Local pharmacies are known to force patients to buy an entire strip of tablets prescribed by a doctor even if they require the medicine for just three days. This works out to be expensive for patients who are forced to buy the entire strip or nothing at all and also leads to wastage of medicines as well.
However, the good news for patients is th...
According to a study that analysed data from 25 countries, including India, the risk of death for hospitalised liver disease patients is more than twice as high in lower-or lower-middle income countries compared to high-income nations.
The study, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal, found that the higher risk in low...
New research shows that the nervous system of prolonged COVID patients experiences fatigue to exhibit underactivity in three areas — specific cortical circuits, autonomic nervous system and muscle abnormalities.
Underactivity in specific cortical circuits reflects as a slower reaction in specific brain areas while an imbalance in the autonomic n...
Even as the world tries to figure out the potential risks and threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI), a new study has shown that AI can successfully identify people at the highest risk of pancreatic cancer, using only their medical records, up to three years before actual diagnosis.
The research was done by scientists at Harvard Medical S...
Talking on the cell phone for 30 minutes or longer per week is likely to increase the speaker’s chances of developing high blood pressure and hypertension by 12 per cent, a new study has found.
Almost three-quarters of the global population aged 10 and over own a mobile phone. Mobile phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy, which has bee...
India has the potential to increase global clinical trials in the country by five times in the coming years, a report has said, with experts highlighting the significant opportunities for biopharma companies to leverage India’s rich diversity and robust healthcare infrastructure to develop innovative treatments.
The joint report by the USA India...
The speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine has got an answer. According to a study, ChatGPT has proved to be much better in providing high-quality, empathetic advice to patients’ questions than physicians.
The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, compared written re...
After Ozempic and Wegovy, an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to take over the American market. The first two drugs gained much popularity after being touted by celebrities and on TikTok for their ability to shave off quite a few pounds.
The new drug, tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro by Eli Lilly and Co., was approved...
World Liver Day is observed every year on April 19 to spread awareness among the general public about liver-related diseases.
World Liver Day focuses on activities related to educating people about the severity, early detection, and prevention of liver diseases.Â
Importance of the liver
The liver is the second-largest and the second-most c...
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the Serum Institute of India, says the manufacturing of the Covishield COVID vaccine has resumed due to the increasing number of virus cases. This announcement was made on Wednesday (April 12).
He said the company already has six million booster doses of Covovax vaccine available and adults must take the booster shot....
The United States government is considering a national ban of TikTok, a social media application used by over 150 million Americans. Although the primary reason for the ban is privacy concerns, it presents an opportunity to consider other potential risks.
It is well known social media apps can negatively impact mental health outcomes, a fact eve...
Think back to a night when you slept poorly. How productive were you the next day at work? Did you struggle to get started? Did the day drag on and on? Did you procrastinate on Twitter or TikTok rather than doing your work?
If your answer to these questions is yes, you're not alone. Even though we don't fully understand why we sleep, we know th...
With 1,805 new Covid cases recorded in the last 24 hours, India logged over 1,800 new Covid cases for second consecutive day. On Saturday, India logged 1,890 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in 149 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. The daily positivity was recorded at 1.56 per cent while the weekly positivity was p...
Scientists have found that implementing a reset button inside mice’s brains allows for a rapid reorientation of its internal compass, which helps the animals out when exposed to confusing situations.
The study, from McGill University, Canada, has implications for human beings as well, especially regarding mental processes that could go wrong wit...
Amid rising cases of Covid-19 and seasonal influenza, the government is planning a nationwide mock drill on April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness.
According to a joint advisory issued by the Union health ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday, both public and private health facilities in all distr...
Sleeping less than five hours a night is associated with a 74 per cent increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) compared with seven to eight hours of shut eye, a study has found.
The researchers noted that over 200 million people globally have PAD, where the vessels in the legs are clogged, restricting blood flow and increasi...
Even as India is witnessing an upward trend in COVID-19 cases, the country has completed administering 220.64 crore doses of COVID vaccines to date, said the health ministry website.
India’s massive nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, which was launched on January 16, 2021, was unparalleled for its scale and speed. The country, which already ...
More and more patients are coming to Delhi hospitals with H3N2 virus symptoms such as fever, cold, and body ache, doctors have said. In some cases, the virus is leaving behind a persistent cough that is making the patients extremely weak, they added.
A doctor said there has been a nearly 150 per cent rise in the number of patients coming to OPDs...
According to experts, India's confirmation of its first two deaths caused by the H3N2 influenza virus indicates the need for enhanced monitoring and precautionary measures, but there is no need to panic yet.
In Karnataka, 82-year-old Hire Gowda. a diabetic who suffered from hypertension, died due to the H3N2 seasonal influenza subtype on March 1...
A 82-year-old octogenarian became the first victim of the H3N2 virus in Karnataka, a health department official confirmed on Friday (March 10). Meanwhile, one more person has died of the virus in Haryana as well, said Union health ministry sources, according to media reports.
The district health officer (DHO) of Hassan said that Hire Gowda died ...
Leading neurologist MV Padma Srivastava has said stroke is the second commonest cause of death in India, which records one death from stroke every four minutes.
She was speaking at an oration organised at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to celebrate International Women’s Day when she gave these figures. Srivastava’s oration was on “stroke care and it...
A pioneering study has revealed that India has a similar rate of dementia among its population aged 60 or over to that of countries like the US and the UK, with over 10 million older adults estimated to be affected.
The research, published in the journal Neuroepidemiology, used an artificial intelligence (AI) technique ...
World Kidney Day is a worldwide health awareness campaign that is observed every year on the second Thursday of March. It is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health, and to reduce the impact of kidney disease and related problems across the world.
This campaign creates awareness about preventive behavior...
