Category: Health

India’s move to roll out a structured, school-based HPV vaccination programme marks a significant turning point in its battle against cervical cancer, a disease that continues to impose one of the highest burdens on Indian women globally. According to the 2022 estimates of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, India recorded nearly 1,25,000 new cervical […]

A UK woman’s life changed in a matter of a few hours. Manjit Sangha never would have imagined that playing with her dog and its innocent gesture of licking her would lead her to lose all her limbs. After spending 32 weeks in hospital, she has finally returned home in Penn on the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire border. […]

At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, surgeons are preparing to attempt a procedure that goes far beyond surgical complexity. It aims to restore identity, dignity and the possibility of a normal life. Fewer than 50 medical teams worldwide have successfully performed face transplant surgeries. Soon, India may join that group. The […]

Recent studies confirm that maternal diabetes during pregnancy elevates the risk of epilepsy in children, with type 1 and type 2 diabetes showing the strongest associations up to 30-40% higher hazard ratios after adjustments. A 2026 retrospective cohort analysis of over 2.3 million births found prenatal exposure to maternal hyperglycemia contributes via metabolic and inflammatory pathways, […]

After multiple failed treatments, a nine-year-old battling septic shock from a severe bone infection was stabilised through emergency surgery and prolonged PICU support. A nine-year-old boy battling a severe bone infection that progressed to septic shock has made a full recovery after requiring ventilator support and intensive care for more than 10 days. The child had […]

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind ‘smart underwear’ device to track people’s flatulence by monitoring hydrogen release from the gut microbiome. The researcher behind this argues that this could help develop better treatments for gut health An intrepid team of scientists has created a “smart underwear”, a device designed to monitor flatulence by detecting hydrogen released by […]

A global study finds 38% of cancer cases are preventable, with tobacco, infections and alcohol major drivers. Experts warn India’s low screening uptake and vaccine gaps are worsening late-stage diagnoses. For decades, a cancer diagnosis has been viewed by many as an unpredictable strike of lightning, an unavoidable misfortune of genetics or age. However, emerging global […]

Emerging research suggests early signs of Alzheimer’s disease may appear in the peripheral retina. Experts say Optical Coherence Tomography could one day help detect neurodegeneration before memory loss begins, though more validation is needed. New scientific research is shedding light on a revolutionary possibility: the window to your brain might actually be located at the far […]

Best known for his role as McSteamy in medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy”, Eric Dane passed away on Thursday (February 19) at the age of 53 after battling with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that targets the nerve cells in the brain. “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following […]

Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedures, which involve injecting filler into the buttocks to enhance volume, are notoriously unsafe, particularly when carried out by unqualified practitioners, claim UK MPs, demanding that the government immediately ban the procedure in the country. According to a report by the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), chaired by Labour MP Sarah […]