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Lifestyle diseases big health risk, 44 crore Indians may be suffering from obesity by 2050: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi "Diseases linked to our lifestyle are...
Genetic study finds high inbreeding rates in South Indian communities
The study, published in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics, also...
Govt eases Covid guidelines for i’ntl travellers, drops RT-PCR requirement
The new guidelines shall come into effect from midnight of July 20 New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has further eased COVID-19 guidelines for international visitors, dropping the earlier requirement for RT-PCR based testing of a random two per cent subset of...
Israeli surgeons reattach Arab boy’s head after ‘internal decapitation’
"The injury is extremely rare, but we do know that because children between ages four and ten have heads that are large in relation to their bodies, they are more susceptible than adults," Dr Ohad Einav, the orthopaedic specialist who led the extremely rare surgery...
Cholamandalam MS Insurance appointed as lead insurer for West Bengal
Chennai based Cholamandalam MS Insurance has been appointed lead insurer for West Bengal by the IRDAI. In this role, the general insurer will focus on various aspects of health protection, coverage against natural calamities, increasing employment opportunities for...
WMO warns of risk of heart attacks, deaths as heatwave intensifies
The WMO has said the extreme weather looks likely to become the “new normal,” underlining the increasing urgency of cutting fossil fuel emissions. The call for action on global warming comes as some European Union nations push back against the pace of the energy...
High-quality sleep helps bolster resilience to depression, anxiety: Study
“We found that sleep plays a hugely important role in the management of chronic stress and can sustain well-being over a long period of time, reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety” Dr Scott Cairney, PhD supervisor on the project from the Department of Psychology...
Cancer care should focus on patients rather than commerce: Lancet Comment
According to the Comment, industry’s control of the research agenda has created a system that is predominantly focused on new cancer medicines at the expense of investigating new approaches to surgery, radiotherapy, palliative care, and prevention New Delhi: Cancer...
Google AI health chatbot passes US medical exam: Study
To identify and cut down on "hallucinations" -- the name for when AI models offer up false information -- Google said it had developed a new evaluation benchmark Google's artificial intelligence-powered medical chatbot has achieved a passing grade on a tough US...
Losing weight right way, eating better and exercising more lowers the risk of heart disease
Eating better and exercising more leads to weight loss that lowers the risk of heart disease rather than skipping meals and taking diet pills. The study is the first to compare weight-loss strategies and results in the context of the American Heart Association's...
She’s 47, anorexic and wants help dying, Canada will soon allow it
An expansion of the criteria for medically assisted death that comes into force in March 2024 will allow Canadians like Pauli, whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, to choose medically assisted death In 2021, the most recent year available, 10,064 people...
Need to achieve 100 pc coverage under Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme, Mandaviya tells states
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union Health Minister More than 4.34 crore hospital admissions worth more than Rs 51,749.40 crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY so far, according to government data Dehradun: The government plans to begin a mega enrolment...