar Jain was admitted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital following a...

Brasilia, May 25 : The Brazilian government has declared a six-month health emergency after several avian flu cases were found in wild birds. While seven of these cases were found...

Johhanesburg, May 25 : A total of 17 people have died of cholera since its recent outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria, the Department of Health...

Jerusalem, May 25 : Israeli researchers found that within just a few months a deadly epidemic killed all black sea urchin population in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba, Tel...

New Delhi, May 24 : Apple on Wednesday launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of health data privacy globally, including in India, as millions of people now monitor...

Hyderabad, May 24 : Hyderabad, which is emerging as the knowledge capital of the world’s life sciences industry, has grabbed another big-ticket investment in the sector. US-based StemCures is slated...

New Delhi, May 24 : Greater exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) 2.5, nitrogen dioxide, and black carbon has now been linked with a higher risk of developing severe disease,...

Lucknow, May 24 : What has heat got to do with mental health?A lot, if one believes the doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU). According to medical experts,...

New Delhi, May 24 : In a startling revelation, a team of scientists has uncovered the unique molecular make-up of a woman who can’t feel pain, heals more rapidly and...

Chennai, May 24 : Amid concerns over rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Tamil Nadu health department has issued an alert to contain the spreading virus. On Tuesday, the...

Rome, May 24 : Public investment in sustainable agriculture rose by more than a fifth last year, according to the 2022 Annual Review released by the UN Food and Agriculture...

New Delhi, May 23 : In a bizarre case, an American multi-millionaire in his 40s is attempting to reverse ageing using blood plasma transfusions from his teenage son, media reports...

New York, May 23 : Nearly 7 in 10 parents believe that the wave of new image editing apps and filters along with trends related to appearance are affecting their...

New York, May 23 : Nearly 7 in 10 parents believe that the wave of new image editing apps and filters along with trends related to appearance are affecting their...

New York, May 23 : For the first time, scientists, including one of India-origin, have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders. In the...

New Delhi, May 23 : Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience airway-clogging mucus plugs, an accumulation of mucus in the lungs that can affect quality of life...

London, May 23 : While images of food are known to influence binge eating, it can also trick the brain into feeling full, if we see pictures of the same...

Bengaluru, May 23 : Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addressed a high-level seminar held at the European Parliament in Brussels over mental health issues. This was organized by...

Lucknow, May 23 : The Command hospital in Lucknow has successfully performed a rare surgery on a new born child, suffering from a rare disorder called Pierre Robin sequence (PRS)....

New York, May 23 : American private space habitat company Axiom Space’s latest mission to the International Space Station (ISS) also carried several experiments on human stem cell ageing, inflammation...

Sydney, May 23 : More than 800 million people will suffer from lower back pain by 2050, a 36 per cent increase from 2020, according to an analysis published in...

Chennai, May 23 : Nurses in Madurai are on an agitation path against the action by a Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS) to compulsorily enlist 12 new pregnancy cases...

Gurugram, May 22 : A 23-year-old woman died after she was administered a wrong injection for fever at the Uma Sanjeevani Hospital in Gurugram’s DLF Phase-2, her family members alleged....

New Delhi, May 22 : Delhi on Monday continued to face unrelenting heatwave conditions, causing discomfort and distress to the capital’s residents, but respite is likely soon as per the...

London, May 22 : Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the global obesity epidemic, suggests a study. Obesity is...

New Delhi, May 22 : As the national capital is witnessing a severe rise in temperature and heatwave conditions, doctors on Monday warned people of adverse health effects. On Sunday,...

Kochi, May 22 : The Kerala High Court has given permission to a 15-year-old girl, who was impregnated by her brother, to medically terminate her seven-month-old pregnancy. The court gave...

Washington, May 22 : It’s not advanced age that is causing a rise in pregnancy complications, rather the poor health of the mother is to be blamed, suggests a research....

New Delhi, May 22 : Women should start getting regular mammograms at age 40 to prevent the risk of breast cancer, said doctors on Monday. This comes after the US...

Varanasi (UP), May 22 : A study conducted by the Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), has found that Ayurvedic medicines started giving relief to...

London, May 22 : Researchers have found a stress hormone in hair, which when measured may predict the future risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The study, presented at this year’s...

London, May 22 : People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack, according to research. Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of...

New York, May 22 : Monovalent Covid-19 booster vaccinations administered in early pregnancy (before 20 weeks’ gestation) did not raise risk of miscarriage, two studies have shown. The studies add...

Geneva, May 22 : The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), kicked off here, focused on “saving lives, driving health for all,” the WHO said in a statement. As 2023 marks...

Bengaluru, May 21 : Heavy rains in Bengaluru claimed the life of a woman software professional on Sunday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who visited the hospital, has ordered an investigation into...

