Category: Health

Every year, 75,000 women die in Nigeria in labour, which translates to one death every seven minutes. Nigeria’s spending on health is just 5 per cent of its total budget, way short of its 15 per cent target that it committed to under a 2001 treaty with the African Union read more Nigeria is emerging as […]

The new vaccine, mNexspike (mRNA-1283), is a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. It’s made in a way that allows for a lower dose, a fifth of the dose of its current COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax (mRNA-1273) by refining its immune target read more Moderna, a vaccine manufacturer, said late last week that the FDA has authorised its […]

It’s never a dull moment in hospitals across India and with Covid-19 infections rising across the country, hospitals are seeing a rise in footfalls in the outpatient departments (OPDs). India’s coronavirus burden is rising on a daily basis with many patients rushing to the hospital, fearing the worst. Several states in India are recording a spike […]

A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has found that just three nights of restricted sleep, about four hours per night, can trigger changes in the blood associated with a higher risk of heart disease. Notably, these changes were seen even in young, healthy adults after only a few nights of poor sleep read more […]

Four more people were diagnosed with coronavirus infection in Gurugram on Sunday, a health department official said. read more Four new coronavirus cases were reported in Gurugram on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections during the latest resurgence to 23, according to the district health department. Officials said 12 of the cases are currently active, […]

Kerala remains the most affected, reporting 1,336 active cases, followed by Maharashtra with 467 and Delhi with 375, according to data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare read more Active Covid-19 cases in India have risen to 3,395, a significant increase over the past ten days . The southernmost state of Kerala remains […]

We’ve all been there. Monday morning, alarm blasting, and without even thinking, your hand shoots out to hit snooze. “Just five more minutes”, you whisper to yourself. Maybe even ten. But while those extra moments under the covers feel like sweet relief, they might actually be messing with your sleep more than helping. A new study […]

A 63 year old man with comorbidities and who tested positive for Covid19 died at a private hospital here, taking the coronavirus related death toll in the state to four, officials said on Saturday. read more A 63-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 and had multiple co-morbidities died at a private hospital in Bengaluru, raising […]

Hundreds of thousands of patients with advanced head and neck cancer could live years longer without the disease, thanks to a breakthrough immunotherapy drug, a new clinical trial suggests. The study revealed that the drug called pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda, kept head and neck cancers at bay for five years compared to 30 […]

In an alarming development, seven deaths have been reported over the past 24 hours across India, taking the total Covid death toll to 22 during the fresh wave read more Covid-19 cases in India surged past 2,700 ahead of the weekend, with Kerala and Maharashtra states reporting the highest number of cases. As per the latest […]