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...
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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,...
August 24,2024 New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, inaugurated the National Medical Register (NMR) Portal of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the registration of all eligible MBBS doctors in India, according to an...
August 23,2024 New Delhi: Finding doctors protesting R G Kar hospital rape-murder incident not heeding to its appeal to resume duties, the SC on Thursday protected them against any coercive action for absenting from duty but refused to direct authorities...
August 24,2024 New Delhi: The first 10,000 Mpox vaccines are expected to reach Africa next week. According to Reuters, the Mpox virus continues to spread rapidly, causing a deadly outbreak in parts of the continent that has afflicted people for...
August 24,2024 London: The U.S. government will provide free COVID-19 tests by mail starting in late September, as it kicks off a fall campaign urging eligible Americans to get vaccinated against COVID, flu and RSV, health officials said on Friday....