New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Younger generations, particularly Generation Z, are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates, according to a study on Tuesday.Researchers from Flinders University in Australia noted that Gen Z is driving a cultural shift that could...
Lilongwe, Oct 7 (IANS) Malawi continues to register more cases of mpox disease, with the capital, Lilongwe, recording the highest number, according to the latest update on the outbreak from the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM).Since the first case...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Even as oral cancer is becoming a major public health issue in India, a new study on Tuesday urged the need for more effective warning signs on tobacco products to help prevent the risk of...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) People with severe obesity are likely to have their lungs age faster, according to an animal study. New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) People with severe obesity are likely to have their lungs age faster, according...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) While the number of tobacco users has dropped in recent years, the industry has devised new strategies driving a new wave of nicotine addiction with e-cigarettes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. For the first...
Melbourne, Oct 7 (IANS) Nearly 100,000 deaths from 2023's unprecedented heatwaves were linked to human-induced climate change, according to an Australian-led global study.The study released Tuesday found that unprecedented heatwaves in 2023 caused an estimated 178,486 excess deaths worldwide, equivalent...
Jaipur, Oct 6 (IANS) In the wake of the tragic fire incident at the Trauma Centre of Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital, the Rajasthan government has taken swift and decisive action. SMS Hospital Superintendent Dr. Sushil Bhati and Trauma Centre In-charge...
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) As many as three people died in Bangladesh due to dengue in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 215,...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The recently launched Desh ka Swasthya Parikshan campaign is a national awakening towards preventive health, said Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav on Monday.The campaign was launched during the recently held...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Strengthening the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act has led to an improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB), with 917 females per 1,000 males recorded in 2021-23, said Aradhana...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the tragic fire incident at a hospital in Jaipur. He also conveyed his prayers for the speedy recovery of those...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A trio of US and Japanese scientists have on Monday been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery on how the immune system is kept in check.The coveted prize by...