August 23,2024 The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of an explosion that killed at least 17 workers and injured several others at a private industrial unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district and directed the authorities to conduct a thorough…

August 24,2024 Brussels: The European Commission on Friday approved Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults — the first time the bloc has authorised an mRNA shot against a disease other than Covid-19. RSV is a highly contagious…

August 21,2024 New Delhi: Addressing the rising prevalence of cervical cancer among adolescent girls, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on member countries in the South-East Asia region to intensify efforts to ensure all children receive life-saving vaccines. These…

August 22,2024 New Delhi: An ICMR-led study, which estimated risk of adults in India developing heart disease over a 10-year period, found that those unemployed were at a significantly higher risk, followed by those having high blood sugar levels. Researchers…

August 22,2024 New Delhi: The recent confirmation of the first Mpox (Monkeypox) case in Pakistan, the virus, once confined to Central Africa, is now perilously close to India. Experts warn that ignoring these early signs could lead to a significant…

August 24,2024 New Delhi: A study has found a two-way relationship between complications due to diabetes, such as heart attack and stroke, and mental health conditions, like anxiety and depression – having any of the problems from the former group…

August 23,2024 New Delhi: The United Doctors Front Association (UDFA) has suspended the nationwide strike, protesting the Kolkata rape and murder of trainee doctor, following a Supreme Court’s directive on Thursday. “In response to the Supreme Court’s proactive and reassuring…

August 23,2024 Jakarta: An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously injured after consuming toxic cough syrup. More than…

August 24,2024 New Delhi: Mohsin Khan (32), best known for his role in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, in a recent interview shared that he had a mild heart attack last year. It was due to fatty liver. “While it…

August 22,2024 Sydney: If you Google the terms “constipation” and “heart attack” it’s not long before the name Elvis Presley crops up. Elvis had a longstanding history of chronic constipation and it’s believed he was straining very hard to poo,…