Health

Washington: A 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease underwent the world’s first pig-to-human kidney transplant recently in the United States’ Massachusetts General Hospital, raising hopes among kidney patients on the...

New York: A three-year-old girl at Blackwood in United States’ Wales has been diagnosed with a rare disease called pica. It sparks cravings for inedible objects. Extremely worried about her unusual...

New Delhi: India ranks third among top 10 countries with highest number of obese individuals, a recent Lancet report has stated. The country is just behind the US and China...

California: A recent study conducted by the Smidt Heart Institute in California has found that women may get more long-term health benefits from regular physical activity compared to men, and...

Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) in Bhubaneswar will join hands with US-based THINQ Pharma and Ayurvidya Healthcare Innovations to carry out research on developing drugs from...

Cuttack: A government doctor was caught red-handed while conducting prenatal sex determination test at his residence at Friends Colony in Odisha's Cuttack city during a surprise raid by a team...

Bhubaneswar: In a first in the state, doctors at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Thursday successfully performed a MitraClip procedure on a 70-year-old female patient. The patient had...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant medical achievement, a 25-year-old woman has successfully recovered from a massive chest tumour at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). The patient, who had been suffering...

New Delhi: Sitting for long hours while working on the laptop has become a norm these days. This work culture got normalised during COVID-19 when working from home became acceptable....

New Delhi: Salt, the essential culinary ingredient also poses health risks. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 1.89 million people die each year because of too much salt,...