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Sensex tumbles 1,258 points over HMPV fears, global uncertainties, Investors’ wealth tumbled Rs 10.98 lakh crore
"The Indian equity markets are witnessing a sharp decline today,...
HMPV not deadly, no evidence of mortality or severe spread: Dr Raman Gangakhedkar
“We can say HMPV is definitely not deadly. Most infections are...
Getting good sleep could add years to your life: Harvard Research
"We saw a clear dose-response relationship, so the more beneficial factors someone has in terms of having a higher quality of sleep, they also have a stepwise lowering of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality," said Frank Qian, MD, an internal medicine resident...
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
Drug Enforcement Administration said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit, enabling doctors to write millions of prescriptions for drugs such as OxyContin or Adderall without...
Experts say bird flu threat small despite Cambodian fatality
Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads between sick poultry but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. The recent detection of infections in a variety of mammals, including at a large mink farm in Spain, has raised concern among experts that...
Bhutan to implement “Health in all policies” strategy to ensure public well-being
``This is because at the end of the day, who are we designing the policy for? We are designing the policy for people, we are designing policies so that the people are healthy. If people are healthy, people are economically productive so there are many incentives to...
Exercise is more effective than medication in managing mental health: Study
"Physical activity is known to help improve mental health. Yet despite the evidence, it has not been widely adopted as a first-choice treatment, Our review shows that physical activity interventions can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in all...
Impact Guru Study: More than two lakh donors helped over 3,500 cancer patients fundraise for their treatment
- Over 900 blood cancer patients benefited through crowdfunding solutions in 2022, treatment cost for which is reported to fall approximately between Rs 5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh in private hospitals. Mumbai: A study conducted by ImpactGuru.com, India's leading medical...
Rising heat across parts of India raises alarm on another energy crunch
Temperatures have been as much as 11C above normal in some regions in the past week and prompted the India Meteorological Department to advise farmers to check wheat and other crops for signs of heat stress The unusually early onset of hotter weather — and forecasts...
India needs regulatory data protection to attract drug research: Novartis CEO
, Vasant Narasimhan,Chief Executive Officer,Novartis ''I think the next step is when you think about how we generate data and how protected that is in regulatory filings. India does not have regulatory data protection,'' he said replying to a query. Hyderabad: India...
Nearly 30% of 2.2 billion people living with blindness globally are in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 42 countries, and is responsible for blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible...
A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – the cause is a mystery
A brain biopsy would be too risky, so understanding the biological mechanisms of his dementia is difficult – and this case remains a medical mystery at this point Cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease are on the rise in younger patients Sheffield: A19-year-old man...