New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The latest rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lifesaving medicines will have a good effect and make healthcare better, said consumers on Thursday.Early this month, the GST Council reduced the GST on lifesaving...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) World leaders are expected to deliberate on mental health care at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.The Fourth UN High-level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) marks a unique, decennial opportunity to...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) have developed a low-cost and indigenous force plate that enhances gait profiling and enables better development of footwear and treatment strategies to reduce heel pain.Heel...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A new malaria monoclonal antibody is safe, well-tolerated, and can elicit protection in people with no prior exposure to the malaria-causing parasite, according to a study.The phase 1 randomised controlled trial of the experimental monoclonal...
Seoul, Sep 25 (IANS) Cancer, heart disease and pneumonia were among the key causes of death for South Koreans in 2024, data showed on Thursday, with suicide remaining the top factor among those in their 40s and younger.Last year, the...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) silently starts years earlier, long before symptoms appear, an advance that may pave the way for earlier treatment and prevention.RA is a debilitating autoimmune disease that causes painful...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of disease burden, causing one in three deaths worldwide in 2023, according to a study on Wednesday.The study showed that the number of cardiovascular disease deaths worldwide has...
Geneva, Sep 24 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday refuted claims made by US President Donald Trump on the link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. Speaking at a White House event on Monday, Trump...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Jodhpur have leveraged the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to better identify childhood malnutrition.The new method, published in the...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have developed a special nanomaterial that can “talk” to neurons naturally.The discovery could transform...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Oral bacteria, once colonised in the gut, can affect neurons in the brain and potentially trigger Parkinson's disease, according to a study.Researchers from the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea identified the...
Amaravati, Sep 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has never taken a leave from work.Speaking in the Assembly on public health, he highlighted the physical fitness of...