Health News

TULP3-related ciliopathy: Scientists identify new liver and kidney disease

Scientists have identified a new disease in a ground-breaking discovery that could help patients with unexplained liver and kidney problems.

May 30, 2022

No fish medicine distribution for Asthama patients in Hyderabad this year too

There will be no fish prasadam distribution for asthama patients in Hyderabad for a third consecutive year in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

May 26, 2022

All about Monkeypox as Massachusetts reports first case in the US

Monkeypox spreading in Europe, rises to six cases in Netherlands

From the first human case of monkeypox in the Netherlands reported last Friday, the number rose to six as of Monday.

May 24, 2022

Islets Cell-based therapy shows promise against Type-1 diabetes [Details on Islets]

An islet cell transplant programme developed by a team of Canadian researchers is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control Type 1 diabetes.

May 23, 2022

Eating blueberries can lower blood pressure, lower heart disease risk in women of 45~65 years

Consuming blueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women with high blood pressure, according to new research.

May 20, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 523.9 mn, deaths at 6.27 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 523.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.27 million and vaccinations to over 11.43 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 20, 2022

India reports 2,259 new Covid cases, 20 deaths

India reported a marginal decline at 2,259 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours against 2,364 infections reported the previous day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday morning.

May 20, 2022

New blood test can detect early-stage bowel cancer; colon or rectal cancer

UK researchers have developed a novel blood test that can detect early-stage bowel cancer in 80 per cent cases.

May 19, 2022

Covid Update Today: Global caseload tops 525.3 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,951,379 and 1,001,269, respectively, followed by India with 43,127,199 cases.

May 19, 2022

Covid Update Today: Global caseload tops 524.6 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 524.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.42 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 18, 2022

Google ropes in ex-US FDA digital health chief

Tech giant Google has roped in a former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leader Bakul Patel as its new senior director of global digital health strategy.

May 17, 2022

Tiny bots that can help clean teeth - new study by IISc.

No more root canal treatment, now tiny bots can deep clean teeth

Nano-sized robots manipulated with a magnetic field can help kill bacteria deep inside dentinal tubules and boost the success of root canal treatments, says a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IISc-incubated startup, Theranautilus.

May 17, 2022