Oct 9, 2024 Edinburgh: A major health challenge of our time is when drugs no longer work to treat infections. This happens when the agents that cause infections – they may be bacteria, viruses or fungi – become resistant to…

Oct 10, 2024 London: Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been awarded funding for their infectious disease technology that could make life-saving vaccines more readily available to the world. The team, led by Dr Zoltan Kis from the University’s…

Oct 6, 2024 New Delhi: India’s apex health research body, ICMR, will undertake a study to evaluate the efficacy of two Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) drugs in improving fertility and bilth outcomes among women suffering from the ovarian condition. The…

Oct 6, 2024 New Delhi: The word ‘psychedelic’ evokes images ofwild, mind-bending trips straight out of the 1960s. But what if the same ‘trippy’ substances used in drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms could be harnessed to treat mental health…

Oct 5, 2024 Hyderabad: The fast-selling iron tablets have been found to be the most abused by illegal manufacturers, followed by vitamin D, zinc, and folic acid tablets as per the raid data for Sept with the Drugs Control Administration.…

Oct 11, 2024 New Delhi: An analysis of calls received on Tele- Manas – India’s toll-free mental health helpline – has revealed that most people call for complaints related to disturbed sleep cycle. Since its launch in October 2022, Tele-Manas…

Sep 18, 2024 Lucknow: A recent study conducted by faculty at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow tackles the critical issue of low menstrual cup adoption rates in developing countries, particularly in India, despite their numerous benefits. The findings of this…

Oct 9, 2024 Disruptive technologies such as AI, digital diagnostics and therapeutics, and machine learning (ML) are revolutionising healthcare by enabling unprecedented growth and innovation. 79per cent of the healthcare organisations are utilising generative AI and indust1Y is transforming at…

Oct 11, 2024 New Delhi: The Insurance Regulat01Y and Development Authority (Irdai) is intensifying scrutiny of cyber security lapses in the insurance sector after Star Health Insurance, one of the country’s largest health insurers, suffered a major data breach. Over…

Oct 8, 2024 The Union Ayush Ministry on Tuesday (October 08, 2024) said it was illegal to advertise Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homeopathy drugs claiming “miraculous or supernatural effects” for the treatment of diseases, stating such advertisements can “mislead and…