Health News

UP man saved as doctors remove 4 cm metallic object from his heart

The surgeons removed the metal object and repaired the heart while it was still beating.

Sep 11, 2018

South Korea confirms first outbreak of coronavirus in 3 years; govt to hold emergency meeting

The patient, a 61-year-old man, was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday after returning from a business trip in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with transit in Kuwait.

Sep 10, 2018

New AI could 'naturally detect' depression just by the way a person speaks

The first hints we have that a person is happy, excited, sad, or has some serious cognitive condition, such as depression, is through their speech, say researchers.

Sep 7, 2018

Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants: Government delayed device's ban despite knowing the risks

Experts found that the accelerated wear of metal on metal in the faulty implant led to an increased level of cobalt and chromium in the blood. This increase led to toxicity as metal ions damage tissues and organs.

Sep 7, 2018

Humans have been making cheese for over 7,200 years, reveals study

This is the earliest documented lipid residue evidence for fermented dairy in the Mediterranean region, and among the earliest documented anywhere to date, say researchers.

Sep 6, 2018

Watch: CDC officials quarantine Emirates Airbus A380 passengers at JFK

The Emirates Airbus A380 was met by the Centre for Disease Control and the Port Authority police when it landed in the Terminal 4 of JFK in New York.

Sep 6, 2018

Over 1.4 billon adults globally at risk of disease from lack of exercise, reveals WHO study

The study has also found that gender exercise gap is highest in Bangladesh, Eritrea, India, Iraq and the Philippines, with women lagging behind men.

Sep 5, 2018

Delhi: Patient to get Rs 15 lakh compensation after doctor couple botch up eye surgery

The patient suffered heavy bleeding from the operated area, alleging that the doctors did not follow the necessary procedure before conducting the surgery.

Sep 3, 2018

Superhuman vision and cure for blindness could be here with this bionic eye

The new bionic eye is still far from human trial or even usage, but the technology is promising and new materials are being developed.

Sep 2, 2018

Even low exposure to toxic chemicals increases health risks, reveals study

Exposure to chemicals like lead, copper, arsenic, and cadmium cause very serious health risks, especially to the heart.

Aug 31, 2018

Windows to the soul? Scientists explain how people judge character based on facial features

Such impressions are reliable, but also often highly inaccurate and have real-world consequences that stretch from voting to dating.

Aug 28, 2018

Forehead wrinkles could be a sign of early death

The wrinkles could be a link to the cardiovascular health of the person

Aug 26, 2018

Scrub typhus claims 6 lives in Kota; city health department on high alert

Tsutsugamushi bacteria, which is generally found in the saliva of mosquitoes causes scrub typhus. The symptoms of the disease aren't easily visible.

Aug 26, 2018

'Hybrid technique' used to remove 9-month foetus-sized tumour from woman's womb

The 47-year-old woman had a giant, four-kilogram tumour. The surgery lasted close to three hours.

Aug 25, 2018

What is donovanosis? UK woman first in country to contract flesh-eating STD

A woman in the UK has become the first to be diagnosed with a rare STD that eats away flesh, starting with on, in or around the genitals. Read to know more.

Aug 24, 2018