Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer account for nearly 90 per cent of deaths in the Western Pacific region, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report released on Thursday. ...
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras have proved to be a boon for patients in Rajasthan's Ajmer district as hundreds of patients are buying medicines at reasonably low prices and making a savings up to 60 per cent on the range of medicines. ...
India has the potential to become a science and technology-driven global biomanufacturing hub, the government has stressed. ...
Sudan has recorded 2,520 dengue fever cases, including 13 deaths, in five states, its Health Ministry announced in a statement. ...
A group of South Korean scientists has discovered electronic crystallites in a solid material for the first time in the world, which is expected to help make progress in studies on high-temperature superconductivity, the science ministry said on Thursday. ...
More than 3,600 people died alone in their homes in South Korea last year, data showed on Thursday, with middle-aged and elde...
Men with type 2 diabetes planning pregnancy can be reassured that taking the drug metformin may not increase the risk of birth defects in their baby, according to a large study on Thursday. ...
India manufactured 400 cr vaccines in the last one year -- half of the total vaccines developed and distributed globally, said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava. ...
The fast-unto-death strike by a section of medicos in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here entered the thirteenth day on Thursday. ...
People with increased exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS -- found in water, food, and people through products such as Teflon pans, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant carpets and fabrics, and food packaging -- were found to have a worse kidney function, according to a study on Thursday. ...
