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...

Hyderabad, May 17 : Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in parts of Telangana with the maximum temperature crossing 46 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Julurpad in Bhadradri Kothagudem district was the...

New Delhi, May 17 : A 27-year-old woman, impersonating as a junior resident in AIIMS, was arrested for cheating people on pretext of speedy treatment in the hospital, a Delhi...

New Delhi, May 17 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) directing at a five-star hotel in Delhi to pay a compensation of...

New Delhi, May 17 : Improvements in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have enabled millions of women across the world facing infertility to conceive over the past few decades, and this...

New Delhi, May 17 : Increased exposure to blue light from several smart screens including LED TVs, tablets and smartphones may be harmful for your skin, said experts on Wednesday....

Mainpuri (UP), May 17 : The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri is facing action for indiscipline after a viral video showed him clapping to the nurses’ dance....

San Francisco, May 17 : PharMerica, a leading pharmacy service provider in the US, which operates in more than 2,500 facilities across the country and offers over 3,100 pharmacy and...

New Delhi, May 17 : Google Cloud on Wednesday announced two new AI-powered life sciences solutions to accelerate drug discovery and precision medicine for biotech companies, pharmaceutical firms, and public...

Hyderabad, May 17 : Urologists at the Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU) here rescued an 18-year-old student from impending loss of one testis due to testicular torsion, a...

Hyderabad, May 17 : Urologists at the Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU) here rescued an 18-year-old student from impending loss of one testis due to testicular torsion, a...

New Delhi, May 17 : Although there are no definite gender specific differences in risk of hypertension, women face unique considerations due to hormonal changes, pregnancy-related factors, said doctors on...

London, May 17 : A new study based on wastewater samples has shown that there is considerably more mpox DNA than expected based on area cases and hospitalisations, suggesting the...

New York, May 17 : The link between air pollution and lung disease has long been recognised.A new study reveals a biological process that may be behind that link –...

New Delhi, May 17 : As Apple previewed new software features for cognitive, speech and vision accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 : The much delayed and keenly awaited law that takes care of all medical professionals against physical and verbal attacks, the Hospital Protection Act, on Wednesday was...

New York, May 17 : Patients with cancer whose immune systems are being supported or rebuilt by bone marrow transplantation should begin receiving vaccines for protection against SARS-CoV-2 three months...

Chandigarh, May 17 : In an eco-friendly move to mark the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week, the Deputy Commissioner of Patiala in Punjab on Wednesday set a wheel of...

Vientiane, May 17 : Cases of dengue fever in Laos have reached 2,041 since January, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. According to a report released by the Centre...

Geneva, May 16 : Carefully examining the risks involved is imperative while using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bert in healthcare, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

New Delhi, May 16 : Hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) is a silent killer as it usually does not cause noticeable symptoms, yet a major reason behind a host...

New York, May 16 : A US man with a rare Alzheimer’s disease gene mutation had a delayed onset of disease – about two decades later, a finding that can...

Shillong, May 16 : District administration has imposed 28-point restrictions and prohibited various activities under section 144 CrPC in Meghalaya’s Eastern West Khasi Hills following outbreak of African Swine Fever...

New York, May 16 : A team of researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has rolled out a clinical trial of an experimental mRNA-based universal influenza vaccine....

New Delhi, May 16 : Apple on Tuesday previewed new software features for cognitive, speech and vision accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk...

New York, May 16 : Prolonged exposure to a chemical commonly used as a cleaning agent, particularly in dry cleaning clothes and degreasing metals, can increase the risk of Parkinson’s...

New York, May 16 : Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) viruses can remain infectious for several days on surfaces in the household or in hospital rooms, increasing the risk of...

Chennai, May 16 : With two persons succumbing on Tuesday, the death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 19. According to Villupuram police, Saravanan (58)...

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS ) The Delhi High Court has asked the Medical Superintendent of Tihar Jail to provide a status report on the health, including details of treatments,...

