Lucknow, Oct 20 : In the last 24 hours, Lucknow reported 38 new dengue cases, the highest single-day caseload reported so far this year. The total number of cases has...

New Delhi, Oct 19 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday permitted a woman to terminate her 23-week pregnancy, noting that the medical board of All India Institute of Medical...

Hyderabad, Oct 19 : India ranks number one in the total number of osteoporosis cases, said doctors on the eve of World Osteoporosis Day. There are 1.5 million osteoporosis cases...

Patna, Oct 19 : In a case of medical negligence, doctors of a private hospital left a surgical sponge in a woman’s abdomen after a cesarean section in Bihar’s Vaishali...

Mumbai, Oct 19 : Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have developed a low cost, portable device designed to detect DNA in wastewater and other water...

Lucknow, Oct 19 : The Uttar Pradesh government will establish ‘Digital Doctor Clinics’ in rural regions to improve healthcare services in rural and remote areas of the state. These ‘Digital...

New York, Oct 19 : Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based algorithm that can detect an abnormal heart rhythm or atrial fibrillation in people without symptoms. Atrial fibrillation...

New Delhi, Oct 19 : Jasbir kaur, an 89-year-old suffering with colorectal cancer — development of cancer in the colon or rectum — for almost a year is now in...

Guwahati, Oct 19 : Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a reliable, affordable and portable sensor that can detect the glycemic Index (GI) of common...

New York, Oct 19 : Scientists have developed a tri-valent vaccine using a nanoparticle that can protect against three different deadly coronaviruses, and has show to be successful in mouse...

New York, Oct 19 : Determining whether a person is diabetic could be as easy as having them speak a few sentences into their smartphone, according to a groundbreaking study...

Ankara, Oct 19 : Turkey is ready to provide health services to the Gaza Strip, including sending a floating hospital to the region, Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. Koca...

Hong Kong, Oct 18 : The SARS-CoV-2 infection may worsen Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men. The Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) refer to a group of clinical symptoms involving...

New York, Oct 18 : Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than those without the condition, according to a study. ADHD is...

Jaipur, Oct 18 : A student of a private school in Rajasthan’s Bikaner collapsed and died after participating in a racing competition, police said on Wednesday. The school management had...

London, Oct 18 : In a first, researchers have found that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, confirming its role in the...

London, Oct 18 : It is often claimed that using the snooze button can have negative effects on sleep and cognitive processes, but there has been no direct evidence to...

Lucknow, Oct 18 : Up to 90 per cent of trauma cases are initially mishandled at accident scenes, worsening injuries and prolonging treatment, say medical experts. The Department of Trauma...

Lucknow, Oct 18 : The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow have announced a strategic collaboration with a Bengaluru-based startup to develop new...

London, Oct 18 : Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures, a new study reveals....

London, Oct 18 : Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures, a new study reveals....

London, Oct 18 : Hundreds of people were killed in an Israeli strike at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, reports said. The number of people killed has reached 500,...

New Delhi, Oct 17 : The Delhi High Court has, prima facie, observed that individuals who have already initiated or undergone the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) process should not be...

New Delhi, Oct 17 : A new study has identified a compelling link between vitamin B12 deficiency and chronic inflammation, which is associated with a range of health problems including...

London, Oct 17 : Covid-19 hospitalisations have increased by 24 per cent in one week in the UK as new variant BA.2.86, dubbed as Pirola, sweeps across the country. According...

Ontario, Oct 17 : In a new study in mice and humans, researchers at University of Western Ontario, Canada, have shown that female sex hormones play a significant role in...

San Francisco, Oct 17 : Bat genes could hold the key to unlocking new ways to battle cancer and Covid-19, a new study has found. The study published in the...

New York, Oct 17 : Patients with long Covid can exhibit a reduction in circulating levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin, according to new research. The study, led by researchers from...

San Francisco, Oct 17 : OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT might be better than a doctor at following recognised treatment standards for clinical depression, and without any of the gender or...

Sydney, Oct 17 : Fluctuating blood pressure can increase the risk of dementia and vascular problems in older people, a new study by Australian researchers has warned. Short blood pressure...

