Health & Fitness

Covid-19 infections are increasing in India but there is nothing to worry about as these are not severe, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said on Monday. Bahl also assured that the government is actively monitoring...

At a time when Covid is on the rise again, almost five years after it first shook the world, it is important to find hope in daily medical miracles that are occurring around us. While they are happening around India,...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder in women, may have an effect on focused and divided attention, according to a study by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. The study, published in the open-access journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine,...

People with poor sleep for just three nights may be at an increased risk of developing heart diseases, according to a study. With chronic lack of sleep growing as a public health concern, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found...

Infectious animal diseases are affecting new areas and species, with half (47 per cent) having zoonotic -- or animal-to-human – potential, raising the risk of newer pandemics, according to a global report. The new annual assessment, published by the World...

With mounting cases of Covid-19 bringing fresh fears of the pandemic, which claimed millions of lives globally, experts at the Indian Medical Association and Delhi Medical Association on Saturday said that the cases are being constantly monitored and that there...

There has been a sharp uptick in the burden of skin cancer, especially in older adults, in the last three decades, according to a study. Besides ageing, researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China attributed...

A team of researchers has discovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections. The finding paves the way for development of drugs that target the circadian clock in neutrophils to boost their ability to fight infections,...

When we think of thyroid disorders, Dr Piyush Lodha, we often associate them with women. However, there is more to the issues than meet the eye. While the Pune-based endocrinologist says it’s true that women are more likely to be...