New Delhi, May 15 : The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to look into the possibility of installing Advanced Cardiac Life...

New York, May 15 : More than 100 genes linked to the risk of schizophrenia seem to cause illness because of their role in the placenta rather than in the...

New Delhi, May 15 : A team of researchers has developed an AI-based approach to predict whether a person with Type 2 diabetes will develop kidney disease, a frequent and...

Hyderabad, May 15 : Hyderabad-based Biophore India Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has received approval from he Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for manufacturing and marketing of Cannabidiol active...

London, May 15 : Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have for the first time developed mice with a defected human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease, an advance that...

Geneva, May 15 : Non-sugar sweeteners like stevia should not be taken for weight control or to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, according to a new...

Sydney, May 15 : Children and adolescents face greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when exposed to antibiotics or a western diet at early ages, according to researchers, including...

Jerusalem, May 15 : Israel decided to cancel the mandatory quarantine for Covid-19 patients, according to a statement issued by the country’s Health Ministry. The ease will take effect on...

New York, May 14 : People who have sleep apnoea and spend less time in deep sleep may be more likely to have brain biomarkers that have been linked to...

London, May 14 : The nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue was found to be underactive in key areas, increasing the risk of fatigue — one of the most...

London, May 14 : Researchers have used a common disinfectant and antiseptic to create a new antimicrobial coating material that effectively kills bacteria and viruses, including MRSA and Covid-19. Scientists...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 : Doctors at a government medical health centre in Thiruvananthapuram have held that the accused in the murder of Kerala woman doctor, Dr.Vandana Das, has no mental...

New Delhi, May 14 : A 30-year-old man has been given a new lease of life after doctors here removed a large tumour sized 6.5 cm from his food pipe...

Lucknow, May 14 : Neurosurgeons at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) operated upon an 85-year-old ex-IIT Roorkee professor whose urgent brain surgery was held up due to lack of...

London, May 14 : Gender inequality is associated with differences in the structure of men and women’s brains, according to global research findings, including from India. The study, published in...

Singapore, May 14 : By studying the unusual ability of bats to host viruses without significant illness, scientists have discovered a protein that could unlock new strategies for fighting inflammatory...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 : A 32-year-old man, who was taken into police custody for breaking the glass panes of a house, turned violent when he was brought for medical verification....

New Delhi, May 14 : Prolonged exposure to diesel pollution, which includes a complex mixture of pollutants, can have serious health effects on humans, said experts here even as the...

Islamabad, May 14 : Pakistani Health Ministry has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus in an environmental sample from South Waziristan district in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The...

By Janvi SonaiyaAhmedabad, May 13 : Gujaratis, renowned for their love of food, have a distinctive habit of adding sugar to various culinary delights.However, this age-old tradition is now giving...

London, May 13 : The use of anabolic steroids can cause serious side effects, including heart failure and depression, for years after the end of your use, a new study...

New Delhi, May 13 : Total funding raised by mom and baby care startups and companies was $418 million in 2022, a plunge of 80 per cent from $2.1 billion...

New Delhi, May 13 : Total funding raised by mom and baby care startups and companies was $418 million in 2022, a plunge of 80 per cent from $2.1 billion...

New Delhi, May 13 : Low levels of vitamin D have now been linked to increase the long Covid risk, researchers report. The findings suggest that individuals should have their...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 : The fifth edition of the Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2023) will be held at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala from December 1 to 5, focusing on projecting Ayurveda’s...

Bengaluru, May 12 : Health experts have stressed the need for upskilling nurses in the evolving healthcare sector. The International Nurses Day (May 12) is celebrated to acknowledge the services...

Panaji, May 12 : Subsequent to incidents of water tankers transporting sewage ‘caught red-handed’ by people in south Goa, the Congress has demanded to make mandatory colour codes for water...