Patna, Oct 17 : While the opposition BJP leaders are expressing concerns over the health of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD-U leader and spokesperson Sunil Kumar Singh said that...

Patna Oct 16 : A man in Bagaha area of Bihar’s West Champaran district lost his life on Monday due to the absence of an ambulance. The family members of...

Patna, Oct 16 : Two persons died and three others fell critically ill in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Monday after drinking spurious liquor, as per their relatives. The incident occurred...

Washington, Oct 16 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is likely to propose a ban on some hair-straightening products, like chemical relaxers and pressing products, due to health...

London, Oct 16 : The SARS-CoV-2 may be becoming just another respiratory bug, along with flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinovirus and adenovirus, UK experts contended. With 2,257 cases being...

New Delhi, Oct 16 : The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the committee established by the NITI Aayog to expedite the process of formulating a comprehensive integrated medical system...

New York, Oct 16 : Bat’s genes may explain why the mammals are protected from viruses like Covid-19 or Ebola that wreak havoc in humans, and are relatively cancer-free, researchers...

New Delhi, October 16 : The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the delay in furnishing its reply on a plea alleging that 70...

New Delhi, Oct 16 : The aesthetic injectables market in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5 per cent through 2030, according...

New Delhi, Oct 16 : The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by a married woman to terminate her 26-week-long pregnancy. A bench, comprising CJI D.Y.Chandrachud, Justice J.B.Pardiwala,...

Bengaluru, Oct 16 : Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in the month of October to create awareness of the deadly disease.Breast cancer in Karnataka’s Bengaluru continues to be a...

London, Oct 16 : Researchers have discovered a significant connection between birthweight and the onset of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, now known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), in...

Faridabad, Oct 16 : There has been a significant rise in “text-neck syndrome”, especially among the young adults, which account for about 70 per cent in the outpatient department, said...

London, Oct 16 : Gut bacteria may be linked with the onset of colorectal lesions and cancers, finds a study. The research led by a team at University Medical Center...

Lucknow, Oct 16 : Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has said that artificial intelligence (AI) can play a vital role in the prevention of various diseases and other...

Imphal, Oct 15 : Manipur’s Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department has confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the state and has declared the Pig Farm of the...

London, Oct 15 : Amid a significant rise in Covid cases, the UK health agency has asked people in the country to brace for another bout of infections due to...

Toronto, Oct 15 : Atrial fibrillation or irregular heartbeats detected post-stroke is not quite the same as the irregular heartbeats already known before a stroke, according to a study. Worldwide,...

Sydney, Oct 15 : An affordable existing drug can help provide relief for people with painful hand osteoarthritis, according to a study. Until now there has been no effective treatment....

New York, Oct 15 : An automated pain recognition system using artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise as an unbiased method to detect pain in patients before, during and after surgery,...

New York, Oct 15 : Women prefer physical strength — upper-body strength, specifically — in short-term contexts, according to a study. The findings, published in Personal Relationships, showed that affiliative,...

New York, Oct 15 : Some restrictive and repetitive behaviours may help reduce anxiety for autistic individuals, finds a study that sheds new light on the relationship between autism traits...

Lucknow, Oct 15 : Nearly 25 new cases of dengue, on an average, are being reportedly daily in Lucknow since the past one week. The capital city witnessed its last...

Cairo, Oct 15 : A plane loaded with medical supplies from the WHO for the Gaza Strip reached the El Arish airport in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, said the Egyptian Red...

Imphal, Oct 14 : Manipur again faces adengue outbreak with 1,338 cases and five suspected dengue related deaths officially registered so far this year, officials said on Saturday quoting the...

New York, Oct 14 : In a breakthrough that could transform how doctors treat conditions from eczema to allergies, a team of scientists has discovered a feedback loop centred on...

San Francisco, Oct 14 : While many people believe that losing weight as a couple is a great way to achieve their weight loss goals, a new study has found...

San Francisco, Oct 14 : Researchers have discovered the structures of open and closed states of the coronavirus ion channel, which could help the development of antiviral drugs to reduce...

