While consuming sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas, fruit punch, and lemonade, at home or outside is quite a norm, these may lead to significant harm to health -- from infections in teeth, and kidneys to heart disease, said experts on Monday. ...
Even as NASA is expected to make a final call on Saturday to plan the return of Indian-Origin Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), health experts pointed the risks to the human body because of prolonged stay in microgravity. ...
Aiming to boost medical tourism in Rajasthan, the state government will launch a 'Heal in Rajasthan' policy soon, officials confirmed on Saturday. ...
South Korean healthcare authorities on Sunday discussed ways to minimise possible fallout from a looming strike by a nationwide union of nurses and medical workers next week. ...
Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has warned. ...
People who sleep poorly are likely to experience greater levels of fatty triglycerides -- a type of blood cholesterol -- and abdominal fat that can ...
A newly developed portable otoscope -- a tool that offers a constrained view of the surface of the eardrum -- may help doctors identify ear problems...
The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has expressed concern over the execution of four juveniles in Somalia allegedly associated with the al-Shabab extremist group. ...
Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned....
Minor brain injuries at a young age that lead to concussion even for a short period may impact the brain later, and raise the risk of dementia, finds a study. ...