Washington, May 12 : The US has dropped the Covid vaccine mandate for all its international passengers, even as the country ends its Covid emergency status, the White House has...

London, May 12 : The UK researchers have developed a novel algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) that may one day help doctors diagnose heart attacks quickly and with precision....

London, May 12 : Tweets about obesity are predominantly negative, finds an analysis of more than 25,000 posts shared on social media platform Twitter. The findings to be presented at...

New York, May 12 : People with obstructive sleep apnoea may be at significantly higher risk of suffering long Covid, according to a study. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a...

New York, May 12 : Researchers have in two new studies added evidence supporting a seasonal pattern in the behaviour of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes Covid-19 disease, owing to...

Kolkata, May 12 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to introduce a three-year diploma in medicine might result in mushrooming of private institutes offering diploma courses without adequate...

London, May 12 : The protection offered by Covid-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight, scientists have found. People with obesity...

Lucknow, May 12 : The family of a 43-year-old woman, declared brain dead, has given a new lease of life to three people by donating her organs. The woman’s liver...

Geneva, May 12 : The mpox disease no longer represents a global health emergency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said at a virtual press conference...

Jakarta, May 12 : The Indonesian government is investigating the entry of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus that infected pigs at a farm on Bulan island in the Riau...

Los Angeles, May 12 : The US Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) came to an end on Thursday, marking a major transition in the country’s fight against the global pandemic....

Kolkata, May 11 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed state Health Secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam to explore the possibilities of introducing a three-year diploma course in...

New York, May 11 : Certain scents of body soaps could alter the scent profile of humans to make them more or less attractive to mosquitoes, claims a study. The...

Islamabad, May 11 : The chief organiser of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz, on Thursday advised the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to join Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

New York, May 11 : Your love for grilling meat may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis — a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells...

New Delhi, May 11 : Chronic pain and chronic fatigue syndrome often coexist, unleashing a double-whammy of troubles to the person suffering from the conditions, said experts here on Thursday...

New Delhi, May 11 : Mumbai-based drug maker TechInvention Lifecare has launched an oral cholera vaccine in India, in partnership with South Korean Eubiologics, following its successful phase III clinical...

London, May 11 : The risk of long Covid is strongly associated with area-level deprivation, with the odds of having long Covid 46 per cent higher for people from the...

New Delhi, May 11 : The treatment for head and neck cancers have transformed tremendously over the years and latest advancements in radiation therapy can help treat the condition, said...

New York, May 11 : US researchers have developed a novel laser-based breathalyser that is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and can diagnose Covid using exhaled breath, an advance that...

Seoul, May 11 : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all Covid-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation, effectively placing the disease in the endemic...

Lucknow, May 11 : The Uttar Pradesh government has terminated the services of a government doctor in Prayagraj on charges of absenteeism and other misconduct. The government has also ordered...

Guwahati, May 10 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched the ambitious ‘Ayushman Asom’ scheme in line with the Central government’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ to provide health coverage...

New Delhi, May 10 : In view of rising cancer cases in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday met the head of National Cancer Institute in the...

New York, May 10 : Thousands of genes affected by a bout of Covid-19 mediate the disease even after the viral infection had been cleared, leading to long Covid and...

New Delhi, May 10 : A team of international researchers, including from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, has found evidence of brain structures that underlie sight recovery in...

New Delhi, May 10 : A 27-week old prematurely born baby girl weighing 620 gram, got a new lease of life by doctors at a private hospital in Haryana’s Panchkula....

London, May 10 : A novel IVF procedure that aims to prevent children from inheriting incurable diseases has helped the birth of a baby with DNA from three people. While...

Geneva, May 10 : India, Pakistan, Nigeria, China and Ethiopia together accounted for 45 per cent of all babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) in 2020, according to...

Mexico City, May 10 : Mexico has declared an end to the Covid-19 health emergency in keeping with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo...

New Delhi, May 9 : The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday highlighted the violation of provisions of promoting electronic cigarettes during a business summit here and asked...

Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), May 9 : Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharti Pravin Pawar, said on Tuesday that the 118-year-old Central Research Institute (CRI) at Kasauli...

Washington, May 9 : The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reinstated a grant to New York City-based nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance to resume controversial research on bat coronaviruses, albeit...

Chandigarh, May 9 : The Haryana government on Tuesday announced grant of a special compassionate financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to eligible family member(s) of those employees who were...

New York, May 9 : The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, warn more than two dozen...

New York, May 9 : An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool has successfully identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis using solely the...

London, May 9 : Two Indians are among 10 nurses shortlisted from across the world for the $250,000 Global Nursing Award, organised by a leading healthcare provider in the GCC...

San Francisco, May 9 : Google and several organisations in healthcare service delivery and research technology are working together to develop personalised hearing aids using artificial intelligence (AI). The project...

New Delhi, May 9 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged all parliamentarians to start thalasaemia screening programmes in their respective constituencies so that it can be eradicated...

New Delhi, May 9 : With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring that Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency, medical device companies are likely to see a decrease in...

New York, May 9 : Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer’s dementia. Though there are many, relatively rare causes of dementia, the most common...

New Delhi, May 9 : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on a petition...

Lucknow, May 9 : An outbreak of parvovirus among dogs has caused a scare among pet owners in Lucknow. According to veterinarians, they are receiving 40-50 cases per week in...

Seoul, May 9 : Samsung has announced that the Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature of the Samsung Health Monitor app for Galaxy Watch has received FDA (Food and Drug...

Lucknow, May 9 : Workers deputed for cleaning of sewer lines or septic tanks in Uttar Pradesh will now be covered under life insurance scheme. Directives have been issued to...

Brisbane, May 9 : The health authority in the Australian state of Queensland issued an alert on Tuesday, warning local communities against taking illegally sourced drugs. The alert came after...

Geneva, May 9 : More than 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth — equivalent to one death happening every...

New York, May 9 : Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) US researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a simple test that works for both hepatitis C and Covid-19, and...

New Delhi, May 9 : As part of a major step to protect public health, the government of Australia has banned vaping due to increased usage among teenagers. Australia has...

Lucknow, May 9 : Ignoring large stones in both kidneys can lead to serious complications. Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow have come across one such...

Los Angeles, May 9 : The US will officially put an end to the Covid-19 public health emergency on Thursday. The emergency was first instituted more than three years ago...

Pooja YadavBhopal, May 8 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Chanda (name changed) of Chimka Tola in Mandla skips school for four days in a month citing one reason or the other.A student of...

New Delhi, May 8 : Measles is rising again in several countries including India, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Indonesia, amd Ethiopia. Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease...

New York, May 8 : An Indian-origin primary care physician in US’ Georgia has been accused of sexually assaulting four of his female patients during routine check-ups over a 12-month...

New York, May 8 : US researchers have developed a groundbreaking new diagnostic technique that will allow for faster and more accurate detection of neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and...

New Delhi, May 8 : Prenatal screening is of utmost importance to prevent thalassemia, a blood disorder, said doctors here calling on the need to increase screening. Thalassemia is an...

Seoul, May 8 : South Korea confirmed 16 new cases of mpox for the first week of May, bringing the country’s total to 60, health authorities said on Monday. Eleven...

London, May 8 : Sons born to women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are three times more likely to develop obesity, a precursor to many diseases including heart disease and...

Tokyo, May 8 : Japan on Monday officially downgraded the legal status of Covid-19 to the same category of seasonal influenza and relaxed other Covid-19 measures previously in place. The...

New York, May 8 : US researchers have developed a new “smart” coating for surgical orthopaedic implants which can monitor strain on the devices to provide early warning of implant...

London, May 8 : People with post-viral fatigue after suffering from Covid-19 can benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy, resulting in less fatigue and concentration problems, suggests a study. After a...