Hyderabad, Oct 14 : Many women suffer from issues such as uncontrolled bladder movement and lower abdominal pain but do not seek medical attention due to shyness and embarrassment. Doctors...

San Francisco, Oct 14 : A tiny bit of protein therapy under the tongue could be a safe and effective approach in treating peanut-allergic children ranging from 1 to 4...

Kolkata, Oct 14 : In the last seven days, Kolkata witnessed a sharp spike in the number of fresh dengue cases, alarming health officials ahead of the Durga Puja festivities...

New York, Oct 14 : Delaying bedtime by just 90 minutes each night damages cells that line the blood vessels, supporting the hypothesis that poor sleep is linked to heart...

New Delhi, Oct 13 : The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking ban on live surgery broadcast. A bench, headed by CJI D.Y.Chandrachud and comprising Justices...

New York, Oct 13 : SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 infections may be getting nipped in the bud in the nasal tracts, finds a study that explains young children’s...

London, Oct 13 : Almost half (42 per cent) of patients with skin disease experience sleep disturbances, according to a major study that analysed over 50,000 adults across 20 countries...

London, Oct 13 : A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological ageing in a clinical setting. The new test is an epigenetic...

London, Oct 13 : Mental health problems and mental disorders are common in the working population and 15 per cent of adults of working age experience mental health disorders —...

London, Oct 12 : Love to take a selfie? Beware, it can make you vulnerable to eating disorders, warned a study.Popular on social media, selfies are portraits taken by the...

Mumbai, Oct 12 : In a significant initiative, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered that providing basic emergency healthcare facilities and an ambulance will be mandatory at all major...

Noida, Oct 12 : A 25 weeks old premature baby, weighing mere 750 gms, got a new lease of life by doctors at a private hospital here. The woman, pregnant...

London, Oct 12 : UK doctors have launched a world-first trial to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for children with severe to profound hearing loss due to a...

New York, Oct 12 : In a medical breakthrough, a monkey has survived for more than two years with a kidney transplanted from a genetically engineered pig. The experiment, carried...

London, Oct 12 : A Swedish woman who lost her right hand in a farming accident was implanted with a novel human-machine interface into her residual bone, nerves, and muscles....

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Doctors here have successfully removed a hemangioma — a benign tumour made up of blood vessels — from the base of the tongue of a...

New Delhi, Oct 12 : More than 60 per cent or one in six of all arthritis patients are women, said doctors on Thursday on the occasion of World Arthritis...

Lucknow, Oct 12 : The rape of a Class 8 student by an auto driver who took her to school for almost seven days, has made experts — doctors, police...

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a scalable and wearable pressure sensor that can potentially provide an easy, low-cost alternative to...

Lucknow, Oct 12 : Three children diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease were provided the required enzyme replacement therapy at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences...

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Expressing deep concern at the increasing use of e-cigarettes and vaping among youth, especially school children, ‘Mothers Against Vaping’, a body comprising concerned mothers, has...

New York, Oct 12 : A widely-prescribed drug for treating hypertension or blood pressure called amlodipine is not dangerous for patients, a new research that included an Indian-origin scientist has...

New York, Oct 11 : The debilitating effects of long Covid among children may be undercounted and misdiagnosed due to lack of well-designed longitudinal studies as well as kids’ inability...

Hyderabad, Oct 11 : A swelling caused in one or more joints that worsens with age, arthritis is a musculoskeletal condition that causes the body to attack its own tissues...

New York, Oct 11 : A low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet may spur hope for people suffering from long Covid, suggests an Indian-origin researcher. Long Covid is an often debilitating illness that...

New York, Oct 11 : US researchers are launching a new five-year project on patients playing video games during brain surgery to better understand how the brain regulates movement in...

New Delhi, Oct 11 : Avoidable sight loss would add $27 billion per year to India’s economy, according to a global study released on Wednesday, ahead of the World Sight...

London, Oct 11 : Researchers have developed a new blood test that detects early stage ovarian cancer and may determine whether a pelvic mass is benign or cancerous with 91...

London, Oct 11 : British scientists have successfully used gene editing techniques to limit the spread of bird flu in chickens. Bird flu is a major global threat, with a...

