New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India has taken a proactive and forward-thinking approach to extreme heat risk management under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.Delivering the keynote address during...
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Australian researchers have pioneered a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool to assess the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D).The tool, developed by researchers at Western Sydney University, predicts treatment responses, potentially changing how the...
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) The Health Department of Odisha has urged those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms not to visit Puri during the upcoming Rath Yatra festival on June 27. Speaking to media persons, the state director of health services, Amarendra Nath...
Wellington, June 6 (IANS) New Zealand is experiencing a significant surge in Covid-19 and other respiratory infections, with recent data showing a sharp jump in hospitalisations and outbreaks across the country.Healthline, the national medical advice service, reported an uptick in...
Gaya, June 6 (IANS) Lalan Choudhary, a resident of Bihar’s Nalanda district is undergoing free treatment at the city’s Magadh Medical College, Gaya, courtesy Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).Sharing his experience of availing free medical services...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A novel gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease, which showed promise to protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function, has renewed hope for millions of patients with the neurodegenerative disease.Worldwide, approximately 57 million people...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A daily dose of a commonly used, safe, and inexpensive antibiotic may help reduce preterm births (born at 37 weeks’ gestation or before), in women with HIV, according to a study of almost 1,000 pregnant...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed an application filed by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) seeking permission to schedule the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG 2025 on August 3.A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Amid the fresh wave of Covid-19, with more than 5,000 active cases, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati developed a novel method to accurately detect and measure the amount of SARS-CoV-2, the...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Women with early onset of periods, and later menopause -- which means a longer reproductive span -- can have a healthier brain ageing in life, according to a study.The study showed how a woman’s reproductive...
London, June 6 (IANS) The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Friday issued a warning about the continued spread of measles in England, highlighting the potential for a surge in cases during the upcoming summer holiday season.According to the latest...
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) US researchers have identified a mechanism that SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes Covid-19 -- uses to protect itself inside the body as it works to replicate and infect more cells.Without this protective mechanism, viral...