HbA1c, a common test for average blood sugar over three months, can give misleading results when red blood cells do not live their normal 120-day lifespan. The test measures glucose stuck to…
The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued two statements on flu vaccine availability. An August 16 release confirmed seasonal influenza vaccines are widely stocked across India and both Northern and Southern…
Hospital data from 2020 to 2023 shows 50% of heart attack patients in India are under 40 years old. The share of men who died from cardiovascular diseases rose from 21.5% in…
Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena has tested positive for H1N1 influenza and is in the Medical ICU at SMS Hospital in Jaipur. His bed was sealed as an infection-control measure,…
Delhi has logged 2,308 H1N1 cases among 3,000 influenza cases this year, as a seasonal surge in the virus spreads across metropolitan centres including Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal. The Indian Medical…
H1N1 cases are surging across India, with Delhi reporting 2,303 infections as of August 24, a jump of 526 in just four days. The Union Ministry of Health says this is a…
Most cases of acute low back pain resolve without an MRI, CT scan or X-ray, and international guidelines do not recommend routine imaging for uncomplicated back pain unless warning signs are present.…
ICMR Director General Rajiv Bahl said the flu vaccine is needed only for people above 65 who are immunocompromised, and there is no need for masks as H1N1 is driven by a…
Researchers have proposed a Patient Data Collective, modelled on the Amul dairy cooperative, to pool medical records of Indians with rare diseases and accelerate drug development. The collective would hold patient data…
Dr. Rajesh Shinde of Apollo Hospitals busts the three most damaging myths about lung cancer in India: that it is always a death sentence, that only smokers get it, and that warning…
