Category: Health

For more than three decades, the United States has acknowledged December 1 as World Aids Day, using it as a fixture on the public health calendar to reflect on the lives lost to Aids, highlight global progress against HIV, and signal US leadership in the worldwide fight against the virus. This tradition, which began in 1988 […]

Antibiotic misuse among pregnant and postnatal women is driving antimicrobial resistance, weakening maternal–infant health outcomes and shrinking treatment options. Experts warn India’s high, unregulated consumption urgently demands stricter stewardship and public awareness. Globally, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on a steep rise. According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report, one in six bacterial infections worldwide […]

From a quick meal on the go to catching the latest meme before it goes viral, Gen Z is defined by their appetite for everything fast and readily accessible. Take emotional support, for instance. In an age where “trauma” gets thrown around casually, this generation is quietly swapping traditional therapy sessions for quick healing chats with […]

Concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in government-commissioned consulting work are in the spotlight after Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) became the latest jurisdiction to discover questionable academic sources in a major Deloitte policy report. This comes only weeks after Deloitte’s Australian arm was criticised for submitting a study containing AI-generated citations. The Newfoundland […]

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has sparked a row. The 50-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2018, wrote a post on social media last week crediting autophagy as part of her healing process. “When I was diagnosed with cancer, this study really helped me. My naturopath introduced me to it, and this is […]

A volcanic eruption in northern Ethiopia on Sunday (November 23) has led to health scares in parts of India. The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted over the weekend, sending ash plumes up to 14 km high. The volcanic ash crossed the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman and then travelled […]

Have you been trying to lose weight but failing? People try all kinds of diets and exercises, and even change their lifestyles, but fail to achieve the desired effect. It may be because the brain is wired to keep you fat. Here’s why For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: […]

It is that time of the year when you are looking to shed some kilos before the partying begins. The ‘fake fasting’ diet, also known as the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), might be worth a try. Researchers claim it promotes weight loss with age-reversing benefits. But how do you fake fast? What’s the fastest way to […]

A rare parasite can quietly grow inside the heart, imitating everyday cardiac symptoms until it becomes deadly. Few clinicians ever see it, and even fewer can treat it. Read here For months, a 52-year-old woman from Kolkata struggled with worsening breathlessness, dizzy spells and sudden episodes of chest discomfort that made even routine movements feel overwhelming. […]

Epilepsy remains one of the most misunderstood neurological disorders in India, even as around 15 million people live with the condition and fewer than half receive adequate treatment, according to experts.   Globally, more than 50 million people have epilepsy, most of them in low- and middle-income countries, yet in many regions, up to 90 per cent of those […]