Study says social, environmental factors may raise risk of developing heart disease and stroke
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have up to twice the increased risk for developing heart disease and stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials for TB vaccine
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Hyderabad: Clinical trials for the new tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC started in India on Sunday, a press release from Bharat Biotech said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and territories will have fertility rates below what is necessary to sustain population size over time, comparatively high fertility rates in numerous low-income countries, predominantly in western and eastern sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to drive population increases in these locations throughout the century.
WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:17 pm
There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data published on Thursday has revealed.
Study finds intermittent fasting may increase chances of death due to cardiovascular disease
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
A study has found people who followed a pattern of eating all of their food across less than 8 hours per day, a type of intermittent fasting, had a 91 percent higher risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.
WHO study shows USD 39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and achieve key health goals.
Healing Words: Leveraging poetry for collective mental wellness
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: While the world was busy discussing a recent survey report titled ‘Mental State of the World’ by an international research group, a Kolkata-based platform, Healing Words, was focusing on devising ways to ensure collective wellness.
Pakistan registers first polio case in 2024
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Pakistan reported its first polio case this year after the virus was detected in a toddler in the southwestern Balochistan province, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Thursday.
Nearly 200 people hospitalised in Vietnam due to suspected food poisoning
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
At least 195 people in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, were rushed to hospitals due to suspected food poisoning after recently having meals at a local chicken rice eatery, local media reported Friday.
Child mortality hits record low figure of 4.9 million in 2022, shows UN data
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone the UN announced on Wednesday with latest estimates revealing the number of children dying prematurely before their fifth birthday fell to 4.9 million in 2022.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Young American Indians, aged 15-39, had cholesterol levels more than two times higher than the general U.S. population, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
Climate change compounds maternal health crisis in flood-prone areas of India and Pakistan
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Community health workers working on maternal health of women in India and Pakistan face increased obstacles due to changing rainfall patterns, migration, and social taboos. Meenakshi J from India and Tahira Khan from Pakistan report
'X Disease' will be difficult to avoid, says Chinese Health Official
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
It will be difficult to avoid the outbreak of a hypothetical "Disease X," but possible to manage it, Chinese Disease Prevention and Control National Administration Director Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.
Embracing Robotic Surgery key to improving women’s disease treatments: Gynaecologists
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Robotic surgery with its advantage of minimal invasion of the body, less blood loss translates to quicker patient recovery and better cosmesis has significant relevance to women in general and Indian women in particular.
India receives ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Award
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
In recognition of country’s tireless efforts to combat Measles and Rubella, India has been bestowed with the prestigious Measles and Rubella Champion Award by The Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C., USA on March 6th, 2024.
Zimbabwe extends cholera vaccination as new cases decline
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday extended oral cholera vaccination in the capital Harare amid a marked decline in new cases countrywide.
Prescriptive poetry for troubled minds: Healing Words to hold a poetry clinic in Kolkata
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Healing Words, a Kolkata based team of poets, performing artists and mental health professionals, has undertaken a project where they are leveraging poetry as one of the instruments of healing, of comforting troubled minds.
WHO study shows more than 400 million people globally need hearing aids
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals, but only 20 per cent get them due to lack of financial and human resources, as well as stigma.
WHO alerts one in eight people on Earth is living with obesity
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study.
Kolkata's CMRI hospital achieves global first with unprecedented pediatric neurovascular surgery
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Kolkata has achieved a milestone in pediatric neurointerventional surgery.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Mumbai: A director at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. CS Pramesh, urged Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath, who recently suffered a mild stroke to ignore any advice given by “random influencers” who lack knowledge of science.
Canada's new survey reveals frustration over shortage of primary health care
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Toronto/IBNS: A most recent survey conducted to understand the country's views of the health system with regards to primary care, revealed Canadians' deep dissatisfaction and frustration over severe shortage of family doctors.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will no longer need to pay tuition fees after the school received a $1 billion donor gift from a former professor.
Oxygen shortage 8 patients dead in besieged Gaza hospital, says minister
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
Eight patients have died in a major hospital in southern Gaza's Khan Younis city after days of power outage and oxygen supply shortage due to continuous Israeli strikes on the facility, said Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila on Monday.
New treatment shows chances of improved survival rates for rare and aggressive cancer
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:18 pm
The phase 3 clinical trial, published recently in JAMA Oncology and sponsored by Polaris Pharmaceuticals, has unveiled a breakthrough in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and often rapidly fatal form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure and which has limited therapeutic options.
Oregon reports rare case of bubonic plague
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:19 pm
A person in the US state of Oregon has been diagnosed with a rare case of bubonic plague.
Cholera outbreak Africa: Zimbabwe sees decline in cases, says health minister
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Harare: Cholera cases are declining in Zimbabwe following the implementation of a raft of measures by the government to control the outbreak, the health minister said Tuesday.
Cholera outbreaks surge in African nations; 700 deaths in January
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Cape Town/IBNS: Over 26,000 cholera infections and 700 deaths were registered in 10 African countries in January this year alone, and the risk of further spread of the disease remains high, Fiona Braka, spokeswoman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, said on Tuesday.
UN health authorities say global cancer cases may rise 77 per cent by 2050
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday, highlighting the growing burden of the disease.
IVI vision screening campaign to benefit 6000 Delhi underprivileged school children
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Over 6,000 underprivileged Delhi-NCR school children will benefit from an India Vision Institute (IVI) screening campaign.