Guwahati, Oct 10 : An indigenous point-of-care testing device has been created by Primary Healthtech Private Limited, a company founded by alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)....

New Delhi, Oct 10 : Waning vaccine immunity is likely to spur Covid-19 infections in the coming months in Hong Kong, warned a government pandemic adviser. Hong Kong is seeing...

Toronto, Oct 10 : An international team of researchers studying the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims found that frail and young adults were more likely to die, contradicting the...

New Delhi, Oct 10 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a panel of doctors in AIIMS to put on hold the medical procedure of termination of 26-week pregnancy of...

Mumbai, Oct 10 : Failing to fulfill minimum attendance requirements, a total of 305 MBBS students from two BMC medical colleges in Mumbai have been debarred from appearing for at...

New York, Oct 10 : Obesity before or during pregnancy is the actual root cause of future cardiovascular disease, finds a study. The study showed that the obesity plays a...

Shimla, Oct 10 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday said the government would withdraw, on humanitarian grounds, cases registered against the people who violated Covid-19 norms during...

New Delhi, Oct 10 : Traditionally associated with older individuals, arthritis is now increasingly affecting young adults as well as teenagers, said health experts on Tuesday, ahead of World Arthritis...

Lucknow, Oct 10 : Patients with chronic ailments such as diabetes, or who have undergone major surgery recently, have 40 per cent chance of dying by suicide as compared to...

Varanasi, Oct 10 : The doctors of Sir Sunderlal Hospital (Banaras Hindu University) have performed the first successful endoscopic surgery on a one-year-old boy, diagnosed with bilateral renal stones. It...

New Delhi, Oct 10 : As people the world over continue to raise awareness about mental health issues with mental health being a “universal right”, here are some new features...

New Delhi, Oct 10 : India is among countries in Asia, along with some in Africa, with the highest risk of stroke among the younger population, according to a global...

Patna, Oct 10 : Around a dozen people sustained injuries due to bites by a “mad” horse in Bagaha city in Bihar’s West Champaran district, an official said. The residents...

Patna, Oct 9 : :A doctor of a government hospital in Bihar’s Munger alleged that BJP MLA Pranav Kumar threatened him with dire consequences and tried to strangulate him on...

London, Oct 9 : British TV presenter Richard Madeley says he has gone deaf after contracting Covid-19 infection. The 67-year-old presenter said he has a perforated eardrum, The Sun reported....

New Delhi, Oct 9 : As the air around Delhi-NCR begins to deteriorate ahead of Diwali, health experts on Monday warned that the pollutants in the air may cause inflammation...

New York, Oct 9 : Statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol levels, may cause a rare long-term condition which causes muscle weakness, according to a report by the UK’s Medicines...

Faridabad, Oct 09 : There has been a significant increase in cases of autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis among Covid patients in the post-pandemic period, city doctors said on Monday,...

New York, Oct 9 : The American Heart Association (AHA) on Monday for the first time proposed adding kidney disease as a risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Various aspects...

Kolkata, Oct 09 : Dengue has reached alarming proportions in West Bengal, with the total number of affected people crossing the 50,000-mark. As many as 56,707 cases have been recorded...

Lucknow, Oct 9 : Vaccination and early detection are key to the elimination of hepatitis, B and C and India is moving fast on track to eliminate the disease. Experts...

New York, Oct 9 : Researchers have found elevated rates of high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, among patients with breast cancer who are treated with the oral medication alpelisib. Alpelisib targets...

Lucknow, Oct 9 : A research team of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L), has developed a model to protect healthcare systems globally from cyber threats. The research titled...

Ahmedabad, Oct 9 : Amid surge in cardiac incidents among youth, especially during the garba festivities, EMRI-108 will now place its ambulances around prominent garba venues in the city and...

New York, Oct 9 : People who experience more side effects like chills, tiredness, feeling unwell, and headache post Covid-19 vaccination may be having an enhanced antibody production in their...

New Delhi, Oct 9 : Patients’ familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) significantly influences their comfort level when considering healthcare facilities utilising this technology, according to a report on Monday. New...

