Health News and Updates
CS Atal Dulloo Calls For Concrete Action Plan To Control Cancer...
SRINAGAR, May 19: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today held detailed consultations with leading healthcare institutions and medical experts regarding the formulation of a comprehensive...
Spend two hours outdoors daily, say guidelines amid rising childhood myopia
NEW DELHI, May 19: In view of the alarming rise in childhood myopia across India and globally, the All India Ophthalmological Society has released...
220 million people are suffering from hypertension in India
NEW DELHI, May 17: India is facing a major public health crisis, with nearly 220 million people estimated to be suffering from hypertension, while...
Experts Flag Cardiac Dangers Linked To Extreme Workouts, Unsupervised Supplement Use
New Delhi, May 16: The growing obsession with muscular physiques and rapid body transformations among the urban youth in India is fuelling dangerous misuse...
BLK-Max Hospital New Delhi launches medical oncology OPD services
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 15: BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, today announced the launch of its medical oncology OPD services at AS LifeLine Cancer...
Changes in body fat due to obesity can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease: Study
NEW DELHI, May 15: Obesity-related changes in body fat can send harmful signals to the brain, disrupting immune system function, and potentially contribute towards...
More than 1.7 billion adults globally had hypertension in 2020: Analysis
NEW DELHI, May 14: Nearly 33 per cent, or 1.71 billion, of the world's adults had hypertension in 2020 -- 400 million in high-income...
Obesity rising faster in low- and middle-income countries, stabilising in high-income nations: Study
NEW DELHI, May 14: Obesity trends are rising faster in low and middle-income countries, even as they may have plateaued in high-income ones, a...
Cognition, nutrition, movement strongest predictors of survival among older adults in India: Study
NEW DELHI, May 13: A higher overall intrinsic capacity among older adults in India, especially better cognition, good nutrition, and better ability to move,...
Nursing Personnel Exemplify Highest Standards Of Service: President Murmu
NEW DELHI, May 12: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026 on 15 nursing professionals in recognition of...
Eliminating undernutrition could prevent up to 2.3 million TB cases globally: Study
New Delhi, May 12: Addressing undernutrition could prevent up to 2.3 million tuberculosis cases worldwide, representing 23.7 per cent of infections among adults in...
NMC asks govt medical colleges to support NBEMS practical exams amid examiner and centres...
NEW DELHI, May 10: The NMC has issued an advisory to government medical colleges and institutions, asking them to extend full cooperation for the...