San Francisco, May 8 : Leading biotechnology company Twist Bioscience Corporation has announced to lay off 270 people, or about 25 per cent of its workforce, as it aims to...

San Francisco, May 8 : A US woman’s Apple Watch Fall Detection features helped her get medical attention after collapsing because of a major heart problem. A Reddit user described...

New York, May 7 : Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a study. The study, led by researchers at Harvard...

Hyderabad, May 7 : There are at least 5 crore people in India who are carriers of Thalassaemia ailment, as per various studies, and at least 12,000 new-born babies get...

New Delhi, May 7 : Genetics, coupled with increased consumption of tobacco products, may explain the reason why men are more prone to bladder cancer, experts said here on Sunday....

By Rachel V ThomasNew Delhi, May 7 : For 28-year-old Sarika, a make-up artist, life came to a standstill after she was confined to a wheelchair with paralysis following gunshot...

New York, May 7 : Heart inflammation post Covid vaccination was not caused by antibodies created by the jab, rather it was the result of a more generalised response involving...

London, May 7 : Women, who have suffered domestic abuse, may have a higher risk of developing atopic diseases, including asthma, according to a research led by one of Indian...

New York, May 7 : Long Covid patients with persistent neurological symptoms are more likely to suffer immune system dysregulation, according to a small study. The patients were also found...

New Delhi, May 7 : Artificial intelligence (AI)- guided screening has identified three anti-aging drug candidates targeting ‘zombie’ cells, a significant milestone for both longevity research and the application of...

New Delhi, May 7 : Artificial intelligence (AI)- guided screening has identified three anti-aging drug candidates targeting ‘zombie’ cells, a significant milestone for both longevity research and the application of...

By Manoj PathakPatna, May 7 : In today’s age, when doctors are charging hefty fees for the treatment of patients, there is a team of doctors in Patna who provide...

Lucknow, May 7 : The King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow now has Orbital Atherectomy technology that is a cost effective and efficient way of removing calcium deposits in...

By Rachel V.ThomasNew Delhi, May 6 : Generative AI chatbots like OpenAIs ChatGPT presents a great opportunity for both doctors and patients, but the tool is low on competence and...

New Delhi, May 6 : People, who perceived that they had cognitive difficulties such as memory problems during the pandemic, were more likely to have lingering physical manifestations of the...

New Delhi, May 6 : World leaders must now learn from the last three years of the pandemic and make structural changes in global health, else we are doomed to...

New York, May 6 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sacked a top investigator who led the global team into Covid-19 pandemic origins “following findings of sexual misconduct”. According...

New Delhi, May 6 : The new robotic surgery training centre at AIIMS in the Capital will provide much-needed robotic surgery skills to hundreds of surgeons who can deliver better...

Seoul, May 6 : South Korea plans to “swiftly” lower its national crisis level for Covid-19, the head of the country’s public health agency said on Saturday, after the WHO...

Brasilia, May 6 : Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged people to continue to get Covid-19 vaccines, though the WHO declared the Covid-19 pandemic no longer a...

Los Angeles, May 6 : New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the US, with its prevalence increasing to 12.5 per cent this week, according to the latest...

Los Angeles, May 6 : A total of 149 pediatric flu deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to the latest data published by the...

Beijing, May 5 : Talking on a mobile for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12 per cent increased risk of high blood pressure compared with...

New Delhi, May 5 : After three long gruelling years of Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared that the pandemic is no longer a public health emergency....

Ludhiana, May 5 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Friday dedicated 80 more Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab to the people, bringing the...

New Delhi, May 5 : The Delhi High Court has summoned the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a number of petitions pertaining to the...

Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 : Two-time former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is undergoing treatment for throat cancer in Bengaluru, was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Friday for...

Sydney, May 5 : The New South Wales Ministry of Health (NSW Health) has reported the first monkeypox case diagnosed in the Australian state since November last year. The NSW...