Mumbai, Oct 9 : In a major feat, doctors of the BMC’s LTMG hospital, Sion have successfully removed a massive and grotesque 2.5 kg tumour sprouting from the left side...

Bengaluru, Oct 9 : Bengaluru-based robotic surgeon Dr Sandeep Nayak has been named among the three surgeons from the US and India who won top honours at the ‘KS International...

Lucknow, Oct 9 : Lucknow reported a total of 31 new dengue cases in the last 24 hours, marking a slight decline from the 33 cases reported the previous day,...

London, Oct 8 : Men who have been on parental leave have a significantly reduced risk of being hospitalised due to alcohol consumption, finds a new study. Associate Professor Sol...

Hyderabad, Oct 8 : In a first-of-its kind facility in a Telangana government-run hospital, an In-Vitro Fertility (IVF) centre was inaugurated at Gandhi Hospital here on Sunday. The facility will...

Sydney, Oct 8 : In an effort to find more effective treatments and improve bowel cancer screening, researchers have discovered a new roadmap to beat the disease, a new study...

New Delhi, Oct 8 : Unconscious associations with our sense of smell or odour can even affect our perception of colours, finds a new study. The researchers now emphasise the...

New Delhi, Oct 8 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that Ayushman Bharat scheme covers mental wellness under its ambit. Addressing students and faculty members of BHU (IIT)...

London, Oct 8 : In terms of improving mental health, running for depression or anxiety and taking antidepressants showed similar benefits — a 16-week course of running over the same...

London, Oct 8 : To help people suffering from bipolar disorder and offer rapid and personalised treatments, researchers have built a wearable bracelet and shared preliminary results of using wearable...

Lucknow (UP), Oct 8 : The Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is set to establish a new subspeciality of perioperative medicine which will be carved out of...

San Francisco, Oct 8 : Researchers have said that sticking to a strict vegetarian diet may be partly in a person’s genes and not just a matter of willpower, a...

New Delhi, Oct 8 : As obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) becomes a global health burden, a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Indian adults...

Seoul, Oct 7 : South Korean researchers have identified a significantly higher risk of multiple new-onset autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective-tissue disorders after Covid-19 infection. The study, published in the JAMA...

New York, Oct 7 : During pregnancy, it’s not women’s bodies alone that undergo change.Turns out the brain also gets ‘rewired’ to prepare for motherhood, finds a study in mice....

New York, Oct 7 : A team of scientists have discovered the impact of a multitude of genes that are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, but whose effects on...

New York, Oct 7 : Researchers have demonstrated “in theory” that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumour to refocus...

Singapore, Oct 7 : Singapore is seeing a fresh Covid-19 infection wave, with estimated daily cases rising from about 1,000 three weeks ago to 2,000 in the past two weeks,...

Seoul, Oct 7 : Low muscle mass is associated with a two-fold risk of death from cardiovascular disease in individuals with diabetes, finds a study. The study showed that the...

New York, Oct 7 : Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown for the first time that mothers are much less likely to transmit a common virus known to cause...

Bengaluru, Oct 7 : Three robotic surgeons from India are among top 10 whose video contributions on robot-assisted surgeries have made it to the KS International Innovation Awards 2023 for...

Los Angeles, Oct 7 : The US state of Arkansas has identified its first locally acquired malaria case, the fourth state in the country that has reported locally acquired cases...

New York, Oct 6 : On an already warming planet, plants like oaks and poplars will emit more of a compound that exacerbates poor air quality, contributing to problematic particulate...

London, Oct 6 : People may experience long-term symptoms — or “long colds” — after acute respiratory infections such as colds, influenza, or pneumonia, and it may be as common...

Toronto, Oct 6 : While popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic may help you lose weight and fight diabetes, these may come with a heightened risk of severe gastrointestinal...

Wellington, Oct 6 : The New Zealand health authorities on Friday issued a nationwide alert following a confirmed case of measles. The alert comes after a person with measles flew...

London, Oct 6 : A person’s immune response to variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, depends on their previous exposure — and differences in the focus of immune...

