WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
NEW DELHI: In a major finding, which goes against conventional thought and prescription trend, research published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology suggests that health supplements have minimum or no benefit when it comes to preventing heart disease or stroke. Some of them actually add to the risk, …
Yoga is a spiritual, mental and physical practice that has been around since ages. With time, people have discovered a number of health benefits associated with yoga. Yoga does more than burning calories and strengthening muscles, it is a workout which involves both body and mind. This International Yoga Day …
Ban will help the common man as consumption of the unhealthy fat causes heart problems, diabetes and weight gain Consumption of trans-fats causes weight gain, heart problems and even diabetes. Doctors have now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to ban this unhealthy fat …
Drug firm Strides Shasun today said it has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its rectal artesunate product for the pre-referral management of severe malaria. The pre-qualification from the WHO for the 100mg rectal artesunate suppositories (RAS) has been achieved with support from Medicines for Malaria Venture …
With the monsoon ready to drench the city, the Jagraon Municipal Council is yet to carry out fogging. As per norms, fogging should be carried out before the onset of the rainy season to kill mosquitoes and other insects spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. The local municipal council has …
As per the statistics, there was no case of kala-azar, acute encephalitis syndrome and Japanese encephalitis in Chandigarh in the last few years. The number of dengue, malaria and chikungunya cases in Chandigarh were on decline in 2017 as compared to the previous few years, a Union health ministry report …
Even though the district administration is trying hard to perform its best under the Tandarust Punjab Mission, it has yet to tighten the noose around those selling adulterated food items and using harmful chemicals to ripen fruits and vegetables. However, Dr Sukhpal Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Muktsar, said, “Teams are …
Indians are the sixth biggest out-of-pocket (OOP) health spenders in the low-middle income group of 50 nations The amount India spends on public health per capita every year is Rs 1,112, less than the cost of a single consultation at the country’s top private hospitals–or roughly the cost of a …
MUMBAI: With intermittent rain, dengue and malaria cases have started trickling in the hospital outpatient departments and clinics. Hospital admissions too have started swelling over the last fortnight. At Santacruz’s Surya Children Hospital, a seven-month-old infant is among four children who have tested positive for the mosquito-borne viral infection this …
CUTTACK: The SCB Medical College and Hospital authorities have set up a special dengue ward to ensure best healthcare facilities for the patients. The ward has 150 beds apart from eight ICU beds. A team of doctors have been formed to take care of the patients. The ward is also …
HYDERABAD: A cardiovascular risk study done for the entire country by researchers of Harvard University along with Population Health Foundation of India revealed that people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have a high risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, among the other south Indian states, cardiovascular disease risk was the lowest …
PUNE: Scientists at the city’s National Institute of Virology said Nipah virus did not spread through fruits. “Viruses are obligatory parasites. They cannot multiply in fruits. Like any other virus, Nipah virus needs animal or human cells to survive and multiply,” National Institute of Virology (NIV) director and senior scientist …
Health insurance in India is a growing segment, yet it hasn't taken off fully and several measures are needed to improve and expand insurance coverage, according to the National Health Profile 2018 released today. Health insurance in India is a growing segment, yet it hasn’t taken off fully and several …
Cuttack: SCB Medical College and Hospital has opened its special dengue ward due to the increasing reports of dengue cases. The ward was closed in December after the number of patients decreased. The special dengue ward was made operational on Monday following instructions from the health department after more than …
The government health spending per person per year in India is Rs1,112 and it has only marginally improved over the years. India’s National Health Profile (NHP)-2018 unveiled on Tuesday says the per capita public expenditure on health in the country has gone up from Rs 621 in 2009-2010 to Rs …
It's no less than a feather in the cap of India's health sector. In a major development, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday launched the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR). It’s no less than a feather in the cap of India’s health sector. In …
The Department of Health has released new data on reduction in TB mortality cases from drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR - TB) in South Africa through use of the latest medicine, called Bedaquiline. South Africa has a large number of people with drug resistant tuberculosis, many of whom were diagnosed since …
Brian Gitta, 24, has reportedly become the first Ugandan to win the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, after he invented a device which tests malaria without drawing blood. According to BBC, Gitta invented the device after three blood tests failed to diagnose his own malaria. The device is called …
Niger state government has confirmed 7 people dead in the outbreak of Cholera in Bida local government area,even as 74 cases have so far been reported in the area. Commissioner of health,Dr Mustapha Jibril disclosed this yesterday in Minna amidst speculations on the outbreak that was reported to have claimed …
Just after a morning rain, Gourma Mamadou was shopping in this capital city's crowded, open-air Kaloum market. The young man said he was well aware of the current Ebola outbreak simmering some 4,000 kilometers to the southeast in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the World Health Organization reports …
