Lambda remains variant of interest rather than variant of concern for now
New Delhi-- Lambda has now gone globetrotting. According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report, it has been found in 29 countries, writes...
Covid vascular disease, not respiratory, says study
New York-- Covid-19 is not a respiratory illness, as widely accepted, but a vascular one, claims a study.
The study, led by the University of California-San...
Online start-ups helping foreign patients get best deals in India
By Vivek Singh Chauhan
New Delhi-- The surge in foreign patients seeking Indian health facilities for specialised and cost-effective medical care has resulted in the...
Covid doesn’t infect blood vessels despite high clot risk: Study
Sydney-- Vascular disease in Covid-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels as the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect the channels of...
With increasing urbanisation, new nutrition challenges
By Karthik Madhavapeddi
The world has vowed to eliminate poverty and hunger by 2030 as part of 169 sustainable development goals adopted in 2015....
Doctors sceptical on survival of one of craniopagus twins
New Delhi-- Odisha's craniopagus (joined at the head) infant twins were successfully separated at the AIIMS here in a 16-hour surgery but the 30-member...
Lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia: Study
London-- Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, affecting nearly 10 million people every year.
With more...
Genetic inflammation linked to neuropsychiatric illness
London-- UK researchers have identified a potential link between inflammation and the structure of specific regions of the brain,which may help in the treatment...
Why is colorectal cancer striking earlier?
Physician-researcher welcomes shift in screening guidelines, notes recent findings on diet and disease recurrence
By Alvin Powell
Harvard Staff Writer
With the incidence of colorectal cancer rising among younger...
India, China could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change: WHO
Katowice (Poland)-- India and China could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change, the WHO said on Wednesday. For India, the gains could...