Lucknow, Oct 6 : The prolonged spell of fever in the present season is a result of weakened immunity, misconceptions about fever as an indicator of various diseases, and an...

Shopian, Oct 6 (IANS/101 Reporters) Apple orchard owners of Shopian district in Kashmir division have been dealing with the after-effects of Apple Leaf Blotch Miner (ALBM) for the last two...

Tokyo, Oct 6 : Green tea, matcha and black tea can effectively inactivate the highly transmissible and contagious sub-variants of Omicron, claimed a study. Studies have previously shown that tea...

New Delhi, Oct 6 : India had 3·02 million preterm births in 2020 — the highest worldwide, and accounting for over 20 per cent of all preterm births globally, according...

Seoul, Oct 6 : The new sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app has been approved by Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), and will be...

Patna, Oct 5 : Three of a group of pilgrims, who went from Patna to Gupta Dham in Sasaram to worship Lord Shiva last month, died on Thursday and six...

Mumbai, Oct 5 : Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports on the series of deaths this week in government hospitals in the state, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea filed by a married woman seeking medical termination of her over 24 weeks pregnancy. A special...

London, Oct 5 : Researchers have proposed a change in the perception of plant-based food with marketing, helping men to eat more of it. Studies have shown eating more plant-based...

Mumbai, Oct 5 : Under fire from the opposition over deaths in hospitals, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday ordered all Collectors to visit the government hospitals in their...

Nairobi, Oct 5 : A mysterious disease has affected about 95 schoolgirls in Kenya who have been paralysed, according to media reports. Officials from Kakamega county confirmed 95 students from...

New Delhi, Oct 05 : More widespread access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy, a crucial tool in the fight against smoking for over 25 years, may help in tobacco cessation in...

New York, Oct 5 : Fathers also suffer from postpartum depression, and a new pilot study suggests they can and should be screened for the condition. Given the intertwined effects...

Islamabad, Oct 5 : An 18-month-old baby girl has been infected with wild poliovirus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province — the third positive case of this year, the Health...

Canberra, Oct 5 : Two in every five Australians have experienced a mental disorder, the national statistics agency said on Thursday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday published...

New York, Oct 4 : Moderna on Thursday announced positive interim results from the Phase 1/2 trial of its investigational combination vaccine against influenza and Covid-19. Flu and Covid-19 represent...

Toronto, Oct 5 : The risk of long Covid may be three times higher among people who sleep less than per night and also have pre-existing medical conditions, finds a...

Jerusalem, Oct 5 : The Israeli Health Ministry has announced that Israel had dispatched a medical team to Armenia’s capital Yerevan to provide assistance to those injured in the fuel...

Amethi, Oct 5 : The BJP’s Amethi district unit has demanded that the management of the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust be handed over to Maneka Gandhi and her son Varun...

Lucknow, Oct 5 : The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has stayed the Uttar Pradesh government’s order suspending the licence of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Amethi over the...

Toronto, Oct 4 : XY chromosomes may be the reason that globally males were more likely than females to be hospitalised or admitted to the ICU or to die from...

Guwahati, Oct 4 : A newborn infant, who had been pronounced dead by doctors at a private hospital in Assam’s Silchar town, was discovered to be alive just before being...

New Delhi, Oct 4 : Vehicular emissions that release toxic nanoparticles in Delhi may be hazardous to health, according to a study. Nanoparticles or ultrafine particles are usually defined as...

London, Oct 4 : A team of British researchers have developed a novel robot that could revolutionise how women monitor their breast health by giving them access to safe electronic...

London, Oct 04 : Covid-19 infection and vaccination have negligible effects on the severity of migraines, finds a study. People who perceived that their migraines worsened, those who had been...

Varanasi, Oct 4 : A proposal for establishment of National Centre of Aging in BHU under the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) has been approved by...

London, Oct 4 : Researchers have shown the possibility of using psilocybin — the active compound in mushrooms with psychedelic properties — as a therapeutic tool against mental disorders. Psilocybin...

New York, Oct 4 : In a first, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has in a draft recommendation proposed for a powerful antibiotic pill for prevention...