Adilabad (Telangana), May 21 : A 16-year-old boy died of suspected heart attack a day before his birthday in the Babapur village of Telangana’s Asifabad district, and the grief-stricken parents...

New Delhi, May 21 : Researchers have discovered that heart attack patients who suffered from Covid-19 had a significant amount of clotting in their arteries both before and after intervention....

Accra, May 21 : The Ghanaian government has said that the country decided to further lift Covid-19 restrictions amid declining global and domestic trends for the infection. The West African...

Guwahati, May 20 : Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has adopted 10 patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB) for six months as part of a community support initiative for TB patients...

Geneva, May 20 : The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday announced a new global network that will help detect and respond to disease threats before they become epidemic or...

Hyderabad, May 20 : The death of a buffalo calf due to suspected rabies in a village in Telangana’s Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district has sent panic among villagers. The health...

New York, May 20 : US researchers are developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that may one day allow patients with paralysis, amputated limbs or other physical challenges to use their...

New York, May 20 : Artificial intelligence (AI) could be a useful tool in mental health treatment, according to a new study. The study, which was the first to test...

New York, May 20 : Reported cases of chronic pain in the US grew at a much faster rate than other persistent conditions from 2019 to 2020, according to a...

London, May 20 : The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers when they are 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective...

New York, May 20 : The 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine may likely reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, suggests a study. The BCG vaccine offers...

New Delhi, May 20 : About 100 crore people, particularly children, in 43 countries are at risk of cholera, according to a new report by the UN. The report showed...

New York, May 20 : US-based brain-computer interface developer Paradromics may be a step closer to getting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its brain implant that can...

London, May 19 : People with genetic tendency toward higher levels of hypertension and cholesterol could be at a potential risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study....

Geneva, May 19 : The World Health Organization (WHO) Covid vaccine composition advisory group has recommended that vaccine makers drop the ancestral strain and switch to a monovalent (single-strain) vaccine...

New Delhi, May 19 : Obesity has a huge impact on physical health, psycho-social and mental health, and can increase the risk of depression, especially among children and adolescents, said...

Canberra, May 19 : Micro and nanoplastics are “pervasive” in Australia’s food supply, a new study revealed on Friday. The study, which was published by national science agency the Commonwealth...

New York, May 19 : Researchers have developed a single, multilayer, soft and stretchable material with integrated nerve-like electronics that can sense pressure, temperature, strain, and more, just like real...

Toronto, May 19 : Canadian researchers have identified how vitamin K helps prevent diabetes, a finding that could lead to new therapeutic applications for a disease that affects one in...

New Delhi, May 19 : Global scientists and public health experts on Friday warned G7 leaders that the world is not prepared for the next pandemic and, without urgent action,...

Seoul, May 19 : South Korea on Friday raised the crisis level of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the highest point in central regions and will implement beefed-up quarantine measures...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), May 19 : The Muzaffarnagar Jail in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the ‘Eat Right Campus’ certificate by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAl) for...

Baghdad, May 19 : Iraq registered up to 119 cases of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), including 18 deaths, since the beginning of this year, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said....

Addis Ababa, May 19 : The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned that around 7 million Ethiopians are at risk of being infected by...

New Delhi, May 18 : The Delhi High Court has taken significant steps towards addressing the treatment of rare diseases by forming a five-member committee responsible for implementing the National...

New Delhi, May 18 : The UK has reported an unusual cluster of heart inflammation in newborn babies caused by catching enterovirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Myocarditis,...

Chandigarh, May 18 : Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has provided financial assistance to a boy who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare and life-threatening blood disorder, as his...

Beijing, May 18 : The number of deaths worldwide from ischemic stroke increased from 2 million in 1990 to more than 3 million in 2019, and is expected to increase...

New York, May 18 : People who indulge in brisk walking, swimming, running, and stair climbing can have significantly lower risk of death from flu or pneumonia, even at weekly...

New Delhi, May 18 : Artificial intelligence (AI) has been fundamental to the development of Novavax’s Covid-Influenza Combination (CIC) vaccine, reflecting a wider industry trend for increased usage of AI...

Washington, May 18 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of the potential risk for the resurgence of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, this summer....

New York, May 18 : Heart transplant recipients receiving organs from active Covid-19 positive donors may have an increased risk of death at six months and one year when compared...

By Susitha FernandoColombo, May 18 : Deadly dengue disease has reached to an epidemic proportion in Sri Lanka with 22 deaths and more than 34,500 cases recorded so far for...

Copenhagen, May 18 : The WHO Regional Office for Europe has launched a new campaign called “Eliminating mpox: Placing affected populations at the heart of our response” to highlight the...

Taipei, May 17 : A team of Taiwanese researchers have identified a gene, which when modified, can extend lifespan of mice by 20 per cent, a finding that can also...