High school students or sophomores with mental health issues were more likely to use alcohol, tobacco and marijuana compared to those without symptoms, a study has revealed. ...
People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not infected with the worm, a new Lancet study says. ...
The Delhi government on Monday directed all hospitals to increase the number of beds for dengue patients from 10-20 per cent and urged them not to deny admission to any patient with fever or who is ...
A brain scan conducted while someone is going through stress may detect shrinking in a part of the brain that can eventually lead to memory loss, says a study....
State-run Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) is offering a certificate programme in general management for health care professionals in partnership with Apollo Medskills, the B-...
Florida authorities stepped up "aggressive" investigations after health officials reported the first local transmission of the Zika virus in the country, a media report said on Saturday....
Vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus should be sufficient to protect against genetically diverse strains of the virus, a study says. ...
In a rare case, a woman gave birth to conjoined twins, having two fully developed heads joined from above the chest and three arms, including a third arm protruding from the back, a doctor said. ...
C.K. Mishra, a 1983 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, has been appointed the new Health Secretary, an official statement said....
The government is planning to modify the rules of the Medical Council of India to make it compulsory for all physicians to prescribe medicines with generic names, ...
