Cancer screenings and diagnoses dropped significantly during Covid-19 pandemic, with Spanish researchers presenting new findings showing a 40 per cent fall in the number of colorectal cancer cases diagnosed in a year during Covid....
The Australian government has increased its supply of a potentially life-saving Covid-19 treatment as the country continues to battle the third wave of the pandemic, a Minister announced here on Monday. ...
Adults with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure increased at night had more than double the risk of dying compared to those whose blood pressure "dipped" during sleep, according to a 21-year study presented recently at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2021....
Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D vaccine against Covid-19 will soon be a part of under India's mass inoculation drive, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced, adding that talks were underway with the manufacturer on pricing issues....
Two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can potentially protect children from thousands of cases of long Covid, suggests a new study. ...
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has made its recommendation on the use of face-masks discretionary except in public transit, as the number of commuters is expected to rise with the lifting of the national remote work recommendation in mid-October. ...
Over 35 per cent of people had at least one long-Covid symptom diagnosed in the 3-6 month period after Covid-19 infection, finds a new study....
To end vaccine misinformation, Google-owned streaming giant YouTube has announced that it is expanding medical misinformation policies on the platform....
Do you also think that heart failure means the heart has stopped? There are several common myths about heart failure that people believe to be true. To better understand heart disease and bust common misconceptions, read on....
People with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal target blood sugar range to lower the risk of different types of vascular diseases like a stroke or heart attack later on, finds a new study....
