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England pauses COVID testing for health staff without symptoms
London: Covid-19 testing among the National Health Service (NHS) and care home staff with no symptoms in England is to be “paused” at the end of August, officials have announced. The UK’s Department…
- Technology
Smart home devices to surpass 2 billion units globally this year
New Delhi: Led by smart speakers, the global installed base of smart home devices is set to exceed 2 billion devices this year, a new report has shown. Smart speakers had the…
- Health
New AI algorithm can detect brain abnormality, help cure epilepsy
London: An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can detect subtle brain abnormalities which cause epileptic seizures has been developed by a team of international researchers. The Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) project,…
- India
PM Modi likely to announce key health projects on August 15
New Delhi: This Independence Day is likely to witness key announcements including “Heal in India” and “Heal by India” projects in the health sector by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to sources,…
- Chennai
Spending on health, education can’t be freebies: Tamil Nadu CM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the expenditure incurred by the government on education and health cannot be construed as freebies and stated such measures were being…
- Bangalore
Karnataka records 5 Covid deaths after 145 days; health dept mulling restrictions
Bengaluru: Karnataka has recorded five deaths due to Covid-19 after 145 days in the last 24 hours, said officials. Among the deceased, the death of a 20-year-old woman without any comorbidities and…
- News
1 in 8 COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms: Lancet study
London: One in eight adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the viral disease to date published in…
- World
Overlapping crises accelerating health inequality: WHO
Montreal: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that overlapping crises of Covid-19, inflation and cuts to foreign aid by wealthy countries are accelerating health inequality and disrupting health services.…
- World
How chickenpox virus is linked to onset of Alzheimer’s disease
New York: An international team of researchers has found that varicella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, may activate herpes simplex (HSV), another common virus, to set in motion the…
- India
Undetected hypertension adds to India’s rising stroke burden
Undetected and untreated hypertension is the top risk factor for stroke which is the second leading cause of death and disability after ischemic heart disease across the world. Studies have shown that…
- Health
How do you deal with social anxiety?
New Delhi: When meeting new people, speaking in front of a group, or taking an important test, most people feel nervous or uncomfortable. This is completely normal and usually disappears once the…
- Health
Do you know frequent naps and high blood pressure are interlinked? Study reveals
Washington: According to new research, napping frequently is linked to increased risks for high blood pressure and stroke. The findings of the study were published in Hypertension, a journal of the American…
- Health
MonkeyPox is a serious health threat; in case of any symptom rush to your doctor
The first case of MonkeyPox was reported in India on July 15. It was, incidentally also the first one from the entire South East Asian region as per the WHO. A 35-year-old…
- World
Monkeypox: WHO declares it global health emergency here’s what that means
Norwich: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency. The committee of independent advisers who met on Thursday July 21 2022, were split on their…
- World
16 crore women worldwide have unmet contraception needs: Lancet study
New Delhi: Over 16 crore women and adolescents with need to prevent pregnancy remained without contraception in 2019, despite major increases in use at a global level since 1970, according to a…
