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…
Replacing sugar with jaggery or honey in tea does not make it significantly healthier, according to dietary experts. While these alternatives are often considered more natural, they are still sources of added…
India accounted for 25,939 of an estimated 37,716 new childhood cancer cases in the SAARC region in 2022, a study in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia shows. The study estimated 17,698…
Telangana faces a 47% shortfall in nurses against the World Health Organisation benchmark, even after recruiting over 10,000 nursing officers in the past two-and-a-half years, according to data tabled in Rajya Sabha…
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the impact of artificial intelligence and digital technology on the learning behaviour of Generation Z, Generation Alpha and Generation Beta. Registering the…
A global study of 109 million cancer cases across 952 locations from 2000 to 2020 has found that PM2.5 is the dominant air pollutant driving cancer incidence. Published in Nature Health, the…
Karnataka has recorded 4,212 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases across 32 districts this year as of August 22, according to the Integrated Health Information Platform. Bengaluru accounts for the majority: the Greater Bengaluru Authority…
Three civil services aspirants drowned in the basement of a coaching centre in New Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar on July 27, two days after World Drowning Prevention Day. The incident, attributed to…
A recent study estimates that horizontal strabismus, commonly known as squint eye, affects 1.81% of the global population, or about 138.5 million people. Exotropia, where the eye turns outward, affects an estimated…
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 11 million people could contract measles in 2026, with the largest burden expected in Africa and Asia. Outbreaks are also being reported across Europe and…
