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Odisha has stepped up its COVID-19 surveillance and preparedness after neighbouring Andhra Pradesh reported fresh coronavirus cases and a COVID-19-rel...

Nearly everyone in the world will be affected by cancer in some way during their lifetime, either through their own diagnosis or that of a family memb...

A new, non-invasive brush test can detect oral cancer in as little as one hour, offering a faster and less painful alternative to the surgical biopsie...

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Wednesday launched Awiqli or insulin icodec, the world's first once-weekly basal insulin for adults with Type 1 and T...

The flood of low-cost copies of blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide that transformed India's anti-obesity market has run into its fi...

Most of us replace things only when they break. But many everyday household items can become less effective or even unhygienic long before that happen...

For years, malnutrition in India has been associated with underweight children. But a new study from Vellore suggests that the problem is becoming far...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has intensified its crackdown on misleading...

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Lifesciences has joined hands with Apollo Hospitals to introduce in India, for the first time, a blood test that can screen for ...

For years, doctors have warned that obesity raises the risk of heart disease by increasing blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol. But a major new s...

Doctors spend much of their careers reminding patients to eat better, sleep enough, exercise regularly and never ignore warning signs. But when it com...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Wednesday issued notices to six energy drink brands over misbranding and misleading claims...

The Union government has unveiled three major healthcare initiatives aimed at making emergency care faster, improving maternal and newborn health, and...

Sleep is something most of us take for granted until we don't get enough of it. A late-night work call, endless scrolling before bed or responding to ...

Parents often hand a smartphone or tablet to a crying baby to calm them down. But a landmark review of global research suggests that this increasingly...

Europe is sweltering under an intense early summer heatwave that has forced schools to shut, triggered health alerts and strained hospitals across sev...

The Centre has made barcode or quick response (QR) codes mandatory on a wide range of critical medicines, including vaccines, antibiotics, anti-cancer...

A first-of-its-kind surgery in the United States has given fresh hope to people living with HIV who need life-saving organ transplants.Doctors at NYU ...

Children who regularly drink sugary beverages and fruit juice could be increasing their risk of developing high blood pressure as adults, according to...

A simple habit of chewing sugary gum after eating nitrate-rich vegetables such as beetroot, spinach and kale could temporarily boost their blood press...

A vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, has been linked to a dramatic drop in cervical cancer d...

Food safety has become a major concern in India as authorities continue to tighten regulations to protect public health. In a recent move, the Food Sa...

Kerala has reported two more deaths linked to Shigella infection, pushing the total number of fatalities associated with the disease in the state this...

Consumers often rely on words such as "healthy", "organic", "vegan", and "zero maida" while choosing food products for themselves and their families. ...

For many years, parents were often advised to delay giving eggs and other allergenic foods to babies, especially if there was a family history of alle...

A Nipah virus case has once again put Kerala's health authorities on alert after the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, confirmed an infectio...

A novel drug designed to prevent muscle loss has shown remarkable early results in clinical trials, offering hope to patients increasingly using GLP-1...

India’s cancer treatment ecosystem has been facing a deepening crisis as shortages of essential chemotherapy medicines disrupt care across hospitals a...

Smoking is best known for increasing the risk of lung cancer, but doctors warn it can also significantly raise the risk of bladder cancer. According t...
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