Wearable brand Fitbit is investigating whether it can measure blood pressure with a new study for Sense smartwatch users. ...
COVAX, a World Health Organization-led initiative aimed at ensuring equal access to Covid-19 vaccines, has so far shipped more than 36 million doses of the jabs to 86 countries, a UN spokesman said....
Simple foetal heartbeat monitoring is still the best method for determining whether a baby is in distress during delivery and can reduce 30 per cent unnecessary caesareans, suggests a study. ...
Insomnia -- a sleep disorder -- is likely to increase suicidal thoughts and actions, as well as anxiety and depression in people with schizophrenia, finds a new study....
Mental health problems caused by the global Covid-19 crisis will be the next pandemic, according to a study issued by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)....
In the aftermath of an upsurge in COVID-19 infections in Kashmir, the director health services on Monday cancelled all leaves granted to doctors and paramedics except maternity leave and the leave taken due to medical emergency....
At least 99 students and 23 staff members of an elite residential public school in Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie resort in Chamba district have been tested positive for coronavirus, officials said....
The ability to control your own behaviour, known as executive function, develops with many influences from outside the mind, suggests a new theory....
Citizens in England will get tested for coronavirus twice a week for free, the UK government announced on Monday....
A team of researchers has identified a set of genes that can tell whether people are heading towards healthy ageing or not....
