Dr. Dinesh Patel: Leadership in Health Care and the Pioneer of Arthroscopic Surgery
LEXINGTON, MA—Massachusetts General Hospital is ranked Number 1 hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report; and at the Mass General,...
Rethinking cervical cancer screening
By Karen Feldscher
Harvard Chan School Communications
BOSTON--Women may only need cervical cancer screening every five to 10 years — instead of every three years, as...
Heart failure not as life-threatening as heart attack: Experts
By Vivek Singh Chauhan
New Delhi-- Heart failure may be a serious health hazard but not life-threatening like a heart attack, health experts say.
"Heart failure...
50 percent rise in diabetes deaths across India over 11 years
By Swagata Yadavar
With a genetic predisposition brought to the fore by changing lifestyles, deaths due to diabetes increased 50 per cent in India between...
Heavy physical exertion, anger may trigger heart attack
New York-- Being angry, emotionally upset or engaging in heavy physical exertion may significantly increase risk of a heart attack, warns a large international...
Mother’s milk may work as well as vaccination for newborns
New York-- Mother's milk may boost the immunity of a newborn in such a way that it may work against certain diseases like tuberculosis...
Scientists devise a more accurate way to gauge blood sugar averages in people with...
<!---->By EKATERINA PESHEVA
Harvard Gazette and Harvard Medical School
Combining the power of advanced math with tests commonly used to measure blood sugar, scientists from Harvard...
Start young: Heart care should begin at puberty, say doctors
By Azera Parveen Rahman
New Delhi--Gone are the days when heart ailments were diseases of the elderly. With changing lifestyles, as the age when cardiac...
Weak handgrip may indicate poor health
London-- A handgrip could be used for early detection of health problems that may lead to premature death, say researchers.
Handgrip strength is a simple...
Anti-diabetic Ayurvedic drug: Did it deserve Modi’s praise?
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bengaluru-- Lauding the achievements of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on its platinum jubilee earlier this week, Prime Minister...