Social security coverage in India has doubled from 24.4 per cent to 48.8 per cent, said Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya. ...
South Korea will push for measures to bolster medical safety and reduce medical accidents, including heavier compensation responsibility of the state, the health ministry said on Thursday. ...
The number of South Koreans who said they felt anxiety and feelings of depression increased last year, while perceptions of happiness differed by income group, a survey result showed on Thursday. ...
Zambian health authorities announced that 672,100 people in three districts battling a cholera outbreak have received oral cholera vaccines. ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is on the ground in the US state of Texas to respond to the growing measles outbreak, the agency said....
Tackling the rising levels of obesity, which contributes to several health burdens, is not just a personal concern but a national respo...
The global number of cases of osteoarthritis, as well as the disability associated with the condition, have risen by more than 130 per cent over the past 3 decades among women who have gone through menopause, according to a study. ...
The government on Monday released grants worth Rs 699 crore for rural local bodies in West Bengal under the 15th Finance Commission. ...
New York, March 4 A team of US researchers has made discoveries about brown fat that may open a new path to helping people stay physically fit as they age. ...
A most comprehensive global analysis to date, including India, has estimated that overweight and obesity rates in adults (aged 25 or older) and children and adolescents (aged 5-24 years) more than doubled over the past three decades (1990-2021), affecting 2.11 billion adults and 493 million young people w...
