When the Healer's Heart Stops
As someone who has spent decades in healthcare, I have watched the profile of heart disease change. It is no longer a condition that we associate only with advancing age.…
As someone who has spent decades in healthcare, I have watched the profile of heart disease change. It is no longer a condition that we associate only with advancing age.…
The study, based on the US-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, followed 12,409 adults for a median 26.3 years. Researchers assessed three midlife vascular risk factors: diabetes, hypertension and…
The patient, a resident of Roscommon County, is the first human case of the disease reported in Michigan since 2021, the state health department said, adding that no animal Eastern…
Food regulator FSSAI has taken action against several companies for misleading claims. Amway India and Emami are among firms that withdrew '100 per cent' product claims.
A multicentre study led by researchers at Jehangir Hospital, Pune and published in the journal ‘Indian Paediatrics’ tested 2,253 critically ill children in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) at 13…
The CDC said it has received reports of 15,716 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis across 47 states, with 828 hospitalizations and two deaths as of August 17. At least 11,841 additional…
The direction was issued by NGT’s principal bench on Aug 13 in a case initiated after a report on exposure to flame-retardant chemicals used in vehicle materials.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda underwent angioplasty at AIIMS, Delhi, on August 17 and is currently stable and under observation in the Department of Cardiology.
New research indicates flight attendants and pilots face elevated cancer death risks. These aircrews experience higher odds of dying from radiation-linked cancers. The study analyzed over twelve million death certificates…
In a report, the UN's health and children's agencies said only 40 percent of healthcare facilities last year had toilets that adequately met the needs of patients and staff, including…