Diabetes and obesity can fuel the relapse of liver cancer -- the sixth most common cancer worldwide, according to a study. ...
Kenya's Ministry of Health on Tuesday oversaw the launch of a new health insurance scheme called the Social Health Insurance Fund, with senior officials saying that it will promote equity, fairness and better service delivery. ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over an "extremely concerning malaria surge" in Ethiopia. ...
As screen addiction among children becomes a nightmare for parents and teachers, allowing students to use smartphones for a very brief amount of time can actually enhance classroom performance and reduce phone use, researchers said on Wednesday. ...
The total number of polio cases in Pakistan has risen to 26 after two more cases were reported from Sindh, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced. ...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the efforts of the government on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. ...
Diagnostic errors are likely to be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7 per cent) hospital patients which requires new approaches to medical surveillance, a new study has stressed. ...
West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), the umbrella body of junior doctors protesting against the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, announced the resumption of complete cease-work throughout the state from Tuesday. ...
In a significant breakthrough to help patients battling both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a study led by an Indian-origin scientist found a cancer therapy that can help control TB and not interfere with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). ...
Finding it hard to manage blood sugar levels? Take heart, limiting your food consumption to a 10-hour window daily may keep your diabetes in check, according to a study. ...
