Obesity: Lancet says focus on fat distribution, not just BMI
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various medical specialties and countries, on Tuesday proposed a new approach to defining and diagnosing obesity. This approach goes...
Cardiologist explains why children mostly suffer cardiac arrest, elderly heart attack
Recently, an 8-year-old student of class 3 died due to cardiac arrest in her school on January 6. She collapsed in her classroom while showing her notebook to a teacher and was immediately rushed to the Hospital. However,...
Ahead of Budget, healthcare industry expects focus on research, AI-driven diagnostics
Ahead of the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 to be presented by on February 1, 2025, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, health care industry experts are putting forward their demands from the government. As...
Toxic semen from male mosquitoes can kills females one: Study
A novel and innovative technique has been found by scientists that could curb the spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue. Australian scientists said that genetically engineered mosquitoes with ‘toxic...
A glass of milk every day can lower cancer risk by 17%: Study
A recent study has revealed that a big glass of milk every day can help lower bowel cancer risk by 17%. The study published in Nature Communications conducted by University of Oxford researchers has said that an...
Indian media’s hassle over HMPV and actual concern, experts say ‘not new and no panic’
It was the first week of 2025 on Jan 6 when Indian media reported about the outbreak of new virus and by the evening all mainstream channels were filled with flashing the breaking news with the number of cases being reported...
After India reports five HMPV cases, health ministry reviews situation with states
After India reported total five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among infants in last 24 hrs in country, Union health secretary Ms. Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a meeting with States/UTs to review the...
Total five infants test positive of HMPV, experts say ‘causes common cold only’
Amid outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China and resultant concerns in the country, five infants tested positive – two from Karnataka, two from Tamil Nadu and one from Gujarat – of the viral infections on...
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV): India reports first case of virus in Bengaluru
Amid the reports of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) creating panic situation in China, India also reported the first case of this virus in an eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru on Monday morning. The case was reported at the...
Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting held on China’s Human Metapneumovirus
Amid the reports of rising cases of respiratory illnesses Human Metapneumovirus in China in the past few weeks, union health ministry on Saturday held a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting where experts from the World...
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