Gorakhpur, Oct 4 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state would soon get rid of the dreaded encephalitis and the formal announcement in this regard will be...

Jerusalem, Oct 4 : The Israeli Health Ministry has reported a new case of dengue fever. The Ministry noted on Tuesday in a statement that the patient in the new...

Agartala, Oct 3 : In a display of dedication, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, who is also an oral and maxillo-facial surgeon, on Tuesday returned to the Tripura Medical College...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma to appear on behalf of the Centre in a plea seeking approval for...

New York, Oct 3 : Researchers have developed an app driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can run on a tablet to accurately screen for autism in children by measuring...

New York, Oct 3 : US scientists have developed a novel headband that can pick up early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, much before symptoms like memory loss start to appear,...

Mumbai, Oct 3 : With 41 deaths, in barely two days, reported from two government hospitals in Maharashtra’s Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts, a furious opposition on Tuesday termed it...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after 31 patients died at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded,...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after 31 patients died at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded,...

London, Oct 3 : People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are around three times more likely to have a personality disorder than those without the disease, a new study...

Kolkata, Oct 3 : In wake of the rising number of dengue cases in West Bengal, a public interest litigation has been filed in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday,...

New York, Oct 3 : Obesity-associated inflammation worsens ‘bad cholesterol’ and makes it function abnormally, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and certain cancers, according to a new study....

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), Oct 3 : Barely 24 hours after the Nanded tragedy, at least another 8 patients, including 2 infants, perished in a government hospital in Ghati in Maharashtra’s...

Sydney, Oct 3 : Drinking dark tea every day may help in controlling blood sugar to reduce diabetes risk, finds a new study. Dark tea, which originated in China, is...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday recommended the use of a low-cost and highly effective malaria vaccine developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of...

New York, Oct 3 : Women who struggle with getting enough sleep may be at greater risk of developing hypertension, or high blood pressure, a new study has shown. Women...

New York, Oct 3 : Altered measles and mumps viruses could be used as a platform to create a trivalent Covid-19 vaccine that triggers immunity to multiple variant strains of...

Nanded, Oct 3 : The dance of death continued at the government hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded with seven more, including four infants succumbing to various health issues since October 2...

London, Oct 3 : In a significant breakthrough, a team of researchers have found underlying mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease, offering the potential for innovative treatments in the future Parkinson’s disease...

Lucknow, Oct 3 : Nearly 38 per cent of the dengue cases in the past 30 days in Lucknow have been reported from areas under the Aliganj and Chander Nagar...

New York, Oct 2 : A team of US scientists has developed a novel sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash cancer-related deaths by more than 50 per cent. The team...

New Delhi, Oct 2 : The mRNA vaccine technology against Covid-19, which on Monday received the 2023 Nobel for Medicine was publicly funded and not by pharma giants, said the...

Singapore, Oct 2 : People who say they are tired or overwhelmed by social media are more likely to believe in misinformation and share them online, finds a study. Using...

Patiala, Oct 2 : Ushering a new era of health revolution in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Monday dedicated first-of-its-kind...

Lucknow, Oct 2 : Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve accuracy, timeliness, and monitoring in IVF treatment, thereby improving the success rate. This was discussed at a conference of the Indian...

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19....

New York, Oct 2 : Infant formula and the early introduction of fizzy drinks raise the risk of higher levels of body fat early in childhood, according to a research....

Lucknow Oct 2 : What does gastrointestinal tract issues have to do with stress? A lot, if experts are to be believed. In nearly 80 per cent of cases, stress...

New York, Oct 2 : A shorter course of radiation therapy after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery provides the same protection against breast cancer recurrence and equivalent physical side-effects as...

London, Oct 2 : Improving blood sugar control may be as easy as increasing daytime exposure to natural light, according to a new research that can help millions of people...

London, Oct 2 : Joint injections may be “ineffective” and may not improve symptoms of people suffering from arthritis in the hands, according to a study. The study, published in...

New York, Oct 1 : Escherichia coli (E.coli) and other disease-causing microbes are more likely to pass easily between humans and animals in countries, particularly low-income, where clean water, sanitation...