Health

SYDNEY: Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in improving the cure rate for the most common form of breast cancer.

NEW DELHI: High maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the health of the children, according to a long-term study on wild monkeys, published on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: The ongoing partial cease-work at a state-run medical college and hospital at Midnapore in West Midnapore district of West Bengal over the suspension of 12 doctors has been lifted from Wednesday morning.

MUMBAI: Sanjay Nirupam, the Shiv Sena leader, on Tuesday questioned the fitness of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was discharged from Mumbai's Lilavati hospital five days after an intruder stabbed him inside his apartment with a knife in the neck and spine.

SYDNEY: A protein found in the blood of Australian oysters could help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a study published on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Targeting nine key health conditions may be crucial for women’s health and add the equivalent of 2.5 healthy days per woman per year, according to new research released at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: People with psoriasis -- a skin condition -- often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine that increases their propensity for ‘leaky gut’, according to a research Monday.

NEW DELHI: People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to research on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Bengaluru-based cell and gene therapy start-up Immuneel Therapeutics on Monday announced the launch of Qartemi -- the country’s first personalised and precision therapy CAR T-cell therapy for treating B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL) in adults.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association(PCMSA), which had announced plans to renew its protest from Jan 20 while alleging a delay in the fulfilment of promises made by the state govt, has deferred its call for agitation by four days, until Jan 23, a spokesperson of the PCMSA said on Sunday.

KOLKATA: A total of 38 doctors of state-run Medinipur Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal are on a marathon hunger strike to protest against the state government’s decision to suspend 12 of their colleagues.

NEW DELHI: A new research shows that 94 per cent of the grey matter in the brains of mothers undergoes changes during pregnancy.

NEW YORK: A team of US researchers has found that for people with HIV, current risk models underestimated cardiovascular events in both women and black men in high-income countries.

JAMMU: The inter-ministerial team of experts constituted under orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here on Sunday to visit Budhal village of Rajouri district to probe ‘mysterious deaths’.

NEW DELHI: Modified stem cells can be a significant new hope for improving brain activity among people who survive a stroke, according to a study.

NEW DELHI: A team of Singaporean researchers have identified that changes in the immune system are linked to schizophrenia, and potential resistance to treatments.

PHAGWARA: A high level team of Health and Police administration raided a private Drug De-Addiction center namely “Sehaj De-Addiction Centre” was raided near Civil Hospital Phagwara on Thursday.

KOLKATA:The West Bengal health department has suspended 12 doctors after the death of a woman and a newborn baby in the alleged expiry saline case, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Greater exposure to air pollution particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10) and Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the three months before conception can raise the risk of childhood obesity to two years after birth, according to a study on Thursday.

KOLKATA: Asfakullah Naiya, one of the leading faces of the junior doctors’ movement against the 2024 rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been slapped with a show-cause notice by the West Bengal Medical Council.

NEW DELHI: People with cardiovascular diseases and those with risk factors must avoid extreme exposures, said health experts on Wednesday.

SYDNEY: Health authorities in the Australian state of Victoria have advised people to be cautious of mosquitoes after detecting cases of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV).

SEOUL: South Korea will work to export 30 trillion won ($20.5 billion) worth of biotechnologies over the next three years to become one of the five leading nations in the industry, the startups ministry said on Wednesday.

SYDNEY: Routine eye tests can accurately predict a person's risk of stroke, according to an international research team on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: A personalised and preventative approach may be crucial to enable timely interventions, help people get early treatment this winter at UK NHS, according to a report on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: New expensive but disease-modifying treatments are expected to foster Alzheimer’s disease market growth globally, according to a report.

NEW DELHI: Cognitive problems like more diminished attention, but better immediate recall and memory may help predict Lewy body dementia, according to a study.

NEW DELHI: Cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness, is declining in the northern provinces, said Chinese officials.

NEW DELHI: Continuing the ongoing debate on the work-hour balance, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday said that quality of work is always more important than quantity.

NEW DELHI: From once-weekly subcutaneously injectable medicines agonizing the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R), longer-acting candidates allowing once-monthly administration may become the next generation of obesity management drugs, according to a report.

LUANDA: Angola has registered 170 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time, the Ministry of Health said.

NEW DELHI: A fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin may be a better tool against soil-transmitted helminths, that cause intestinal infections, according to results of phase II-III clinical trial.

CANBERRA: South Australia (SA) has become the first Australian state to ban junk food advertisements on public transport to tackle obesity and promote healthy diets.

NEW DELHI: The diagnosed prevalent cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are projected to increase globally at an annual growth rate (AGR) of 0.90 per cent from 2.00 million in 2023 to 2.18 million in 2033, according to a report on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Inter-sectoral collaboration and enhanced research are crucial to address the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday.