Health

New Delhi: According to a pioneering national survey on sports and physical activity, over 20 crore Indians are classified as “inactive” as per international norms. The study highlights that girls...

New Delhi: There is no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk, according to a new World Health Organisation-commissioned review of the available published evidence worldwide. Despite...

New Delhi: Entod Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday said it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to market India’s first eye drops to remove the need for...

New Delhi: Indians across all age groups are believed to be deficient in iron, calcium, and folate, which are essential for health, because of inadequate consumption of micronutrients, according to...

New Delhi: Global human usage of plastic has resulted in serious environmental contamination, including the discharge of microplastics. The air, water, soil, food, and even human organs have been reported...

In an alarming development, the ongoing Mpox outbreak in Africa underscores a pressing issue within global health: diseases initially perceived as confined to specific regions, especially those affecting impoverished areas,...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, once again classified Mpox (monkeypox) as a global public health emergency. There has been a surge in cases in the Democratic...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have announced the initiation of the first-ever Phase 3 clinical trial for a dengue vaccine in India. This...

New Delhi: All Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study, “Microplastics in Salt and...

New Delhi: Every Indian citizen aged above 70 years will be provided free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. The opening of...