Health

New Delhi: Watery discharge, irritation, itching, swelling of the lids, redness, and pain in the eyes – if you have these complaints, you have conjunctivitis. Doctors in north India, where...

New Delhi: The global burden of diabetes is expected to cross 1 billion by 2050, according to a new study by Lancet. "Our study included more than 27,000 data sources...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes...

New Delhi: Bodybuilder Jo Lindner, also known as Joesthetics, died at 30. His girlfriend Nicha confirmed his death on Instagram. She revealed that Jo Lindner died from a sudden aneurysm....

New Delhi: Common artificial sweetener Aspartame, used in soft drinks, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen causing cancer by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the...

New Delhi: The percentage of adults with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), the major global cause of liver disease, is growing. Mexican Americans consistently had the highest percentage of MAFLD,...

New Delhi: The medical fraternity has been speculating about a possible link between COVID-19 vaccines and the sudden rise in deaths due to cardiac arrest. And now, the Indian Council...

New Delhi: The National Health Authority is working on creating a separate cadre of officers who specialise in “digital health.” This is in tandem with the mission of digitising healthcare...

New Delhi: Increased exposure to advertising and a host of other reasons are likely to make almost 61 per cent of people aged between 15-30 in India who have never...

New Delhi: An eye-opening study on deteriorating health markers of Indians has shown the prevalence of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, central obesity or abdominal fat, and high cholesterol....