Health
- Technology
Twitter, Google blocked ads from medical journal about health, racism
San Francisco: Tech giants Twitter and Google blocked advertisements of a special issue of medical journal Health Affairs that focused on racism and health, the companies have claimed. The peer-reviewed journal’s latest…
- Lifestyle
Researchers develop fitness sensor that monitors health
Thuwal: Perspiration is basically sweating from sweat glands, often in response to heat, exercise or stress. Researchers have developed a fitness sensor that monitors the sweat of a person and keeps a…
- Lifestyle
Exercising for even three seconds a day has great health benefits: Study
Niigata: Weight training or resistance training has been known to have many benefits including building muscle, burning body fat, strengthening your bones and joints, reducing injury risk, and improving heart health. A…
- Health
Omicron sub-variant spreads more than original strain: Study
London: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a study conducted in Denmark. The researchers examined the transmission of Omicron…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar shows ‘marginal improvement’, still in ICU
Mumbai: Legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar is showing ‘marginal improvement’ and continues to be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to a statement shared by the Mangeshkar family. The statement…
- Telangana
Harish Rao launches 100 Bedded MCH, 20 Bedded SNCU Hospital at Wanaparthy
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday inaugurated a 100 Bedded MCH ( Mother and Child Health Care) Hospital and 20 Bedded SNCU ( Special Newborn Care Units) at Wanaparthy.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: 19th edition of BioAsia to kickstart on February 24
Hyderabad: The nineteenth edition of Asia’s largest life-sciences and Health Tech forum BioAsia, a two-day annual flagship event of the Government of Telangana, will be held between February 24 and 25, 2022…
- Health
Cloth masks are useless, say US health experts
New Delhi: Prominent public health officials in the US have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as the Omicron variant is rapidly…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar still in ICU, don’t give wind to false news: Spokesperson
New Delhi: Giving an update about legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s health, her team has issued a statement urging fans not to believe in any false news regarding the megastar as she continues…
- Telangana
Centre is biased against Telangana, but state BJP is silent: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao said that the state BJP unit leaders have failed to question the Central government’s bias against the state but they keep making tall claims about…
- Health
Study: Optimal health targets are met by few adults with Type 2 diabetes
Washington: Less than one in five adults with Type 2 diabetes in the US meet health targets to reduce heart disease risk, a new study has found. The findings of the study…
- Health
Can a person be infected with Omicron twice? Here’s what experts have to say
New Delhi: While Omicron is known to cause Covid re-infection, there is no strong evidence yet in the favour of a person being affected with the vaccine dodging strain again, said Indian…
- Health
Long term exposure to air pollution may heighten COVID-19 risk: Study
Washington: Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research. The findings were published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. The association was…
- Telangana
Telangana undertakes budget exercise for financial year 2022-23
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has begun the exercise for composing budget proposals for the financial year 2022-23. According to media reports, the state government may continue to stress on agriculture and related…
- Health
Omicron can be more lethal for children than Delta: Experts
New Delhi: Amid the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts on Saturday warned that this variant may lead children to witness more problems as compared to the Delta variant.…