Health
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Hypertension a silent killer, lifestyle modification key to manage: Experts
New Delhi: 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 of conditions that can also…
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Gender inequality may shrink women’s brain: Study
London: 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 the journal Proceedings of the…
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Scientists use AI to develop better, simpler COVID-19 tests
New Delhi: Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to simplify a test that works for both hepatitis C and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The simplified test happens in one small…
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India ready to lead technology-driven diabetes care: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said India is fast becoming a huge medical tourism hub and it is ready to lead technology-driven diabetes care. Addressing the three-day World Congress of…
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COVID-19 global health emergency over: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made the announcement while addressing a media…
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Baidu’s AI tool enhances Covid mRNA vaccine response by 128x
Beijing: 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 that were previously unattainable. The…
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Postpartum haemorrhage driving high maternal mortality in India: Experts
New Delhi: Postpartum haemorrhage is the biggest contributor to high maternal mortality in India, experts said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) as a blood loss of…
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Expert calls for ban on advertisement of unhealthy foods
New Delhi: Advertisements should be banned for unhealthy food products, as it is increasing consumption of ultra processed foods which is in turn driving a surge in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like heart…
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Indian study shows Covid XBB.1.16 raising conjunctivitis risk in infants
New Delhi: Amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, driven by the subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16, there has been an increase in risk of conjunctivitis among children aged below one-year,…
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Indian diet, tea and turmeric lowered Covid severity, deaths: ICMR study
New Delhi: Indian diet rich in iron, zinc, and fibre, regular consumption of tea, and use of turmeric in meals lowered severity and death due to Covid in the country, according to…
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About 5% of new diabetes cases linked to Covid: Study
Toronto: Nearly 3-5 per cent cases of onset of diabetes is due to Covid-19, in other words roughly one person in 20 is a diabetic, according to an alarming study. The study,…
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Head & neck cancer cases on rise in Bengaluru: Experts
Bengaluru: The incidence of head and neck cancers is increasing in the city, according to medical experts. Nevertheless, the city has many world-class hospitals and medical facilities that are equipped to handle…
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Deadly superbug found in 40% of supermarket meat samples
London: In an alarming find, researchers have discovered multi drug-resistant E. coli in 40 per cent of supermarket meat samples. The team analysed 100 meat products (25 each of chicken, turkey, beef…
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Oxford University, SII tie-up delivers ‘high efficacy’ malaria vaccine
London: A University of Oxford developed and Serum Institute of India (SII) manufactured and scaled up “high efficacy” malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana by Africa’s Food and Drugs…
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High BP in men in their 30s linked with dementia risk in their 70s
New Delhi: Having high blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health around age 75 like high dementia risk, especially for men, a new study has revealed. The research,…