New York, May 5 : For the first time, US doctors have performed a successful brain surgery on an unborn baby to prevent heart failure and brain injury after birth....

New York, May 5 : Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can help robots to conduct automated scientific experiments — as many as 10,000 per day —...

New York, May 5 : Secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was a key driver of death in patients with Covid, according to a study. Interestingly, it may even...

Washington, May 5 : Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death among Americans in 2022, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More...

Kolkata, May 5 : The West Bengal health department’s decision to introduce E- prescriptions in all the state-run health utilities in the state from this year is expected to bring...

Lucknow, May 5 : Two Covid positive patients died in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district in the past 24 hours, while 261 more people have tested positive for the infection in...

Bhubaneswar, May 4 : A group of doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully performed a rare surgery for an uncommon variety of larynx (voice box) cancer to save the life of...

Chennai, May 4 : The National Medical Devices Policy should benefit the ultimate consumer in terms of lower prices by capping the maximum retail prices (MRP) of the devices, a...

New Delhi, May 4 : A preterm baby born at 34 weeks without enough oxygen and weighing just 1.8 kilogram was saved by doctors at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The baby,...

New Delhi, May 4 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore for flouting environmental norms as...

London, May 4 : A Swedish study of nearly 3 million women has found no evidence of an increased risk of menstrual changes after Covid-19 vaccination. Many women have reported...

New Delhi, May 4 : A 48-year-old woman suffered kidney failure after consuming the raw gallbladder of a fish to cure her diabetes as advised by a local quack, said...

New Delhi, May 4 : Bivalent vaccines that target the newer Covid variants, particularly Omicron and sub-variants, performed well, according to two studies. However, primary vaccines showed rapidly waning protection...

Gurugram, May 4 : A 62-year-old man, Vijay Menon from Delhi, who was declared brain-dead, has given a new lease of life to five people through organ donation. Menon was...

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, May 4 : The partly-completed Mumbai-Nagpur Super Expressway has emerged as a “killer” – reporting at least 195 big and small accidents that claimed 95 lives and...

Canberra, May 4 : Preliminary estimates by experts from the University of New South Wales (NSW Sydney) have indicated that five Australians died per day from drug overdose and other...

Wellington, May 4 : The New Zealand government has continued with the program of free sanitary hygiene products in schools this year, delivering more than 1 million period item packs...

Hyderabad, May 4 : Veteran actor Sarath Babu’s family has denied rumours of his demise on Thursday and clarified that his condition is stable. The actor remained hospitalised in Hyderabad...

New York, May 4 : US pharma giant Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug slowed clinical decline by 35 per cent compared to placebo, and resulted in 40 per cent less...

Seoul, May 4 : Nearly 210,000 children and teens in South Korea visited a hospital for depression or anxiety disorders since 2019, data from the National Health Insurance Service showed...

Lucknow, May 4 : The Uttar Pradesh government has signed an MoU with Cankids for early diagnosis and timely treatment of children across the state. Uttar Pradesh reports 4 per...

Los Angeles, May 4 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The vaccine, named Arexvy, was approved on Wednesday for the...

Beijing, May 3 : Eating low-carbohydrate diets may raise the risk of early death, claimed a study while noting that food products low on fat can prolong life. Short-term clinical...

New York, May 3 : Using surgical masks can help children fight respiratory infections, claimed a study that found evidence that face masks can reduce the release of exhaled particles....

New Delhi, May 3 : Scientists have found that regular internet use can reduce the dementia risk and healthy online engagement may help develop and maintain cognitive functions. Regular internet...

Chennai, May 3 : Australia’s Annalise.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) radiology company has entered India with its first centre here, the company said. Annalise.ai combines imaging data with the best...

New York, May 3 : Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of being hospitalised in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men...

New Delhi, May 3 : India is emerging as a favourable destination to conduct clinical trials, according to a report released by PwC India and the US-India Chamber of Commerce...

