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WHO Hypertension Report Says 40 Million Lives Can Be Saved In India If They Control…
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report on the devastating impact of high blood pressure, also known as a silent killer. About India, the global health body's…
Healthy Diet But Unhealthy Snacks Raise Risk Of Strokes And Cardiovascular Disease:…
New Delhi: The positive effects of a healthy diet get nullified if you are eating unhealthy snacks. According to researchers, this happens with 25 per cent of people, increasing their risk…
PM Modi’s Seva Pakhvada: Focus On Deceased Organ Donation
New Delhi: With just 941 deceased donors available for transplants in 2022, deceased organ donation is the need of the hour. According to government figures, out of 16,041 organ transplants…
Kerala Reports Two Deaths Due To Nipah Virus
New Delhi: Hours after a district-wide health alert was issued on Monday after two "unnatural" deaths were reported from a private hospital, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on…
Scrub Typhus In Odisha: Get Yourself Tested If Fever Persists, Says Top Health…
Bhubaneswar: With 22 cases of scrub typhus being detected at VIMSAR, Burla, in the past three days, Public Health Director Dr Niranjan Mishra on Tuesday informed about availability of…
Why Is There Steep Climb In Under-50s Cancer Cases? Know What Study Says
New Delhi: The number of under-50 people worldwide being diagnosed with cancer has risen by nearly 80% in three decades, according to the largest study of its kind, with more than 1 million…
Study Warns Against Brain Damage Due To Lack Of Sleep
New Delhi: Medical practitioners, health experts, and nutritionists always lay emphasis on the importance of adequate and a good night's sleep for a healthy life. In fact, they stress on not…
Laparoscopic Surgery Performed On Month-Old Baby At SUMUM-Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Paediatric surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) in Odisha capital successfully operated on a one-month-old baby girl, employing the laparoscopic method, to repair her…
Nearly One Billion People Globally Will Have Osteoarthritis By 2050: Lancet Study
New Delhi: By 20250, nearly one billion people globally will have osteoarthritis, according to a study which found that 15 per cent of individuals aged 30 and older currently experience the…
New COVID Variant ‘BA.2.86’ Detected in Three Countries
New Delhi: The top US disease control agency is tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in Israel,…