Long-term exposure to air pollution particles like PM2.5 can prove to be detrimental to memory and cognition in people of all ages, finds a study, even as the air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the poor category. ...
A recently emerged strain of bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) is leading to a concerning rise in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics, according to a study. ...
Animal studies have shown the potential of a drug commonly used to treat glaucoma -- a chronic eye disease -- in fighting against dementia. ...
Consumer electronics and medical device major BPL Group's founder and Chairman T.P.G. Nambiar passed away in Bengaluru early on Thursday. He was 94. ...
India has one of the highest levels of treatment coverage for tuberculosis, among the 30 high TB burden countries, revealed a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
A Sydney university has launched a new initiative to boost screening and treatment for cervical cancer in the South Pacific. ...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, appealed for $27.8 million to protect and support migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and mobile populations, as well as the communities they interact with, from the outbreak of mpox. ...
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma launched the state's first Master's degree programme in Public Health at Zoram Medical College in Falkawn, Aizawl on Wednesday. ...
The Telangana government on Wednesday banned mayonnaise, prepared from raw eggs, in the state after several instances of food poisoning linked to consumption of the dip. ...
Fresh, slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items from McDonald's are the likely source of E. coli outbreak in the United States, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...