Aligarh, May 3 : In a major breakthrough in the field of cancer prevention, a common mechanism has been discovered that activates disruption of a single RNA binding protein, MSI-2...

Beijing, May 3 : A team of researchers from Chinese Internet giant Baidu has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable Covid-19 mRNA vaccine sequences...

Washington, May 3 : More than 10,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the week ending on April 27, according to the latest report by the American...

Lucknow, May 3 : For the first time, doctors at the Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute performed a microvascular surgery for tongue reconstruction with free radial artery forearm flap....

Seoul, May 3 : South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to over 20,000 on Wednesday as the daily caseload continued to log on-week growth on eased virus restrictions. The country...

Jaipur, May 3 : More than 15,000 people participated in the Yoga Mahotsav programme organised here to commemorate 50 days to International Day of Yoga, 2023. The participants performed Common...

Johannesburg, May 3 : Confirmed cases of measles are increasing in South Africa and have now reached 970 since its outbreak in October 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases...

Gurugram, May 2 : The Gurugram traffic police on Tuesday created a 12 km green corridor for an ambulance to transport a heart from the IGI Airport to the Medanta...

New York, May 2 : People with long Covid accompanied with neurological symptoms such as brain fog have less activity in certain brain regions normally used for memory tasks, revealed...

New Delhi, May 2 : UK drugmaker AstraZeneca’s India arm on Tuesday announced plans to launch five centres of excellence across the country to provide a systematic approach to standardised...

Noida, May 2 : Doctors have successfully treated a two-month-old boy suffering from a rare yeast infection called Rhodoturula coupled with Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Meningitis. “This is the world’s first reported...

New Delhi, May 2 : More than 80 per cent asthma cases in India are undiagnosed, which if left untreated can worsen over time, said experts here on Tuesday. World...

New Delhi, May 2 : The healthcare industry has transformed beyond conventional tools.With the seamless integration of technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), genomics, and robotics, patients can receive precise diagnoses...

New York, May 2 : Doing simple breathing exercises may help reduce risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, claimed a study. Researchers from the University of Southern California showed that a...

Lucknow, May 2 : There is good news for asthma patients who will now get better treatment at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) as its pulmonary and critical care department...

Manila, May 2 : The Covid-19 positivity rate in Manila increased to 17.2 per cent as of April 29 from 10.2 per cent on April 22, according to data released...

Washington, May 2 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that investigators have identified flour as the source of the recent Salmonella outbreak that has infected...

New Delhi, May 2 : Even as climate models have indicated an increasing heatwave this summer for India, people suffering from asthma, a respiratory disease, may be at significant risk,...

New Delhi, May 2 : Dengue virus has evolved to be more severe in India, said a team of scientists led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), stressing the...

Washington, May 2 : The US administration announced it will end Covid-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, international air travellers and contractors on May 11 — the same day that...

Canberra, May 2 : As part of a major crackdown, the Australian government has decided to ban recreational vaping and introduce minimum quality standards, while restricting the sale of vapes...

New Delhi, May 1 : The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Medical Superintendent of LNJP Hospital to withhold the identity of the 14-year-old who is seeking to have...

New York, May 1 : Covid infection significantly raises risk of rare Bell’s palsy more than vaccination against the infectious disease, according to an international team of researchers from US...

New York, May 1 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is probing an increasing case of mysterious and life threatening cluster of brain infections among children as...

New York, May 1 : US pharma giant Eli Lilly’s new blood sugar control drug is also helpful in losing weight, the company has said. In a recent phase 3...

Phnom Penh, May 1 : Cambodia reported 1,400 new HIV cases last year, according to a National AIDS Authority’s report on Monday. “About four people become infected with HIV every...

London, May 1 : Scientists will soon be able to develop antivirals to manage mpox, formerly known as monkeypox as well as Covid. Since May 2022, mpox has spread into...