With support pouring in from all quarters for Thiruvananthapuram Medical College whistleblower Dr Harris Chirackal -- who alleged he was being “harassed” for exposing corruption and systemic failures in Kerala’s healthcare sector -- the state government appears poised to quietly end its investigation against him....
While gestational diabetes is known to affect the heart, women who follow healthy habits like proper weight, diet, and no alcohol or tobacco are 86 per cent less likely to experience any future risks to heart, according to a global study. ...
Amid increasing presence of Artificial Intelligence tools in healthcare, a new study warned that AI chatbots are highly vulnerable to repeating and elaborating on false medical information. ...
While antibiotics are known to harm the gut microbiome, a new study showed that non-antibiotic drugs can also alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections. ...
Love to eat potatoes? Consume the starchy vegetable baked or boiled, but not as French fries, according to a study which showed that eating the popular snack item thrice a week may increase the risk of diabetes by 20 per cent. ...
Increasing weight loss experienced by cancer patients that often leads to deaths may be caused by communication between the brain and liver, according to a study. ...
An international team of researchers has identified new risk factors in DNA that promote tumour development in the lining of the uterus. ...
New Zealand has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children. ...
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has written to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday defending the move of the state government to shut down the Jan Aushadhi Centres from the premises of government hospitals and urged the Centre to supply medicines to the state health department at the same rates at which these are...
From the current food security, scientists must now shift focus towards building nutritional security, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. ...
